A crowd gathered at Stonehenge on the morning of 21 June against the advice of site manager English Heritage. Many media outlets framed it as an ignorance of Covid-19 guidelines. But those on the ground […]
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UN human rights experts say UK racism report ‘rationalises white supremacy’
On 19 April, the UN’s Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent called the UK government’s recent racism report – the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities – a “reprehensible” and “deliberate attempt […]
Figures for Black youth unemployment contradict government denial of institutional racism
The most recent data on youth unemployment during the pandemic from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that Black youth unemployment has shot up disproportionately compared to white youths in the 16-24 age bracket. […]
UK human rights situation rapidly deteriorating, according to Amnesty International
Amnesty International has just released its 2020/21 report on global human rights. And its section on the UK isn’t flattering. The comments also come at a time of popular resistance, following weeks of nationwide protests about […]
Bristol’s Kill The Bill protest movement has its own ‘Matapacos’ riot dog
On 27 March, a protester at Bristol’s Kill the Bill demo was seemingly defended by a police dog. The canny hound turned on a police officer and bit him; this appeared to set the man free. […]