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racism Articles

Racism does not get benefit of the doubt

In just a few days, the outrage over Anne Marie Morris' comments appears to have dwindled. But it was not just an expression and it cannot simply be forgotten, writes Martin Edobor 'Now we get to the real n****r in the woodpile, which is: in two years, what happens if...

Problems of racism, poverty and war

I have made no secret of my pride in representing Newcastle, the area in which I was born and grew up, but there is one day in Newcastle’s history that is a particular source of pride for me. On 13 November 1967, Newcastle University awarded Dr Martin Luther King an...

Integration is essential post-Brexit

In the past few months we have seen community cohesion deteriorate and I believe that the government must make community integration a priority. Hate crimes have surged by 42 per cent in England and Wales since the Brexit result. Following the United Kingdom narrowly...

Grading the Chakrabarti report

The launch of yesterday's report of the Shami Chakrabarti inquiry was a missed opportunity for Labour. This had little to do with the author of the report – which I will come to in a minute – but the behaviour of the leader. To use such an event as an advertorial for...