Race relations in the UK not getting any easier
Race issues have reared their head in the UK over the past few weeks. Not that these issues aren’t a constant, but it takes a particularly ugly incident to make mainstream commentators sit up and take notice; even the shooting of Mark Duggan may have been swept under the rug, had not London’s youth gone [...]
Shocked, disappointed but not surprised
Social media has exploded into debate about the Tottenham riots which took place over the weekend. I have been genuinely shocked by the response of the general public, which has blindly echoed the official government and police narrative. Steve Reed of Lambeth Council has described the looting as a ‘Supermarket Sweep’, following up with the [...]
