The “New Right”: Gaddafi lovers, Holocaust deniers and ‘up market’ fascists
Shamik Das looks at the “New Right”, aka BNP lite.
Racism
Clegg needs to turn anger at dugout discrimination into action
Nick Clegg will speak today of the unacceptable situation of so few black managers in English football; Shamik Das outlines a solution to the shameful problem.
Blatter: Contrite, but also still head of FIFA
Alex Hern covers Sepp Blatter’s apology on BBC News for his racism comments, as well as the astonishing fact he was repeating them even yesterday evening.
He sees no corruption, hears no racism and speaks no sense: It’s time to kick Blatter out
FIFA president Sepp Blatter caused outrage last night by saying footballers who had been racially abused should just “shake hands” with their abusers.
Action must be taken whenever racism rears its ugly head – including in sport
Sabby Dhalu argues that racism in sport is just as serious as racism off the pitch, and needs to be fought in the same way.
Labour: Anti-sectarian legislation is right in spirit, but flawed in execution
Shadow Scottish justice secretary James Kelly MSP explains why Scottish Labour is opposed to the SNP’s anti-sectarianism bill.
Worst Student Tories Ever Faceoff: Oxford Tories 2011 v Bullingdon 1988 – You decide
Alex Hern covers the embarrassment to the Conservative Party that is the Oxford University Conservative Association, the racist, bigoted Oxford Uni Tory club.
Mail and Telegraph plea for racist Tintin book even Hergé disowned
Why are the Mail and Telegraph so eager for a Tintin book – one Hergé himself disowned because of its racist content – to be moved to the children’s section.
Has racism returned to football?
The ugly side of the beautiful game reared its head again this weekend, with the England captain accused of racially abusing an opponent, reports Shamik Das.
Griffin’s friends the KKK come to Britain
Alex Hern reports on the exposure of a biker from Durham as the head of the KKK in the UK