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.
Racism
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
Griffin runs for the hills when confronted with fraud allegations
BNP leader Nick Griffin was once more shown up for the coward he is by the BBC last night, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.
Yet again, Tories fawn over the far right
Left Foot Forward’s Alex Hern reports on Finnish fascist Timo Soini’s presence at the Conservative party fringe in Manchester this week.
No platform no pasaran; Cable Street 75
This week marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street; Left Foot Forward’s Cormac Holligsworth recalls the historic anti-fascist events.
NUJ: EDL thugs “violently attacked” journalists
The National Union of Journalists has said English Defence League thugs attacked journalists at the weekend in a series of violent assaults, reports Shamik Das.
What Starkey and those he claims to despise have in common
Starkey believes that young black people must choose between doing the right thing and their own identity and culture. That is wicked.
UCU is actively alienating its Jewish members
University & Colleges Union (UCU) – an organisation that has suffered a series of resignations by Jewish members claiming institutional antisemitism – is fanning those fears
Four ‘old acquaintances’ that Livingstone should forget
Over the course of his career, candidate for London Mayor Ken Livingstone has had some unsavoury political ‘friends’ – but for the sake of good governance, it’s time to let them go.