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.
Racism
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
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.