Google apologise for racist image of First Lady
Google have apologised for a picture depicting Michelle Obama as a monkey hosted on blogger – a company owned by the search engine.
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Conservative party paranoia on Poland
An Conservative party employee used a fake name and email to comment on an article on this blog about anti-semitism in Poland. The Tory party was not mentioned.
Boris loses another adviser over racism allegations
Boris Johnson lost another close adviser yesterday. Nick Hoare, a director of the London Development Agency, allegedly used the n-word during a meeting.
EDL protest causes football cancellation
A planned protest by the far-right English Defence League caused the cancellation of a football match in Luton at the weekend.
BNP to appear on Question Time
The question of how best to deal with the British National Party raised its head again yesterday with the news that BNP leader Nick Griffin will be asked to appear on Question Time in October. The arguments for and againsttest
Daniel Hannan praises Enoch Powell
Tory MEP Daniel Hannan has courted further controversy by prasing Enoch Powell, citing him as a key political influence. He said:
“In a British context, Enoch Powell. He was somebody who understood the importance of national democracy, who understood why you needed to live in an independent country and what that meant, as well as being a free-marketeer and a small government conservative.”