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‘Hypocritical eco warriors are getting their lines wrong on travel’
‘Hypocritical eco warriors are getting their lines wrong on travel’
Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press
21 Jun 2021
‘In the UK, class presents the biggest barrier to ambition and talent’
‘In the UK, class presents the biggest barrier to ambition and talent’
Your digest of the best columns, analysis and commentary from the British and international press
14 Jun 2021
Should ‘empire’ be dropped from the UK’s honour titles?
Should ‘empire’ be dropped from the UK’s honour titles?
‘Excellence Not Empire’ campaign calls for gongs to be distanced from colonial past
11 Jun 2021
‘Exam results have become an all-consuming mania’
‘Exam results have become an all-consuming mania’
Your digest of the best columns, analysis and commentary from the British and international press
3 Jun 2021
‘Black Wall Street’: America’s forgotten massacre
‘Black Wall Street’: America’s forgotten massacre
Joe Biden marks 100th anniversary of Tulsa Massacre with pledge to ‘fill the silence’ on historic racial violence
2 Jun 2021
Quiz of The Week: 27 March - 1 April
Quiz of The Week: 27 March - 1 April
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1 Apr 2021
Race and ethnic disparities report: five main takeaways
Race and ethnic disparities report: five main takeaways
A new government report says social factors explain disparities better than racism
31 Mar 2021
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What next for the Royal Family after ‘racism’ allegations?
What next for the Royal Family after ‘racism’ allegations?
Explosive claims about royal concern over the colour of Archie’s skin are set to rock ‘The Firm’
8 Mar 2021
Instant Opinion: ‘prepare for an even more deadly pandemic’
Instant Opinion: ‘prepare for an even more deadly pandemic’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 28 October
28 Oct 2020
White privilege theory damaging working-class boys, MPs told
White privilege theory damaging working-class boys, MPs told
Academic’s claim that concept is ‘completely nonsensical’ triggers online row
14 Oct 2020
Conservative MPs to ‘refuse’ racial bias training
Conservative MPs to ‘refuse’ racial bias training
Dozens of Tories to shun course designed to tackle racism as Commons authorities accused of ‘pandering to the woke agenda’
21 Sep 2020
Instant Opinion: Hitachi ‘failed its nuclear test’
Instant Opinion: Hitachi ‘failed its nuclear test’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 18 September
18 Sep 2020
Discrimination in football: ‘shocking’ rise in abuse
Discrimination in football: ‘shocking’ rise in abuse
Latest Kick It Out data reveals a 42% increase in total reports
4 Sep 2020
Instant Opinion: British quarantine rules ‘phoney nonsense’
Instant Opinion: British quarantine rules ‘phoney nonsense’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 27 August
27 Aug 2020
Instant Opinion: ‘I still don't know why I was stopped’
Instant Opinion: ‘I still don't know why I was stopped’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 11 August
11 Aug 2020
Instant Opinion: ‘Don’t write off’ Trump 2020 just yet
Instant Opinion: ‘Don’t write off’ Trump 2020 just yet
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 23 July
23 Jul 2020
Instant Opinion: Labour can’t win by ‘pandering to right’
Instant Opinion: Labour can’t win by ‘pandering to right’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 16 July
16 Jul 2020
Offender cops and racial bias: time to overhaul UK policing?
Offender cops and racial bias: time to overhaul UK policing?
Watchdog to investigate use of force against BAME groups as separate probe reveals criminal offenders in forces nationwide
10 Jul 2020
Instant Opinion: up to women ‘to save Britain’s economy’
Instant Opinion: up to women ‘to save Britain’s economy’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 9 July
9 Jul 2020
Are we ‘unconsciously racist’ and what does it mean?
Are we ‘unconsciously racist’ and what does it mean?
Prince Harry urges everyone to take steps to combat discrimination
7 Jul 2020
How racist is Britain today?
How racist is Britain today?
Two experts on what the government’s own figures tell us about discrimination in the UK
2 Jul 2020
Instant Opinion: Long-Bailey shows ‘weakness of Corbynites’
Instant Opinion: Long-Bailey shows ‘weakness of Corbynites’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 26 June
26 Jun 2020
White Lives Matter ‘misses the point’ of Black Lives Matter
White Lives Matter ‘misses the point’ of Black Lives Matter
Phrase emblazoned on banner flown over Etihad Stadium ahead of clash between Burnley and Manchester City
23 Jun 2020
Why the FBI is investigating a spate of hangings
Why the FBI is investigating a spate of hangings
Recent deaths of six African-American and Hispanic people spark fears of lynchings
22 Jun 2020
Instant Opinion: ‘Racists think England is theirs’
Instant Opinion: ‘Racists think England is theirs’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 15 June
15 Jun 2020
Should Britain topple slavery-linked statues?
Should Britain topple slavery-linked statues?
Cecil Rhodes and even William Gladstone may share Edward Colston’s fate
10 Jun 2020
Why Little Britain has been shelved over blackface backlash
Why Little Britain has been shelved over blackface backlash
BBC and Netflix ditch comedy over offensive characters
10 Jun 2020
Instant Opinion: Trump’s Tory cheerleaders ‘shame Britain’
Instant Opinion: Trump’s Tory cheerleaders ‘shame Britain’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 10 June
10 Jun 2020
Instant Opinion: ‘no room for mistakes’ with Covid immunity
Instant Opinion: ‘no room for mistakes’ with Covid immunity
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 5 June
5 Jun 2020
Police force facing inquiry over tasering of black men
Police force facing inquiry over tasering of black men
Investigation includes allegations black men were wrongly tasered by a ‘rogue officer’
29 May 2020
Coronavirus: how the pandemic will change city life forever
Coronavirus: how the pandemic will change city life forever
Rural regions may be released from lockdown earlier than urban areas
7 May 2020
Windrush report: Home Office showed ‘institutional racism’
Windrush report: Home Office showed ‘institutional racism’
Long-awaited report prompts official apology from Home Secretary Priti Patel
20 Mar 2020
Met officer arrested on suspicion of far-right links
Met officer arrested on suspicion of far-right links
Counterterrorism officers raid home in north London amid concerns about racism within the force
6 Mar 2020
Instant Opinion: to beat coronavirus we must ‘go medieval’
Instant Opinion: to beat coronavirus we must ‘go medieval’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 28 February
28 Feb 2020