Racism, the London Fire Brigade and me | Times2

Racism, the London Fire Brigade and me | Times2

It was 8.30pm, half an hour into a night shift at Chelsea fire station, in February 2021, when the firefighter Gareth Dawes learnt of the death of Jaden Francois-Esprit, a trainee at... Read more »
Met accused of ‘racism and Islamophobia’ at Grenfell Inquiry – South London News

Met accused of ‘racism and Islamophobia’ at Grenfell Inquiry – South London News

By Jacob Phillips, Local Democracy Reporter The Met Police has been accused of Islamophobia and racism in the immediate aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire. Alison Munroe QC, a lawyer acting on behalf... Read more »
Met police urged to admit racism after strip-search of black girl in Hackney | Metropolitan police

Met police urged to admit racism after strip-search of black girl in Hackney | Metropolitan police

The Metropolitan police has been urged by a council boss to accept that institutional racism is a problem in the force after the treatment of Child Q, a 15-year-old black girl who... Read more »
Thousands march against racism in London and Glasgow

Thousands march against racism in London and Glasgow

News It was the first time Stand Up To Racism organised national demonstrations since the start of the pandemic By Socialist Worker journalists Downloading PDF. Please wait… Saturday 19 March 2022 Issue... Read more »
Former Barnet Council fine contractor racism tribunal claim

Former Barnet Council fine contractor racism tribunal claim

A company hired by London councils to issue fines has denied instructing staff to target ethnic minorities because they are less likely to appeal. A former employee of Kingdom LA told an... Read more »
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Investigation into Met Police officers uncovers racism, misogyny, harassment and offensive social media messages | UK News

The police watchdog has condemned Scotland Yard officers for a range of bad behaviour, including racism, misogyny, harassment and offensive social media messages. An investigation was launched after a complaint that an... Read more »
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BBC presenter and writer Giles Coren accused of ‘blatant racism’ in review of Popeyes’ new London restaurant

BBC presenter and Times columnist Giles Coren has been accused of “blatant racism” in his latest review of an East London restaurant. In his Times Magazine review, of a new Popeyes branch... Read more »
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Maro Itoje says rugby union needs to do more to deal with racism

Itoje is a key figure for club and country Rugby union can do more to tackle racism and to increase diversity in the sport, says British and Irish Lions and England forward... Read more »
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Primary school hit by racism allegations as disabled, Black boy ‘coaxed into eating paper tissues’

The mother of a disabled child has accused an east London school of discrimination following allegations that he was coaxed into eating paper tissues as a form of punishment by a member... Read more »
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Agency chief demands action now over racism in the in…

A prominent London estate agency owner wants an industry anti-racism campaign to counter what she describes as the “discrimination and prejudice that exists across the property industry.” Becky Fatemi, director of the... Read more »