Who’s to blame for racism?

There is a recurring theme in the media’s discussion of racism – that white working class people are more racist than other sections of society. The reality is that racism comes from the top of society and is deliberately propagated by the ruling class. You can read the whole story by Esme Choonara here.



Facing racism in Burnley - Monawar Hussain sees his store daubed with racist graffiti





"Britain is still racist as it was before"

British-born Pakistani Muslim Qurra Tull-Anne Hussain suffered repeated racial abuse while growing up in Scotland. In the aftermath of 9/11 and 7/7, Qurra believes that racism has morphed into Islamophobia and she is now abused for her faith as well as her race. She believes Britain is still racist as it was before.


Britain is still racist as it was before


You can watch the video here.

A Sikh man speaks of his racism ordeal in the United Kingdom (UK)

A brave Sikh man has spoken of his terror ordeal as two British racist thugs smashed up his store in the UK. You can read the story here.

The actor Jay Laga'aia has accused the show called “home and away” of racism

The actor Jay Laga'aia has accused the show called “home and away” of racism in an angry Twitter, saying he was dropped because the series already had a character of ethnic background. You can read the article here.

Chinese Britons Have Put Up With Racism For Too Long

Referring to racist issues in Britain, Elizabeth Chan says: Sadly, the British Chinese are reticent about speaking up for themselves, and simply do not have the numbers to make the same noise the black and south Asian communities do, whose vociferous and galvanising voices have been making waves against racism for decades. Racism is one of those horrendous, soul- and confidence-crushing things that, when faced with, you'd much rather forget or pretend didn't exist. So we tend to brush it off, pretend it never happened, or laugh along with the rest rather than come across as bad sports. You can read her article here.

'Racism built into UK police force'

The British police have killed three people with Taser guns and pepper spray as concerns rise over the police brutality in the United Kingdom. Amnesty International has expressed concerns over the use of Taser guns by the UK police against British citizens. Please watch the interview with Chris Bambery, a political analyst in London here. Chris Bambery is saying 'Racism built into UK police force'.

John Barnes: Racism is society's problem not just football's here in the UK

Former Liverpool and England player John Barnes talks about racism in football on Radio 5.

John Barnes: Racism is society's problem not just football's here in the UK. He added racism is wide-spread here in the UK. You can listen to the interview here.



John Barnes: Racism is wide-spread here in the UK