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Why Britain needs an anti-racism strategy right now
a placard reading: 'everybody vs racism'
Stephen Walcott

Why Britain needs an anti-racism strategy right now

On the second anniversary of the start of the Southport riots, the Runnymede Trust and 100 other organisations are calling for an anti-racism strategy. The think tank’s Stephen Walcott explains why
Revealed: One in every 21 people sentenced over 2024 riots was experiencing homelessness
Anti-immigration protesters confront riot police in Manchester in 2024 riots
Homelessness

Revealed: One in every 21 people sentenced over 2024 riots was experiencing homelessness

From Southport to Epping, social media's failure to act is fuelling racist violence
Naema Malik

From Southport to Epping, social media's failure to act is fuelling racist violence

Letters: The far right needs to accept asylum seekers aren't just going to disappear
Letters

Letters: The far right needs to accept asylum seekers aren't just going to disappear

Refugees living in the UK are terrified. Please stand with us in solidarity
Memory

Refugees living in the UK are terrified. Please stand with us in solidarity

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We need to stop turning on migrants and understand where the real power and blame lies
Dr Shabna Begum

We need to stop turning on migrants and understand where the real power and blame lies

Asylum hotel protests aren't 'legitimate concerns'. They’re a failure to combat far-right narratives
anti-immigration protesters behind a fence
Griff Ferris and Sadaf Ahmed

Asylum hotel protests aren't 'legitimate concerns'. They’re a failure to combat far-right narratives

One year on from the riots: The real-world cost of anti-women and anti-refugee politics
A woman holding up a sign saying 'HEAR US'
Carenza Arnold

One year on from the riots: The real-world cost of anti-women and anti-refugee politics

Comedian Hasan Al-Habib: 'We need to talk about white privilege'
Hasan Al-Abib

Comedian Hasan Al-Habib: 'We need to talk about white privilege'

One year on from the riots, what can Kent tell us about the state of the UK?
Politics

One year on from the riots, what can Kent tell us about the state of the UK?

How fitness and defiance helped Sunderland bounce back from the riots: 'They're not going to beat us'
Community

How fitness and defiance helped Sunderland bounce back from the riots: 'They're not going to beat us'

Is it too late to prevent anarchy in the 'Yookay'?
UK riots

Is it too late to prevent anarchy in the 'Yookay'?

I spent a year undercover as a far-right activist. Here's seven things I learned
UK riots: A police riot van burns at a far-right riot in Southport
Far right

I spent a year undercover as a far-right activist. Here's seven things I learned

When the world seems polarised, volunteering has a way of unifying people and rebuilding hope
Volunteering

When the world seems polarised, volunteering has a way of unifying people and rebuilding hope

A legacy of tragedy: What has changed one year on from the Southport killings?
UK Riots

A legacy of tragedy: What has changed one year on from the Southport killings?

Closure of pubs and parks created a 'tinderbox' for far-right riots, research says: 'Hate can fill the void'
Youngster throws missile at far-right riot In Rotherham
UK riots

Closure of pubs and parks created a 'tinderbox' for far-right riots, research says: 'Hate can fill the void'

Inside the Big Issue: The UK riots, one year on
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The UK riots, one year on

Our legal system is the last defence against the far right – and it's crumbling
protesters surround a police van
Shameem Ahmed

Our legal system is the last defence against the far right – and it's crumbling

Ely riots, two years on: A Cardiff community pulling itself back together holds lessons for Britain
Ely riots

Ely riots, two years on: A Cardiff community pulling itself back together holds lessons for Britain

'They united the public in opposition to hatred': What have we learned six months on from UK riots?
UK riots

'They united the public in opposition to hatred': What have we learned six months on from UK riots?

Children's laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation
Reading

Children's laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation

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Elon Musk fanned the UK riots. Now he's trying to reshape British politics
Elon Musk
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Elon Musk fanned the UK riots. Now he's trying to reshape British politics

The root causes of the UK's racist riots remain. The government must be brave and destroy them
Tim Naor Hilton

The root causes of the UK's racist riots remain. The government must be brave and destroy them

10 acts of violence and far-right 'activism' police ignored ahead of summer riots
protesters surround a police van
UK riots

10 acts of violence and far-right 'activism' police ignored ahead of summer riots

Far-right, nationalist football hooligans don't realise who the real enemy is
Sam Diss

Far-right, nationalist football hooligans don't realise who the real enemy is