Published on March 10, 2010, 4:12 am
News
A parliamentary reception on the impact of the national DNA database on the African Caribbean community confirm concerns have become an election issue for black Britain.
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Published on March 6, 2010, 12:18 pm
News
Despite the recent banning of the main Kurdish political party, the DTP (Democratic Society Party), and the incarceration of numerous Kurdish mayors, the government in Ankara is in principle pursuing a new policy of a 'democratic opening' to the Kurds and other minority communities.

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Published on February 8, 2010, 5:31 am
Opinion
As the dust settles and Haitians set about rebuilding their shattered lives following the recent devastating earthquake three weeks ago, the last thing the country needs is the exploitation of its precious children.
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Published on February 2, 2010, 1:14 pm
News
The media portrayal of knife crime and the Government's response to the "knife epidemic" creates a distorted image of the real situation on the ground, according to new research by the Institute of Race Relations.
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Published on December 9, 2009, 8:05 am
Opinion
What a year it's been for the poor British public, struggling to cope with the impact of recession, suffering pay freezes or pay cuts whilst learning how MPs have been immorally milking expenses out of our hard- earned taxes.
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Published on October 13, 2009, 11:50 am
Opinion
Before the summer recess, MPs, who are now less popular than traffic wardens, were only too willing to show remorse and profess sincere regret to a less- than- impressed public about the expose of their greed and frivolous spending habits at the taxpayer's expense. Now they are being told to repay their ill- gotten gains, they ...read more

Published on October 11, 2009, 6:50 am
Opinion
The BBC's unsatisfactory handling of the Strictly Come Dancing race issue is worryingly symptomatic of the failure of public bodies in the UK to effectively deal with racism - and of British people to own up to their racism.
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Published on September 9, 2009, 12:00 am
Opinion
Having read the transcript of President Obama's education speech delivered at Wakefield High School in Virginia, I think he should be congratulated for doing what many parents don't; telling their kids to "buck up their ideas."
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Published on August 24, 2009, 12:00 am
Opinion
I'm certain that I'm not alone in detecting a strong stench of hypocrisy over the way that the Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill is being surrendered like a sacrificial lamb, both by the UK Parliament and the Scottish Parliament, who are quaking in their boots because of the reaction of the US over the release of ...read more

Published on July 29, 2009, 12:00 am
Opinion
I am not an admirer of Trevor Phillips. He is arrogant and self- serving and I never encountered anyone from the black communities who had anything positive to say about him.
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Published on July 9, 2009, 12:00 am
Opinion
So the knives are out for President Ellen Johnson- Sirleaf, wielded by her bitter rivals who are attempting to unseat the popular leader and to stop her from standing for re- election in 2011. I hope they do not succeed.
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Published on July 7, 2009, 12:00 am
Opinion
The Labour government has left it a bit late to come clean over the fact that new migrants to the UK do not jump the housing queue - a myth that has contributed towards a great deal of unwarranted hostility and which has helped fuel division within society.
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Published on May 21, 2009, 11:50 am
Opinion
When banks began collapsing and the world entered an economic crisis, I was secretly pleased.
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Published on April 1, 2009, 1:40 pm
News
President Barack Obama warned world leaders at the G20 summit in London that America cannot afford to repeat the mistakes that led to the Great Depression, hinting that a lack of international unity played a part.
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