uk riots
Why Britain needs an anti-racism strategy right now
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
Revealed: One in every 21 people sentenced over 2024 riots was experiencing homelessness
Big Issue analysis found marginalised and vulnerable people on the streets were swept up in the riots that followed the Southport murders with many of those jailed facing being released into homelessness
From Southport to Epping, social media’s failure to act is fuelling racist violence
From Southport to Epping, social media’s failure to act is fuelling racist violence
With social media once again fuelling racist violence, we must hold the platforms to account
Letters: The far right needs to accept asylum seekers aren’t just going to disappear
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
Refugees living in the UK are terrified. Please stand with us in solidarity
We need to stop turning on migrants and understand where the real power and blame lies
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
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
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’
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?
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’
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’?
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
I spent a year undercover as a far-right activist. Here’s seven things I learned
A legacy of tragedy: What has changed one year on from the Southport killings?
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’
Closure of pubs and parks created a ‘tinderbox’ for far-right riots, research says: ‘Hate can fill the void’
Our legal system is the last defence against the far right – and it’s crumbling
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, 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?
‘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
Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation
Elon Musk fanned the UK riots. Now he’s trying to reshape British politics
Elon Musk fanned the UK riots. Now he’s trying to reshape British politics
10 acts of violence and far-right ‘activism’ police ignored ahead of summer 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
Far-right, nationalist football hooligans don’t realise who the real enemy is
Community leaders come together to prove city is a place of love, unity and welcomes asylum seekers
Community leaders come together to prove city is a place of love, unity and welcomes asylum seekers
To take on racism in the street, we first need to confront it in the state
