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9 year olds sent home for racism
Children and discrimination. In yet another story highlighting the issue of racism in modern Britain – which of course some commentators in some areas of the media don’t think is an issue at all, the Surrey Comet has published a story about a nine year old child. A nine-year-old was suspended for ...
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PM hosts racism and discrimination summit
Race and football Over the last few months in this blog we have raised concerns at the increasing open racism within the world of football. We have highlighted the incidents involving Terry and
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Anti-gay book in faith schools with Gove support
Faith cannot teach students to be anti-gay After a week which has seen much debate in this blog and elsewhere about the role of the Christian faith in modern Britain, the Education secretary, Michael Gove, has sparked a new controversy by saying ...
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“Christians aren’t above the law” says Equality chief.
EHRC head criticises some Christian leadership. A week after a court ruled that it was discriminatory for Christian prayers to be said during the formal proceedings of a council and a court ruled in favour of two gay ...
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‘Racist tram woman’ Emma West pleads not guilty with EDF support
Mytramexperience comes to court Emma West, the women in the infamous My Tram Experience video clip appeared in court today, Friday. On the YouTube clip which went viral she appears to racially abuse passengers on a Croydon tram. She has pleaded not guilty to two counts of racially-aggravated public order offences, one ...
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Ryanair ads banned as sexist.
Ryanair before the ASA yet again. Like returning migratory birds the annual story involving Ryanair being criticised for its inappropriate advertisements has arrived on our shores. This time two UK newspaper adverts for the budget airline have been banned after complaints from readers that they were sexist and objectified women. The Advertising ...
