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RUSSELL BRAND was forced to cancel part of his book launch at the last minute yesterday after claims surfaced that one of the speakers holds racist sympathies.
The comedian’s new book Revolution was released this month amid rumours that one of Mr Brand’s associates Laurence Easeman had connections to far-right organisations.
Yesterday’s panel discussion had Mr Brand and Mr Easeman billed to speak, as well as socialist comedian Francesca Martinez and long-term LGBT rights activist Peter Tatchell.
Through marches, music, schools and political debate, campaigners in Tower Hamlets are using the 90th anniversary of Cable Street to inspire resistance to modern racism. GLYN ROBBINS explains
JOHN GREEN argues that the spreading practice of closing bank account without proof of criminality is an infringement of an elementary human right
The ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was based on evidence of a pattern of violence and hatred targeting Arabs and Muslims, two communities that have a large population in Birmingham — overturning the ban was tacit acceptance of the genocidal ideology the fans espouse, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
