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We still need justice for Sheku Bayoh
Police Scotland has admitted institutional racism as an inquiry tries to uncover the truth over the death of the 31-year-old unarmed black man killed in 2015, and bring closure for his family, writes ROZ FOYER
Supporters of Sheku Bayoh outside Capital House, Edinburgh, to mark the next set of hearings for the public inquiry into his death. Bayoh died in May 2015 after he was restrained by officers responding to a call in Kirkcaldy, Fife, February 6, 2024
A part of the British empire’s network of slavery, today the Caribbean island of Nevis faces a new form of exploitation in the form of crypto-colonialism, CLAUDIA WEBBE writes
A new book by Victoria Holmes illuminates the many hidden histories of the oppression experienced by Gypsy/Roma/Traveller community, writes ROGER McKENZIE
Even the oligarchs of the artificial intelligence industries are warning that their creations have the capacity for the ultimate destruction of the planet and its population. ANDREW MURRAY suggests that there might just be other solutions
The Labour government must deliver on its commitment to bring back privatised services into the public sector. This not only saves money but also creates accountability and generates wider social benefits, argues ANDY MCDONALD MP
Public ownership of Great British Railways has enormous potential to improve our railway network, but that can’t happen unless jobs, employee rights and union recognition is at the heart of the transition, argues MARYAM ESLAMDOUST
Challenges from the unscrupulous misuse of AI to steal actors’ voice and physical likenesses is being met with a firm union response, writes LYNDA ROOKE
AS the media turn their attention to Westminster and follow every step and misstep by the political parties, one issue is already looming across parties and the coverage — institutional racism.
We have been forced by media outlets to watch Nigel Farage, an unelected “party leader,” target British Muslims as he tries to justify his abhorrent views.
The Conservatives are accused of having “a race problem” as they were slated for accepting campaign donations from a rich donor who was on record making vile, racist comments. This was followed closely by the Labour Party facing a backlash as it ditched several black and minority ethnic candidates. The issue of race discrimination is never far away.
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