Topic: Political parties

The far right’s two-tier policing myth is racial gaslighting

It is clear that identity can affect a person's experience of law enforcement but it is people of colour who are at the sharp end of double standards

Stephen Walcott
Why jailing extremists ‘won’t be enough’ to defeat a resurgent far right

Keir Starmer has promised swift justice for rioters after racist violence swept Britain. Here’s what he should do, according to veteran activists and extremism experts

Weronika Strzyżyńska
Inside the far-right disinformation networks that fuelled the UK riots

Unchecked social media platforms provide the perfect environment for Islamophobic anti-immigrant groups to organise and recruit

Darren Loucaides

Can the Greens hold on to their Muslim voters?

Soaring numbers of Muslims voted Green at the general election. But the party has seen boom and bust before, and Gaza may not be a defining issue come the next general election

Samir Jeraj
Starmer’s most urgent task is restoring order to a nation rocked by racist violence

For a full week far-right mobs have terrorised communities across the UK

Shehab Khan
Mothin Ali: ‘Nothing could have prepared me for the hate I’ve received since my election’

After the July unrest that shook the streets of Harehills in Leeds, the Green party councillor wants people to know the truth about his ward

Aisha Rimi
The gloves are off as Labour and Tories clash over UK public finances

Rachel Reeves and Jeremy Hunt blamed each other this week over the origins of a £22bn ‘black hole’ in the public budget. No matter who wins the argument, tax rises and public sector cuts seem inevitable

Shehab Khan
Keir Starmer says Southport rioters will feel ‘full force of the law’ after night of violence

Anti-Muslim protesters set vehicles on fire and attacked mosque after vigil for three girls who were stabbed to death during an attack on Monday

Reuters
Starmer has to forge a ‘special relationship’ with whoever wins the White House

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump offer two very different visions of America’s role in the world — the new UK government will have to prepare for both eventualities

Shehab Khan