BBC News reports that a statue is to be installed in central London as a tribute to an Indian Muslim woman, Noor Inayat Khan, who worked as a spy in France during WW2, aiding the war effort for the allied powers. She was tortured by the Gestapo and shot dead by the Germans in 1944. […]
The Greater London Authority has issued a press release informing us that several members of the London Assembly have written a letter to the head of the Metropolitan Police, Bernard Hogan-Howe, urging him to revise the force’s view that the English Defence League is not an extremist group. The...
The Guardian today publishes a comment piece by Brian Cathcart, Professor of Journalism at Kingston University and founder of the Hacked Off campaign, in which he argues that those worried for press freedom need not be concerned at the possible recommendation of statutory regulation by Lord Justice...
The Croydon Advertiser reports on comments made in a Youtube video by Respect MP for Bradford West, George Galloway, on the party’s targetting black and Muslim voters in a by-election due to take place in Croydon North later this month. From the local paper: “George Galloway has been accused of...
The Guardian and BBC News have reported on an interview on the Today Programme with the Home Secretary, Theresa May, on the Police and Crime Commissioner elections being held on the 15th November and the fears that low turnout will stymie mandates to function effectively in local areas. Turnout for...
The Guardian and the Daily Mail both report on the military trial of US soldier, Robert Bales, who is accused of killing sixteen Afghan civilians, including nine children. Bales went on a rampage in March this year, attacking residents of two villages in Kandahar. From the Guardian: “A US soldier...
The Guardian letters section today includes a letter signed by twenty academics, criticising a Guardian editorial published last Friday which the signatories argue accepts that a reformed system of self-regulation is the most appropriate way forward for press regulation in the UK. From the letter:...
The Sunday Express has joined the line of newspapers which include the Daily Star, Daily Mail and London Evening Standard, in scaremongering about a planned ‘mega-mosque’ which is awaiting planning permission from Newham Council in East London. From the Sunday Express: “Plans for a super...
The Scotsman on Saturday reported on a speech by Professor Richard Dawkins at the Hebridean Book Festival at which Dawkins described Islam as “one of the great evils of the world”. From the Scotsman: “Renowned atheist Professor Richard Dawkins received a surprise standing ovation in the...
The Exeter Express and Echo has reported on the sentencing of a man convicted for committing religiously aggravated criminal damage after he attacked a mosque. The man had watched news reports on the desecration of Commonwealth graves in Libya before committing the offence. From the local paper:...
