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Dewsbury community commended for response to EDL protest

The Dewsbury Reporter and the Yorkshire Evening Post have both reported that a protest by the English Defence League and counter-protest by Unite Against Fascism on Saturday passed off largely without incident, however five people were arrested for minor incidents. From the Yorkshire Evening Post:...

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Muslims identify most with ‘Britishness’

The Press Association and The Times (£) reported over the weekend on new research which finds that British people from ethnic minority backgrounds are more likely to identify with ‘Britishness’ than their white peers. The research finds that of all groups, Muslims are the most likely to...

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Tony Blair and Geoff Hoon could face rendition questioning

The Independent today reports that former PM Tony Blair could be called to testify in the cases brought by Abdel Hakim Belhadj and Sami al-Saadi against Jack Straw and Sir Mark Allen, on charges of complicity in their torture and rendition to Libya. From The Independent: “Tony Blair could be...

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BBC Trust report on coverage of Arab spring

The BBC Trust has published a report on ‘the impartiality and accuracy’ of the BBC’s coverage of the Arab Spring. The report states that the Trust chose to look at this particular topic “because of its importance and because the complexity of deciding how to organise impartial coverage in a...

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The media and the ‘overwhelming case for plurality’

The Guardian yesterday featured an article by its editor, Alan Rusbridger, on what he argues is an ‘overwhelming case for plurality’ in the media. Rusbridger reflects on the degree of power enjoyed by Murdoch over the UK’s media before the phone-hacking revelations and ensuing outcry brought...

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‘We Are Waltham Forest’ aim to stop August EDL demo

The Waltham Forest Guardian reports that local campaign group, We Are Waltham Forest, have vowed to make the London borough a ‘no-go area’ for the English Defence League after the EDL announced plans to demonstrate in Walthamstow in August. From the local paper: “Campaigners opposed to a...

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