Last week the Independent covered yet another scandal involving UKIP after one of the party’s candidates, Alan Harris, allegedly posted anti-Muslim comments on his personal Facebook page. Harris subsequently insisted he had been the victim of a “Facebook hack”. The allegations against Alan...
The Warrington Guardian reports on the sentencing of two individuals for their part in an attack on a mosque last summer. Nathan Hancox, 20 and a teenager who cannot be named for legal reasons, stood trial on charges of racially aggravated criminal damage for the attack on the Jamiat-ul-Muslimeen...
BBC News reports that tweets sent by Katie Hopkins to the Labour MP for Rochdale, Simon Danczuk, are being investigated by the police for incitement to racial hatred after Danczuk reported the matter to the Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester, Tony Lloyd. In a twitter exchange with...
BBC News and the Oxford Mail report on the charging of two men with public order offences following an English Defence League demonstration in Oxford city centre on Saturday 4 April. Police stepped up policing for the event with officers drafted in from five neighbouring forces to handle the EDL...
The Waltham Forest Guardian reports on plans by the English Defence League to hold a protest in Walthamstow two days after the general election to reinforce the need for “government action across a wide range of issues” according to a post on the far right group’s Facebook page....
The news site Haberler reports on journalist Mike Power’s findings as he follows Freddy Vachha, the UKIP candidate for Chingford, as he canvasses people in his constituency. Vachha who was born in India, is observed soliciting support for UKIP by playing on the concerns expressed by voters over...
The Islington Gazette reports on the sentencing of Michael O’Leary, who was on trial for an attack on a Muslim shopkeeper in north London last year. O’Leary, who attacked Samsul Islam at his convenience store on Holloway Road, was cleared of attempted murder at Blackfriars Crown Court last...
Continuing a spate of Freedom of Information requests on the number of racist incidents reported in British schools, the Felixstowe Star reports that there were three incidents a day reported in schools in Sussex in the last year. The local paper reports, “According to the figures, released under...
In an interview with The Muslim News, Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has suggested that he will undertake an early review of the Prevent strand of the UK’s counter-terrorism strategy after learning of the extent of Muslim opposition to it from having spoken directly to Muslim communities. The...
The Independent today uncovers details of the businessmen who signed an open letter endorsing the Conservative party and its economic and business policies discovering that a number of them had either been awarded honours by the Prime Minister or had donated large sums to the Conservative party....
