The Glasgow Evening Times draws attention to the National Front’s stunt of exploiting the tragic murder of Kriss Donald for political gain and to promote racial dissension in Glasgow. The paper reports that the National Front signed bouquets of flowers and laid them at the Clydeside memorial for...
A number of Scottish newspapers cover the ‘demonstration’ by the far right Pegida movement in Edinburgh at the weekend – Herald Scotland, Daily Record, Edinburgh Evening News and The Courier. The demonstration turned out to be a damp squib after the far right group’s supporters failed to...
The Home Secretary today announced the Government’s new counter-extremism strategy after the weekend papers reported on disagreements between the Coalition parties about how far restrictions on free speech should go. The new strategy presents a number of important questions about the...
The Daily Express last week reported on new prison population figures which show the percentage of Muslim prisoners held in category A prisons, such as HMP Belmarsh has risen by 108 per cent since March 2010. There were 127 Muslim prisoners held in high security prisons in March 2010 with the...
The Guardian on Saturday reported on another setback suffered by the Conservatives on their re-setting of new guidance on the Prevent statutory duty which has come into effect with the passing of the Counter Terrorism and Security Act. After having to pull a report on the Muslim Brotherhood just as...
Peter Oborne, former chief political commentator at the Daily Telegraph, in a sequence of articles for Open Democracy has shed significant light on the demise of standards at the Telegraph titles drawing attention to the paper’s refusal to publish his investigative pieces on the behaviour of...
BBC News and the Dorset Echo report on the suspension of a UKIP MEP in the face of allegations of improper conduct. Janice Atkinson, MEP for the South East and candidate for the Folkestone and Hythe seat in the upcoming general election on 7 May, was suspended by the party following the publication...
Peter Oborne, former chief political commentator at the Daily Telegraph, in a sequence of articles for Open Democracy has shed significant light on the demise of standards at the Telegraph titles drawing attention to the paper’s refusal to publish his investigative pieces on the behaviour of...
Local papers Express and Star and Dudley News draw attention to Britain First’s announcement on Wednesday of plans to hold a march against the building of a new mosque in Dudley on 9 May. The Express and Star note the statement on the far right group’s Facebook page, which currently has more...
The Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror report on the trial of a man who stuck stickers stating “Beware! Halal is barbaric and funds terrorism” with the hashtag “#BanHalal” on chicken produce in the chilled foods aisle at a Sainsbury’s store in Salford, Greater Manchester. Liam Gary Edwards,...
