The evidence given by former Daily Star journalist, Richard Peppiatt, to the Leveson Inquiry appears to have had little impact on the working practices of his fellow colleagues on the Star’s news desk with the Sunday edition of the paper publishing a story on the goings-on at shari’a tribunals...
The Independent and the Daily Telegraph both revisited the halal meat issue with articles published in their respective Saturday editions on comments by Professor Bill Reilly, ex-president of the British Veterinary Association, claiming that animals are being slaughtered according to religious...
Local newspaper Bedfordshire on Sunday reports that McDonalds is to launch an investigation after a member of staff was alleged to have posted comments supportive of the English Defence League on her Facebook profile. From the local paper: “McDonald’s says it is investigating after being...
The English Defence League returned to Luton for a protest on Saturday. The BBC reported that almost 2,000 demonstrators from the EDL and counter-protest group, We Are Luton, turned out with 1,500 officers drafted in from 22 police forces to oversee the march. From the BBC: “Bedfordshire Police...
The Daily Telegraph and the EU Observer have covered the findings of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) annual report for 2011. ECRI is tasked with combating “racism, xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance at the level of greater Europe and from the perspective of the...
The Bolton News yesterday reported on a protest planned for today against proposals to convert the status of Bolton Muslim Girls School from a state-aided faith school into an academy. From The Bolton News: “Campaigners are planning a protest outside Bolton Muslim Girls School tomorrow over fears...
Leo McKinstry in the Daily Express today grinds an axe against the system of legal aid in the UK arguing that “a radical idea would be to abolish it.” Concerning himself largely with the cases involving ‘Muslim terror suspects’ McKinstry bemoans the legal aid entitlement as...
In his column in the Daily Telegraph today, Peter Oborne writes about the News International phone hacking scandal, the parliamentary report this week on the scandal, and the political sleaze factor. Oborne’s article raises important issues on the significance of the select committee report, the...
Islamophobia Watch reports that a BNP candidate standing in the Coventry City Council local election has posted some extremely racist and Islamophobic comments on his Facebook page. His comments include the following (NB some comments have been censored because of the language used):...
As election campaigns draw to a close, with the electorate going to the polls tomorrow, news reports draw attention to two UKIP candidates whose views on Muslims, ranging from support for Anders Breivik’s ‘thesis on Islam’ to calling the Qur’an ‘a fascist book’, have been exposed. The...
