Islamophobia Watch alerts us to the booklet distributed by London Elects about the London mayoral election on May 3rd, and the anti-Islam quote from ‘Reverend’ Robert West included on the page of the BNP candidate, Carlos Cortiglia. London Elects is “the independent team that organises the...
Local media reports that a pub which is undergoing consideration of plans to be turned into an Islamic community centre has been daubed with racist graffiti and has received hundreds of objections. From Lynn News: “Hundreds of objections have been made to a proposed Islamic community centre.
Messenger Newspapers reports that an Islamic centre in Hale has been subjected to a series of apparently Islamophobic vandal attacks in the past month, prompting the installation of CCTV to deter further attacks. From the report: “Hale’s Islamic Cultural Centre has been hit by a series of...
The Hansard Society have launched the first part of their 9th Audit of Political Engagement report, which claims to measure the ‘political pulse’ of the nation. The report aims to provides a benchmark to gauge public opinion on a range of political engagement indicators, including “knowledge...
The website, EDL News claims that Stephen Lennon, the leader of the English Defence League is to be appointed deputy leader of the British Freedom Party. The BFP is a far-right breakaway party of the British National Party. The revelations come following an investigation into a meeting held in a...
The BBC yesterday covered the report published by the Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill, on Lords reform. The committee report recommends that the composition of the upper chamber be changed to comprise an 80/20 split of elected and appointed peers. It also recommends a 15...
Amnesty International have issued a report looking at prejudice and discrimination faced by Muslims in Europe. ‘Choice and Prejudice: Discrimination against Muslims in Europe’ is based on field research conducted in Belgium; France; the Netherlands; Spain and Switzerland, and aims “to focus...
The Daily Mail today reports that the Conservative Party is to target ethnic minority voters in the next election, having been advised by the party’s co-chair, Baroness Warsi, that the party will not secure a majority without them. From the Daily Mail: “The Prime Minister will today launch a...
The Daily Mail reports on the arrest of a suspected English Defence League member who allegedly made threats on Facebook to carry out an ‘Oslo-style’ attack and bomb Asian restaurants in the South Shields area of Tyneside. From the Daily Mail: “A man who allegedly threatened to bomb Asian...
As newspapers report on the outcome of the first round presidential elections in France and the third place ranking of Marine Le Pen, with the highest ever vote gained by the French National Front, 18%, the Independent today features an article on the return of the National Front to British...
