Racism

There have been Black people in Britain since the Roman period and yet people still struggle to understand what that really means

Tragedy captures how far elite institutions remain from treating ethnic diversity as simply normal

The Times columnist was defending Nigel Farage against allegations of racism, but his claims failed to stand up to scrutiny

It was one of the strangest press conferences in recent history and the Reform leader desperately tried to bat away accusations of racism. He didn’t succeed

Reform’s deputy leader risks a defamation action after calling accuser Peter Ettedgui a politically motivated liar

The school stories, the admiration for Enoch Powell and comments about the “US Jewish lobby” all hang over Farage - and make him unelectable

Would a person from an ethnic minority trust Nigel Farage in power? So long as the answer remains “no”, Farage and the Reform party are unfit for office

For decades, the reporting of race and ethnicity has been banned unless strictly relevant to the story. All of a sudden that’s changed. Why?

South Africans’ experience with racism isn’t just something that happened in the past; it’s a core characteristic associated with the country

A harsh, intrusive Danish-style immigration system won’t win right wing votes for Labour and will enrage the party’s traditional supporters. When will this government learn?

A sombre display of remembrance is being weaponised and policed by nationalists

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The New World believes in the power of words, and of reading – which is why we're launching Read Against Racism

A new wave of politicians are engaged in open race-baiting. But the appetite for hatred is more limited than they imagine

In this age of rage, books restore to us what algorithms have removed – the ability to think as others think

Rock Against Racism’s joyous free concerts beat back the far right in 1970s Britain. That defiant blend of politics and music remains an inspiration – but its playbook may be obsolete

What Musk calls free speech, I call the promotion of fascism. The Tesla CEO needs to leave our politics alone

The New York politician was advised to hide his faith but refused. Would we be in a better place if others did likewise?

Racist abuse in the UK is becoming normalised – the government and social media platforms are doing nothing about it

What the Reform MP said was appalling. The Tories’ refusal to condemn her is arguably worse

I was one of a handful of white kids at my school in the city. It enriched my life and worldview

As a child in the National Front’s heyday, fear made HOPE not Hate’s CEO try to conceal his origins. Now he says tensions are worse than they were in 1979

Britain is drowning in hate. We can’t let Farage remake us into a truly nasty nation

Zia Yusuf’s resignation deepens concerns over Islamophobia and Farage’s obsessive grip

A failed far right rally in Birmingham highlights how racist activism has evolved in strategy, becoming more subtle and media-savvy

The reaction to the shocking car attack in Liverpool tells us so much about ourselves

The ‘white genocide’ story overlooks the suffering faced by the majority of South Africans. It also ignores the entire history of Apartheid

The Tories’ response to Frank Hester’s racist comments must signal a turning point for the country

Though authorities might deny it, La Liga and the country itself has a racism problem. Now one small club in Madrid has had enough