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BNP forced into Unilever payout
The BNP has been forced to pay up to an estimated £170,000 to Marmite-makers, Unilever, for breach of copyright laws, after featuring the product in an election broadcast earlier this year.
19 July 2010 (external article)
guardian Express and Mail coverage condemned
The Press Complaints Commission has received a number of complaints about the Daily Mail and the Daily Express coverage of a Supreme Court decision to prevent the deportation of two gay asylum seekers.
16 July 2010 (external article)
bbc news Radio host loses legal challenge for 'Nazi' comments
Jon Gaunt, a radio host who called a councillor a 'Nazi' live on air in 2008, has lost a legal bid to challenge an Ofcom decision to uphold complaints against him.
14 July 2010 (external article)
Metro v Metr0
Associated Newspapers started legal proceedings last Friday as campaigners flooded London streets with a spoof edition of the Metro newspaper.
9 July 2010 (315 words)
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Playing the Gypsy 'race card'
By John Grayson
The Con-Dem coalition has started an offensive against the most marginal and disadvantaged of all Britain's minorities, Gypsies and Travellers.
4 June 2010 (2957 words)
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The moving right show ... again
By John Grayson
A member of the South Yorkshire Migration and Action Group analyses how racist assumptions have been embedded by Labour politicians.
27 May 2010 (1981 words)
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Reflections on the media, immigration and the election
By John Grayson
A member of South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group discusses the way that politicians and sections of the media have distorted issues around asylum and immigration.
13 May 2010 (2521 words)
guardian Rod Liddle censured for blog on violent crime
Journalist Rod Liddle has been censured by the Press Complaints Commission for a blog on the Spectator website in which he incorrectly claimed that the 'overwhelming majority' of violent crime in London was carried out by young African-Caribbean men.
31 March 2010 (external article)
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Young people's film on women who changed the world
A fantastic new DVD about four women who made an impact by changing society (with accompanying website and magazine) has been made by young filmmakers.
18 March 2010 (886 words)
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'This country I came to for refuge for peace ...'
Victoria Brittain's touching new play 'Waiting' is based on the hitherto unheard testimonies of women suffering as a result of the war on terror.
18 March 2010 (379 words)
guardian New report says political climate leads to anti-Muslim attacks
A report released by the University of Exeter's European Muslim Research Centre has said that 'Islamophobic, negative and unwarranted portrayals of Muslim London' have led to an increase in attacks in the capital.
28 January 2010 (external article)
BBC documentary about Roma children sparks outrage
A controversial BBC programme about the trafficking of Roma children in Europe has been branded 'inaccurate, offensive and racist'.
17 December 2009 (484 words)
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People must be entertained
By Hazel Waters
We publish below a talk on 'Early 19th century theatre and racial attitudes' given by Dr Hazel Waters at the Museum of London, Docklands on 19 November.
26 November 2009 (3780 words)
mirror Taxpayers' £143k bill to protect BNP leader
The Mirror has revealed that the BBC Question Time appearance of Nick Griffin cost taxpayers £143,000 for thousands of officers to police anti-fascist demonstrations and for the use of a helicopter to keep Griffin safe.
24 November 2009 (external article)
the lawyer Channel 4 pulls documentary after victim's complaints
Channel 4 has agreed to pull a film which was the subject of an injunction application by Noel Martin, who was the victim of a neo-Nazi racist attack in Germany that left him a quadriplegic. The film on Martin's life was felt to be offensive to him.
24 November 2009 (external article)
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Exploring belonging through film
By Jenny Bourne
In the UK, a number of innovative projects have been using film as a way of encouraging young people to look at their communities and engage with issues of identity and the meaning of heritage.
5 November 2009 (2291 words)
bbc news BNP leader attacks Islam on BBC 'Question Time'
Over 8 million people tuned in to watch the BNP's Nick Griffin appear on the BBC 'Question Time' programme in which he attacked Islam. The appearance was met with protest outside the BBC.
26 October 2009 (external article)
guardian Terror 'expert' admits making story up
So-called terror expert, Glen Jenvey, has admitted in a radio programme that he made up a story about British Jews being targeted by Muslims following the Israeli invasion of Gaza. The story was carried on the front page of the Sun.
15 September 2009 (external article)
bristol evening post Arson attack on Somali newspaper offices
The offices of a newspaper serving Bristol's Somali community have been devastated in what is thought to have been a racially-motivated arson attack.
23 July 2009 (external article)
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Islington's not so silent voices
In June 2009, Reel Islington Screenings (RIS) held its second film festival to showcase up and coming young film-making talent in Islington.
16 July 2009 (888 words)
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