Reviews

Asians in Britain
A new learning resource, Asians in Britain[1] produced by the British Library[2], explores the contribution that South Asians have made to Britain's cultural, social and economic life.
26 January 2012 (528 words)

Where detention is the norm
A report on the UK Border Agency's management of foreign national offenders bears little reaction to the press' coverage.
18 January 2012 (838 words)

Unsafe return
A new report on returns to the DRC challenges the government's assertion that refused asylum seekers are not at risk.
12 January 2012 (642 words)

Young Lives in Limbo
New research highlights the huge inconsistencies in assessing the age of separated young people seeking asylum and the damaging implications of getting it wrong.
22 December 2011 (430 words)

An extraordinary journey by a young Afghan boy
Michael Morpurgo's story, Shadow, tells how Aman, a young boy, flees from the horror of war in Afghanistan and travels to England, in search of a new home.
1 December 2011 (473 words)

Taking Facebook at face value?
There are troubling aspects in Demos' recent report on English Defence League (EDL) members' attitudes.
10 November 2011 (1126 words)

New writing on Cable Street
The 75th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street in Stepney, East London on 4 October, 1936, has provoked a batch of powerful books published by the Nottingham-based Five Leaves Press.
3 November 2011 (724 words)

Exhibition tells truth about Broadwater Farm
An exhibition on the history of the Broadwater Farm estate should be compulsory viewing for all Londoners, young and old.
29 September 2011 (595 words)

'The worst kept secret in Notting Hill'
A gripping new book on the racist murder of Kelso Cochrane over fifty years ago reveals the identity of the man suspected of the stabbing.
25 August 2011 (1108 words)

Defending multiculturalism
A new book provides all the ammunition needed to take on today's fights against racism.
18 August 2011 (421 words)

Double standards in MLRs
The treatment by Home Office decision-makers and immigration judges of expert medical reports comes under scrutiny and is found wanting in a new report from Freedom from Torture.
11 August 2011 (584 words)

Deportation reconstruction as aid to action
An overseas student reviews an unflinching film by augenauf, a Swiss human rights organisation, re-enacting a deportation.
4 August 2011 (465 words)

Caged gems
Haunting poetry written from prison by Talha Ahsan deserves to be widely read.
3 August 2011 (649 words)

ID:id exhibition at the Stephen Lawrence Centre
A new exhibition at the Stephen Lawrence Centre continues its tradition of inspiring and motivating young people.
7 July 2011 (435 words)

Fast track to despair
Detention Action has published new research examining the detention of male asylum seekers at Harmondsworth immigration removal centre and the injustices of the 'outdated' detained fast track system.
29 June 2011 (338 words)

Revolutionary poems from Chris Searle
A beautiful collection of poetry by Chris Searle, recalling the people and incidents he has encountered in his many lives as a committed teacher in East London, Canada, the Caribbean, Mozambique and Sheffield, has just been published.
2 June 2011 (368 words)

Look beyond the headlines
Hertsmere Young Researchers' Network, in advocating for young people, has produced first-rate research into the media portrayal of youth, gangs and knife crime.
2 June 2011 (868 words)

Brutal and unlawful detention
Corporate Watch has produced a thorough analysis of UK immigration detention policies by examining the detention of children and families at Yarl's Wood removal centre.
12 May 2011 (349 words)

Race against educational proposals
This special issue of Race Equality Teaching (RET), an equality impact assessment of the Con-Dem government's educational programme, unpicks exactly what is in store for the nation.
14 April 2011 (1454 words)

The secret world of immigration bail hearings uncovered
A new report by the Campaign to Close Campsfield on immigration bail hearings is a thorough piece of research but makes for very depressing reading.
17 March 2011 (313 words)