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Boris Launches An Inquiry Into Alleged MPA Racism

October 6th, 2008 No Comments

Boris has launched an inquiry into allegations of racial discrimination at the MPA.
The announcement comes after the Metropolitan Black Police Association warned that they would be discouraging potential applicants from joining the force. In a statement, a spokesman said that:
“We would be failing our duty as an association if we did not [...]

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Rise and the fall of ‘anti-racism’

June 15th, 2008 4 Comments

Dave Hill alerts me that the long-running festival sometimes referred to as “Kenstock”, but more officially known as “Rise: London United Against Racism”, seems to have been rebranded this year, to remove all references to opposing racism.
When I made the Rise-based Stop Boris campaign poster in March, I must admit I didn’t seriously entertain the possibility [...]

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