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  • Bigots beware – you have fewer places to hide in mixed-heritage Britain

    Bigots beware – you have fewer places to hide in mixed-heritage Britain The Guardian 2015-04-26 Hugh Muir The makeup of Britain is changing. Anyone who thinks they can get away with casual racism is making a big mistake The Runnymede Trust’s report on Race and Elections tells us that one of the groups least likely…

  • Cornel West: ‘They say I’m un-American’

    Cornel West: ‘They say I’m un-American’ The Guardian 2013-05-12 Hugh Muir, Diary Editor The American academic and firebrand campaigner talks about Britain’s deep trouble, fighting white supremacy and where Obama is going wrong Cornel West, the firebrand of American academia for almost 30 years, is causing his hosts some problems. They are on a schedule…

  • Social workers ‘at rock bottom’ over issue of race and adoption

    Social workers ‘at rock bottom’ over issue of race and adoption The Guardian 2012-11-06 Hugh Muir, Diary Editor Professional body to tell Lords committee that political stereotyping has hampered efforts to rehome vulnerable children Morale among social workers has been driven to rock bottom by cuts, targets and ministers making the issue of race and…

  • Were the riots about race?

    Were the riots about race? The Guardian 2011-12-08 Reading the Riots: Investigating England’s summer of disorder In partnership with the London School of Economics Supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Open Society Foundations Hugh Muir, Diary Editor Yemisi Adegoke, Freelance Journalist Some commentators were quick to call them ‘race riots’, but the true…

  • Hideously diverse Britain: the college where histories collide

    Hideously diverse Britain: the college where histories collide The Guardian 2010-01-10 Hugh Muir It was 1940 and the 200 students of South West Essex Technical College posed ramrod straight on the sharply inclined steps; ties stiff, uniforms crisp. They were RAF ­cadets learning science and ­engineering at the place that was dubbed the People’s University.…