#Windrush

Dr Emily Munro

ellomunro

Black lives matter. I took a pause to read, absorb, learn, watch. Other voices are more important than mine right now. I want to offer my support, anger and creativity.

Sunder Katwala

sundersays

The Home Secretary fears cultural sensitivities let sweatshops avoid regulation. Yet the issue was frequently raised over the last 5 years: the inaction appears to reflect a reluctance to uphold

YourWullie

YourWullie

Thought it may be a good idea to collate all the threads I've put together to date. .Starting off with Bob Mazzer's 'Underground', taken in London 1970s/80s.https://twitter.com/YourWullie/status/1227306884803198976?s=19 The

Prof Christopher Jackson

seis_matters

Representation indeed matters. But here’s the thing about the @Ri_Science Christmas Lectures. Me being Black, which is so bloody obvious and cannot be hidden, and me being the first ever

Tehila Sasson

TehilaSasson

I’m surprised to see how many historians I know have signed a letter which calls to perfect a racist test rather than eliminate it altogether. The problem with the test

Christina Boswell

BoswellPol

UK Gov is once again exposed as not knowing number of unauthorised migrants resident in country. This tends to surface as a scandal every few years. Why?https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jun/17/home-office-has-no-idea-how-many-people

Ka’🇯🇲

kamanityrese

The UK isn’t racist. A thread. Our Prime Minister advocates for white supremacy in Africa. One rule for one group, another for anyone else How Mark Duggan was portrayed by

Adam Campbell

AC_Revolution

One of the recent rebuttals I experienced against white privilege was as follows; "As a working class person who grew up in a northern steel town, I can't be privileged."

Prof Paul James Cardwell

Cardwell_PJ

As @AndrewSparrow at the @guardian points out, Johnson led Vote Leave and then wrote the following in the Telegraph after the referendum result. Line by line analysis of the key

Lewis Goodall

lewis_goodall

Never noticed this plaque at Euston before. A small, important bit of history. Apparently, the plaque was unveiled in September last year. Xavier was a real trailblazer. He was an

CARAG

caragcoventry

Thread: Our Response to Today’s Vaccine News.First, this Headline is a PR Disaster. 1) The notion that you are communicating to a disenfranchised population in this way is extremely regrettable.

Ruth Fox

RuthFox01

It looks like ‘money bills’ bypassing the @UKHouseofLords is going to be a subject of interest again. So the @HansardSociety ‘What is a money bill’ procedural guide may help navigate

kelly foster

LondonLabrish

Glad Coach and Horses + @golden_anchor is getting some attention. A quick thread on some pre-Windrush Black publicans. I do love this sketch of the Duke of Clarence tho c.1823...

Rico Woj

shortthought

If you're using #ToryRacism, this thread may be for you.It won't tell you the hows/whys of good policy, which is how we end injustice (party politics won't) but it might

Colin Yeo

ColinYeo1

1. Very pleased that my article with @MBEGriffiths about the hostile environment policy has been published in the journal Critical Social Policy, after over four years of work on it.

EndDeportationsBelfast

BelfastEnd

So who are the PSNI and why does this matter to #BLM and racial justice? 1. PSNI provide a section of PSNI Larne station for NI's immigration detention centre: Poor

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