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Black children in England & Wales four times likelier to be strip searched
Following the high-profile case of Child Q, a new report by the children’s commissioner finds a shocking disparity with white counterparts in the year 2023. Child Q, a young 15-year-old black schoolgirl, was unjustifiably and falsely accused of possessing cannabis, then strip searched at school while on her period without an authorised adult present. This led to mass protests in Hackney. Later, the case was deemed racially motivated and indefensible. This...
Are UK Universities going bust?
Following a Channel 4 interview, minister for higher education, Baroness Jacqui Smith, has not ruled out the forced closure of UK universities due to a funding crisis. Record numbers of young people are getting their first-choice universities, and more disadvantaged students are getting places this year. This is excellent in terms of social mobility and increasing equality within education. However, these record high numbers highlight something more economically sinister – the...
Have anti-racist protests created hope for the UK?
Following the radical far-right riots across the UK, which have targeted immigrant communities and led to a breakout in mass violence, anti-racist protests have united people to combat the eruption of islamophobia and racism. The 7th of August saw large crowds of anti-racist protesters gathered across the UK to show solidarity for the targeted Muslim and pro-immigrant communities. Its efforts were to combat seemingly Islamophobic and anti-immigrant violence from...
