Taj Ali
@tajali1.bsky.social
Journalist and historian specialising in coverage of trade unions. Writing a book on British South Asian history.
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This note is from my English teacher, Miss Fielden. She taught me for 5 years, believed in me and encouraged me to pursue my passions.
More than a decade on, I’ve written my first book.
More than a decade on, I’ve written my first book.
February 1, 2026 at 1:40 PM
This note is from my English teacher, Miss Fielden. She taught me for 5 years, believed in me and encouraged me to pursue my passions.
More than a decade on, I’ve written my first book.
More than a decade on, I’ve written my first book.
This note is from my English teacher, Miss Fielden. She taught me for 5 years, believed in me and encouraged me to pursue my passions.
More than a decade on, I’ve written my first book.
More than a decade on, I’ve written my first book.
February 1, 2026 at 1:40 PM
This note is from my English teacher, Miss Fielden. She taught me for 5 years, believed in me and encouraged me to pursue my passions.
More than a decade on, I’ve written my first book.
More than a decade on, I’ve written my first book.
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In the latest episode of Nest of Fearties, Dr Gavin Brewis (@gavinbrewis.bsky.social) and Taj Ali (@tajali1.bsky.social) discuss the importance of class politics as support for Reform UK soars across Britain.
🎧 Listen to our first podcast of the new year now: buff.ly/bKpsyaG
🎧 Listen to our first podcast of the new year now: buff.ly/bKpsyaG
January 17, 2026 at 10:43 AM
In the latest episode of Nest of Fearties, Dr Gavin Brewis (@gavinbrewis.bsky.social) and Taj Ali (@tajali1.bsky.social) discuss the importance of class politics as support for Reform UK soars across Britain.
🎧 Listen to our first podcast of the new year now: buff.ly/bKpsyaG
🎧 Listen to our first podcast of the new year now: buff.ly/bKpsyaG
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Starlink’s capabilities in Iran may have just increased after sources tell us that the satellite technology has been made free in the country.
Our piece on the dangers Iranians face using it - including of being accused of espionage and imprisonment - for BBC News.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Our piece on the dangers Iranians face using it - including of being accused of espionage and imprisonment - for BBC News.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Starlink reportedly made free in Iran - but protesters are taking huge risks by using it
The satellite technology has become a vital communications lifeline after the government shut down the internet last week.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Starlink’s capabilities in Iran may have just increased after sources tell us that the satellite technology has been made free in the country.
Our piece on the dangers Iranians face using it - including of being accused of espionage and imprisonment - for BBC News.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Our piece on the dangers Iranians face using it - including of being accused of espionage and imprisonment - for BBC News.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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UN spokesperson tells me that the internet blackout in Iran undermines human rights.
January 13, 2026 at 2:16 PM
UN spokesperson tells me that the internet blackout in Iran undermines human rights.
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Crumbling infrastructure and massive debts are costing us all dearly. It’s time the government made a new year’s resolution to fix it.
A brilliant opinion piece by @tajali1.bsky.social in @hyphenonline.com featuring our recent book 'Murky water', which is out now:
hyphenonline.com/2025/12/23/u...
A brilliant opinion piece by @tajali1.bsky.social in @hyphenonline.com featuring our recent book 'Murky water', which is out now:
hyphenonline.com/2025/12/23/u...
Our water companies aren’t working — let's change that in 2026 - Hyphen
Crumbling infrastructure and massive debts are costing us all dearly. It’s time the UK government made a new year’s resolution to fix it
hyphenonline.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Crumbling infrastructure and massive debts are costing us all dearly. It’s time the government made a new year’s resolution to fix it.
A brilliant opinion piece by @tajali1.bsky.social in @hyphenonline.com featuring our recent book 'Murky water', which is out now:
hyphenonline.com/2025/12/23/u...
A brilliant opinion piece by @tajali1.bsky.social in @hyphenonline.com featuring our recent book 'Murky water', which is out now:
hyphenonline.com/2025/12/23/u...
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What should the government’s new year’s resolution be?
Fix the water industry, argues @tajali1.bsky.social ⬇️
hyphenonline.com/2025/12/23/u...
Fix the water industry, argues @tajali1.bsky.social ⬇️
hyphenonline.com/2025/12/23/u...
Our water companies aren’t working — let's change that in 2026 - Hyphen
Crumbling infrastructure and massive debts are costing us all dearly. It’s time the UK government made a new year’s resolution to fix it
hyphenonline.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
What should the government’s new year’s resolution be?
Fix the water industry, argues @tajali1.bsky.social ⬇️
hyphenonline.com/2025/12/23/u...
Fix the water industry, argues @tajali1.bsky.social ⬇️
hyphenonline.com/2025/12/23/u...
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Check out this film about rising hate in disadvantaged communities.
Part of the Guardian charity appeal, it ends with Locality member Back on the Map who are improving their area and creating hope.
Please share & donate
www.theguardian.com/society/vide...
@tajali1.bsky.social @theguardian.com
Part of the Guardian charity appeal, it ends with Locality member Back on the Map who are improving their area and creating hope.
Please share & donate
www.theguardian.com/society/vide...
@tajali1.bsky.social @theguardian.com
'Abusing Muslims is not going to fix this country': rising hate in the UK
Hate crimes are rising around the UK, after a summer of flags going up on lamp-posts across the country and racist riots in 2024. Taj Ali is a Muslim journalist who has been collating evidence of thes...
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Check out this film about rising hate in disadvantaged communities.
Part of the Guardian charity appeal, it ends with Locality member Back on the Map who are improving their area and creating hope.
Please share & donate
www.theguardian.com/society/vide...
@tajali1.bsky.social @theguardian.com
Part of the Guardian charity appeal, it ends with Locality member Back on the Map who are improving their area and creating hope.
Please share & donate
www.theguardian.com/society/vide...
@tajali1.bsky.social @theguardian.com
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The demonisation of asylum seekers has to stop.
@tajali1.bsky.social: "Some of the rhetoric around asylum seekers is dangerous."
"And what we're seeing now is racist violence, not just directed at asylum seekers, but ethnic minority communities across the country."
@tajali1.bsky.social: "Some of the rhetoric around asylum seekers is dangerous."
"And what we're seeing now is racist violence, not just directed at asylum seekers, but ethnic minority communities across the country."
November 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The demonisation of asylum seekers has to stop.
@tajali1.bsky.social: "Some of the rhetoric around asylum seekers is dangerous."
"And what we're seeing now is racist violence, not just directed at asylum seekers, but ethnic minority communities across the country."
@tajali1.bsky.social: "Some of the rhetoric around asylum seekers is dangerous."
"And what we're seeing now is racist violence, not just directed at asylum seekers, but ethnic minority communities across the country."
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In the 1964 general election, a campaign of racist sloganeering was unleashed on Birmingham’s voters. Six decades later, attacks on multiculturalism are still being directed at the city by a senior Tory figure, writes @tajali1.bsky.social.
hyphenonline.com/2025/10/29/m...
hyphenonline.com/2025/10/29/m...
Rightwing attacks on multiculturalism are a cynical smokescreen
Minority communities are not to blame for the UK’s problems — the likes of Robert Jenrick and Nigel Farage are
hyphenonline.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
In the 1964 general election, a campaign of racist sloganeering was unleashed on Birmingham’s voters. Six decades later, attacks on multiculturalism are still being directed at the city by a senior Tory figure, writes @tajali1.bsky.social.
hyphenonline.com/2025/10/29/m...
hyphenonline.com/2025/10/29/m...
Whether it’s in Handsworth, Hartlepool or Hull, working-class communities across Britain face multiple challenges. It makes no sense to describe one segment of that broad demographic as “left behind” & another as the root cause of those problems. My column.
hyphenonline.com/2025/10/29/m...
hyphenonline.com/2025/10/29/m...
Rightwing attacks on multiculturalism are a cynical smokescreen
Minority communities are not to blame for the UK’s problems — the likes of Robert Jenrick and Nigel Farage are
hyphenonline.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Whether it’s in Handsworth, Hartlepool or Hull, working-class communities across Britain face multiple challenges. It makes no sense to describe one segment of that broad demographic as “left behind” & another as the root cause of those problems. My column.
hyphenonline.com/2025/10/29/m...
hyphenonline.com/2025/10/29/m...
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‘The most disappointing thing,’ says Maryam, ‘has been the silence and the absence of any clear stance from the government which has fed down from a national to a local level.’
Read more from @tajali1.bsky.social
newint.org/nationalism/...
Read more from @tajali1.bsky.social
newint.org/nationalism/...
The hidden toll of Britain’s flag fever
Anti-immigrant sentiment, driven by figures on the far right, is bleeding into racism across Britain – and politicians’ inaction is allowing it to spread, writes Taj Ali.
newint.org
October 13, 2025 at 10:39 AM
‘The most disappointing thing,’ says Maryam, ‘has been the silence and the absence of any clear stance from the government which has fed down from a national to a local level.’
Read more from @tajali1.bsky.social
newint.org/nationalism/...
Read more from @tajali1.bsky.social
newint.org/nationalism/...
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As racist attacks on the Muslim community rise in the UK, Taj Ali believes that grassroots organising can turn the tide of hate.
https://hyphenonline.com/2025/10/07/governments-dont-defeat-racism-ordinary-people-do/
https://hyphenonline.com/2025/10/07/governments-dont-defeat-racism-ordinary-people-do/
Far-right attacks can’t be defeated by governments - Hyphen
The Peacehaven Mosque arson attack was the latest in an unending stream of attacks on Muslims. Politicians must do better — but so must we
hyphenonline.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
As racist attacks on the Muslim community rise in the UK, Taj Ali believes that grassroots organising can turn the tide of hate.
https://hyphenonline.com/2025/10/07/governments-dont-defeat-racism-ordinary-people-do/
https://hyphenonline.com/2025/10/07/governments-dont-defeat-racism-ordinary-people-do/
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Tommy Robinson: 'I challenge any journalist to come to Luton and find Muslims with non Muslims.'
I'm a journalist from Luton and this man is talking utter nonsense. A pleasure to work on this film, chatting to incredible people in my hometown and separating fact from fiction.
I'm a journalist from Luton and this man is talking utter nonsense. A pleasure to work on this film, chatting to incredible people in my hometown and separating fact from fiction.
September 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Tommy Robinson: 'I challenge any journalist to come to Luton and find Muslims with non Muslims.'
I'm a journalist from Luton and this man is talking utter nonsense. A pleasure to work on this film, chatting to incredible people in my hometown and separating fact from fiction.
I'm a journalist from Luton and this man is talking utter nonsense. A pleasure to work on this film, chatting to incredible people in my hometown and separating fact from fiction.
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Excellent journalism.
Shows the resilience of communities.
The brilliance of humanity.
And the real thing driving people to the far right - rising wealth inequality and misinformation.
This is the type of journalism our country needs.
Shows the resilience of communities.
The brilliance of humanity.
And the real thing driving people to the far right - rising wealth inequality and misinformation.
This is the type of journalism our country needs.
Tommy Robinson: 'I challenge any journalist to come to Luton and find Muslims with non Muslims.'
I'm a journalist from Luton and this man is talking utter nonsense. A pleasure to work on this film, chatting to incredible people in my hometown and separating fact from fiction.
I'm a journalist from Luton and this man is talking utter nonsense. A pleasure to work on this film, chatting to incredible people in my hometown and separating fact from fiction.
September 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Excellent journalism.
Shows the resilience of communities.
The brilliance of humanity.
And the real thing driving people to the far right - rising wealth inequality and misinformation.
This is the type of journalism our country needs.
Shows the resilience of communities.
The brilliance of humanity.
And the real thing driving people to the far right - rising wealth inequality and misinformation.
This is the type of journalism our country needs.
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It’s good this. As it always is from @tajali1.bsky.social 🧡
Tommy Robinson: 'I challenge any journalist to come to Luton and find Muslims with non Muslims.'
I'm a journalist from Luton and this man is talking utter nonsense. A pleasure to work on this film, chatting to incredible people in my hometown and separating fact from fiction.
I'm a journalist from Luton and this man is talking utter nonsense. A pleasure to work on this film, chatting to incredible people in my hometown and separating fact from fiction.
September 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
It’s good this. As it always is from @tajali1.bsky.social 🧡
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I like what you're doing there Taj. I've only seen your trailer but look forward to watching the whole series: www.theguardian.com/news/series/... + www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Keep up the good work. :-)
Keep up the good work. :-)
September 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I like what you're doing there Taj. I've only seen your trailer but look forward to watching the whole series: www.theguardian.com/news/series/... + www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Keep up the good work. :-)
Keep up the good work. :-)
Tommy Robinson: 'I challenge any journalist to come to Luton and find Muslims with non Muslims.'
I'm a journalist from Luton and this man is talking utter nonsense. A pleasure to work on this film, chatting to incredible people in my hometown and separating fact from fiction.
I'm a journalist from Luton and this man is talking utter nonsense. A pleasure to work on this film, chatting to incredible people in my hometown and separating fact from fiction.
September 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Tommy Robinson: 'I challenge any journalist to come to Luton and find Muslims with non Muslims.'
I'm a journalist from Luton and this man is talking utter nonsense. A pleasure to work on this film, chatting to incredible people in my hometown and separating fact from fiction.
I'm a journalist from Luton and this man is talking utter nonsense. A pleasure to work on this film, chatting to incredible people in my hometown and separating fact from fiction.
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This is an excellent piece of reportage by journalist and historian @tajali1.bsky.social from the streets of Luton, recently targetted by #far-right trouble makers.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/vide...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/vide...
Luton v Tommy Robinson: the myth of a town divided – video
Summer 2025 was marked by a surge in anti-immigrant protests, attacks on mosques and racist graffiti across the UK. The unrest, stoked by far-right agitators such as Tommy Robinson, sought to pit comm...
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
This is an excellent piece of reportage by journalist and historian @tajali1.bsky.social from the streets of Luton, recently targetted by #far-right trouble makers.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/vide...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/vide...
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An excellent initiative that not only collates the information, but supports the victims too
NEWS: I’ve set up an independent anti-racist reporting and monitoring organisation. We’ll document racist attacks, support victims, pressure authorities to act, and amplify the voices of smaller, more isolated Black and Asian communities across Britain.🧵
September 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
An excellent initiative that not only collates the information, but supports the victims too
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You can support this independent anti-racist reporting and monitoring organisation by donating here 👇
www.gofundme.com/f/build-an-i...
www.gofundme.com/f/build-an-i...
September 3, 2025 at 10:37 AM
You can support this independent anti-racist reporting and monitoring organisation by donating here 👇
www.gofundme.com/f/build-an-i...
www.gofundme.com/f/build-an-i...
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NEWS: I’ve set up an independent anti-racist reporting and monitoring organisation. We’ll document racist attacks, support victims, pressure authorities to act, and amplify the voices of smaller, more isolated Black and Asian communities across Britain.🧵
September 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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NEWS: I’ve set up an independent anti-racist reporting and monitoring organisation. We’ll document racist attacks, support victims, pressure authorities to act, and amplify the voices of smaller, more isolated Black and Asian communities across Britain.🧵
September 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
NEWS: I’ve set up an independent anti-racist reporting and monitoring organisation. We’ll document racist attacks, support victims, pressure authorities to act, and amplify the voices of smaller, more isolated Black and Asian communities across Britain.🧵
NEWS: I’ve set up an independent anti-racist reporting and monitoring organisation. We’ll document racist attacks, support victims, pressure authorities to act, and amplify the voices of smaller, more isolated Black and Asian communities across Britain.🧵
September 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
NEWS: I’ve set up an independent anti-racist reporting and monitoring organisation. We’ll document racist attacks, support victims, pressure authorities to act, and amplify the voices of smaller, more isolated Black and Asian communities across Britain.🧵