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The government's latest asylum plans mark another alarming escalation of the hostile environment. Policies that seek to criminalise, dehumanise and malign people seeking asylum will not fix the real issues facing this country.
Read our full response: https://ow.ly/jrwT50Xtmeo
Read our full response: https://ow.ly/jrwT50Xtmeo
Response to the government's asylum policy 'overhaul'
The government's latest asylum plans mark another alarming escalation of the hostile environment. Policies that seek to criminalise, dehumanise and malign people seeking asylum will not fix the real issues facing this country.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The government's latest asylum plans mark another alarming escalation of the hostile environment. Policies that seek to criminalise, dehumanise and malign people seeking asylum will not fix the real issues facing this country.
Read our full response: https://ow.ly/jrwT50Xtmeo
Read our full response: https://ow.ly/jrwT50Xtmeo
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Another day another migration story. Terrifying in here tho is the reform of the ECHR she will attempt. This will be Labour's biggest and most dangerous mistake, I GUARANTEE. It will set up the infrastructure for a Reform govt. to dismantle all our protections. news.sky.com/story/home-s...
Home secretary to tackle UK's 'excessive generosity' with sweeping immigration reforms
In a statement to MPs on Monday, Shabana Mahmood is expected to tighten up the rules to allow for more deportations, and reduce the "pull factors" that attract migrants to the UK.
news.sky.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Another day another migration story. Terrifying in here tho is the reform of the ECHR she will attempt. This will be Labour's biggest and most dangerous mistake, I GUARANTEE. It will set up the infrastructure for a Reform govt. to dismantle all our protections. news.sky.com/story/home-s...
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👤 Speaker spotlight: Dr Shabna Begum
CEO @runnymedetrust.bsky.social | Author | Researcher on race, migration + activism
Join us on 25 Nov as she reflects on the 1965 Race Relations Act and its lessons for today.
🎟 Free → tinyurl.com/ucl-begum
#ClaireDwyerLecture #UCLGeography #RacialJustice
CEO @runnymedetrust.bsky.social | Author | Researcher on race, migration + activism
Join us on 25 Nov as she reflects on the 1965 Race Relations Act and its lessons for today.
🎟 Free → tinyurl.com/ucl-begum
#ClaireDwyerLecture #UCLGeography #RacialJustice
The 2025 Claire Dwyer Lecture: Dr Shabna Begum
Reflections on the 60th Anniversary of the 1965 Race Relations Act
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November 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
👤 Speaker spotlight: Dr Shabna Begum
CEO @runnymedetrust.bsky.social | Author | Researcher on race, migration + activism
Join us on 25 Nov as she reflects on the 1965 Race Relations Act and its lessons for today.
🎟 Free → tinyurl.com/ucl-begum
#ClaireDwyerLecture #UCLGeography #RacialJustice
CEO @runnymedetrust.bsky.social | Author | Researcher on race, migration + activism
Join us on 25 Nov as she reflects on the 1965 Race Relations Act and its lessons for today.
🎟 Free → tinyurl.com/ucl-begum
#ClaireDwyerLecture #UCLGeography #RacialJustice
We are unsurprised by the latest review which concludes what we have known for decades: the Metropolitan Police is institutionally racist.
As Dr Shereen Daniels' independent review states, this is not simply a matter of ‘bad apples’.
As Dr Shereen Daniels' independent review states, this is not simply a matter of ‘bad apples’.
Anti-black discrimination systemic in Met Police, report finds
Report author Dr Shereen Daniels said systemic racism was "not a matter of perception".
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We are unsurprised by the latest review which concludes what we have known for decades: the Metropolitan Police is institutionally racist.
As Dr Shereen Daniels' independent review states, this is not simply a matter of ‘bad apples’.
As Dr Shereen Daniels' independent review states, this is not simply a matter of ‘bad apples’.
This November marks the 60th anniversary of the passing of the Race Relations Act, but was the law as progressive as the British state tends to remember, and what are the parallels to today?
Read the latest article by Hannah Francis on our blog ✍️ ow.ly/NiOz50XnCyM
Read the latest article by Hannah Francis on our blog ✍️ ow.ly/NiOz50XnCyM
Sixty years on from the Race Relations Act
In the winter of 1965, Harold Wilson’s Labour government passed the landmark Race Relations Act, the first piece of legislation in the UK that aimed to outlaw racial discrimination in public places. A...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
This November marks the 60th anniversary of the passing of the Race Relations Act, but was the law as progressive as the British state tends to remember, and what are the parallels to today?
Read the latest article by Hannah Francis on our blog ✍️ ow.ly/NiOz50XnCyM
Read the latest article by Hannah Francis on our blog ✍️ ow.ly/NiOz50XnCyM
Want to join our research team?
We're looking for an experienced professional to conduct new quantitative and qualitative research on race and inequalities in the UK.
Closing date Sunday 23 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT.
www.runnymedetrust.org/careers/rese...
We're looking for an experienced professional to conduct new quantitative and qualitative research on race and inequalities in the UK.
Closing date Sunday 23 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT.
www.runnymedetrust.org/careers/rese...
Researcher
Runnymede is the UK's leading independent race equality think tank.
www.runnymedetrust.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Want to join our research team?
We're looking for an experienced professional to conduct new quantitative and qualitative research on race and inequalities in the UK.
Closing date Sunday 23 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT.
www.runnymedetrust.org/careers/rese...
We're looking for an experienced professional to conduct new quantitative and qualitative research on race and inequalities in the UK.
Closing date Sunday 23 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT.
www.runnymedetrust.org/careers/rese...
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This is something @aaronwinter.bsky.social and I explored in our report for the @runnymedetrust.bsky.social in the lead up to the 2024 election
Once more, the key question is not whether immigration is a popular concern, but why it has been made so
www.runnymedetrust.org/publications...
Once more, the key question is not whether immigration is a popular concern, but why it has been made so
www.runnymedetrust.org/publications...
October 31, 2025 at 11:25 AM
This is something @aaronwinter.bsky.social and I explored in our report for the @runnymedetrust.bsky.social in the lead up to the 2024 election
Once more, the key question is not whether immigration is a popular concern, but why it has been made so
www.runnymedetrust.org/publications...
Once more, the key question is not whether immigration is a popular concern, but why it has been made so
www.runnymedetrust.org/publications...
New @yougov.co.uk polling confirms what we and others have been saying for years.
It's time politicians and media stopped behaving as though immigration is the only issue that people care about - an agenda that fuels fear, hate and racism - and focus instead on what people actually want and need.
It's time politicians and media stopped behaving as though immigration is the only issue that people care about - an agenda that fuels fear, hate and racism - and focus instead on what people actually want and need.
'Manufactured panic': Immigration not near top of most people's concerns, poll suggests
'Manufactured panic': Immigration not near top of most people's concerns, poll suggests
Only a quarter of people think immigration is an important issue locally - and concern about it is "a manufactured panic," it has been claimed.
news.sky.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
New @yougov.co.uk polling confirms what we and others have been saying for years.
It's time politicians and media stopped behaving as though immigration is the only issue that people care about - an agenda that fuels fear, hate and racism - and focus instead on what people actually want and need.
It's time politicians and media stopped behaving as though immigration is the only issue that people care about - an agenda that fuels fear, hate and racism - and focus instead on what people actually want and need.
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Everyone should have a safe and secure home, free from racism and discrimination.
But we know that isn't always the case. That's why we’re asking you to share your own stories of racism when trying to access a social home.
You can make a big contribution. Please share here: shltr.org.uk/gfQOW
But we know that isn't always the case. That's why we’re asking you to share your own stories of racism when trying to access a social home.
You can make a big contribution. Please share here: shltr.org.uk/gfQOW
October 30, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Everyone should have a safe and secure home, free from racism and discrimination.
But we know that isn't always the case. That's why we’re asking you to share your own stories of racism when trying to access a social home.
You can make a big contribution. Please share here: shltr.org.uk/gfQOW
But we know that isn't always the case. That's why we’re asking you to share your own stories of racism when trying to access a social home.
You can make a big contribution. Please share here: shltr.org.uk/gfQOW
The Renters Rights Bill has become law. This is a huge step towards addressing our broken housing system, which has been achieved through fierce campaigning from civil society across the board.
While extremely welcome, there are still gaps. Here’s what you need to know 🧵
While extremely welcome, there are still gaps. Here’s what you need to know 🧵
October 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The Renters Rights Bill has become law. This is a huge step towards addressing our broken housing system, which has been achieved through fierce campaigning from civil society across the board.
While extremely welcome, there are still gaps. Here’s what you need to know 🧵
While extremely welcome, there are still gaps. Here’s what you need to know 🧵
Far too often, medical schools leave Black heritage students feeling persistently unwelcome. We need to move beyond mere inclusion towards genuine and lasting belonging, writes Carl Kulimushi, a student at the University of Manchester.
New on our blog ✍️ www.runnymedetrust.org/blog/getting...
New on our blog ✍️ www.runnymedetrust.org/blog/getting...
Getting in but not getting on
Despite efforts to widen access to the medical profession for under-represented groups, Black students still face a host of barriers. It’s time for medical education to move beyond simply opening door...
www.runnymedetrust.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Far too often, medical schools leave Black heritage students feeling persistently unwelcome. We need to move beyond mere inclusion towards genuine and lasting belonging, writes Carl Kulimushi, a student at the University of Manchester.
New on our blog ✍️ www.runnymedetrust.org/blog/getting...
New on our blog ✍️ www.runnymedetrust.org/blog/getting...
Three private companies have made a combined profit of £383m from UK asylum accommodation contracts since 2019, according to the National Audit Office.
This is not a long-term or sustainable plan. It is a quick fix for cheap political points that does nothing to fix our broken asylum system.
This is not a long-term or sustainable plan. It is a quick fix for cheap political points that does nothing to fix our broken asylum system.
Two military sites earmarked as asylum seeker accommodation
Housing asylum seekers in hotels has cost billions, while they have also become a focal point for protests.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Three private companies have made a combined profit of £383m from UK asylum accommodation contracts since 2019, according to the National Audit Office.
This is not a long-term or sustainable plan. It is a quick fix for cheap political points that does nothing to fix our broken asylum system.
This is not a long-term or sustainable plan. It is a quick fix for cheap political points that does nothing to fix our broken asylum system.
We’re trapped in a narrow conversation about trust and policing.
Instead of continuing to invest in policing reforms and solutions that do not work, let’s instead consider community initiatives that we know work to reduce crime - pastoral care, youth workers, mental health support.
Instead of continuing to invest in policing reforms and solutions that do not work, let’s instead consider community initiatives that we know work to reduce crime - pastoral care, youth workers, mental health support.
October 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
We’re trapped in a narrow conversation about trust and policing.
Instead of continuing to invest in policing reforms and solutions that do not work, let’s instead consider community initiatives that we know work to reduce crime - pastoral care, youth workers, mental health support.
Instead of continuing to invest in policing reforms and solutions that do not work, let’s instead consider community initiatives that we know work to reduce crime - pastoral care, youth workers, mental health support.
We’re horrified to hear that another woman has been r*ped in another racially motivated attack. Women's safety and women's bodies cannot be a political football, this rise in misogynistic violence must be treated with seriousness and urgency.
October 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
We’re horrified to hear that another woman has been r*ped in another racially motivated attack. Women's safety and women's bodies cannot be a political football, this rise in misogynistic violence must be treated with seriousness and urgency.
Huge congratulations to our brilliant Editor @shafikmeghji.bsky.social 🙌
Chuffed to have won the blog category at last night’s AITO Travel Writer of the Year awards for my @runnymedetrust.bsky.social feature on exploring London’s South Asian heritage 🎉
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October 23, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Huge congratulations to our brilliant Editor @shafikmeghji.bsky.social 🙌
Any definition of Islamophobia needs to recognise it as racism, and its structural nature.
Defining a form of racism is not an act of censorship; clear definitions protect both people and free speech.
Read our full briefing 'Islamophobia: Towards a working definition' here 🔗 lnkd.in/e_ZbXn-8
Defining a form of racism is not an act of censorship; clear definitions protect both people and free speech.
Read our full briefing 'Islamophobia: Towards a working definition' here 🔗 lnkd.in/e_ZbXn-8
October 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Any definition of Islamophobia needs to recognise it as racism, and its structural nature.
Defining a form of racism is not an act of censorship; clear definitions protect both people and free speech.
Read our full briefing 'Islamophobia: Towards a working definition' here 🔗 lnkd.in/e_ZbXn-8
Defining a form of racism is not an act of censorship; clear definitions protect both people and free speech.
Read our full briefing 'Islamophobia: Towards a working definition' here 🔗 lnkd.in/e_ZbXn-8
‘Feted on stage but shut out from the levers of power’
The story of Grenadian-born cabaret king Leslie ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson is a reminder of Britain’s broader failure to sustain Black excellence beyond a performative spotlight, writes Anil Dawar for our blog ✍️
www.runnymedetrust.org/blog/hutch-b...
The story of Grenadian-born cabaret king Leslie ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson is a reminder of Britain’s broader failure to sustain Black excellence beyond a performative spotlight, writes Anil Dawar for our blog ✍️
www.runnymedetrust.org/blog/hutch-b...
October 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM
‘Feted on stage but shut out from the levers of power’
The story of Grenadian-born cabaret king Leslie ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson is a reminder of Britain’s broader failure to sustain Black excellence beyond a performative spotlight, writes Anil Dawar for our blog ✍️
www.runnymedetrust.org/blog/hutch-b...
The story of Grenadian-born cabaret king Leslie ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson is a reminder of Britain’s broader failure to sustain Black excellence beyond a performative spotlight, writes Anil Dawar for our blog ✍️
www.runnymedetrust.org/blog/hutch-b...
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‘Damning’ review of anti-Black racism within Met police ‘buried’ by force
‘Damning’ review of anti-Black racism within Met police ‘buried’ by force
Exclusive: external consultancy report found discrimination ‘baked into HR systems’ at London force
A review of anti-Black racism within the Metropolitan police has been “buried” by the force, despite finding discrimination “baked into its HR systems”, the Guardian can reveal.
The internal review, commissioned by the Met from the consultancy HR Rewired, concluded that bias, racial stereotyping and inequity were woven through the force’s recruitment, promotion and grievance processes, affecting Black staff specifically. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:19 AM
‘Damning’ review of anti-Black racism within Met police ‘buried’ by force
The official police recorded hate crime figures for 2024/25 have been released, with really stark reporting.
Between April 2024 and March 2025, there has been a 6% overall increase in racial hate crime, and a 3% overall increase in religious hate crime, compared to the previous 12 months.
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Between April 2024 and March 2025, there has been a 6% overall increase in racial hate crime, and a 3% overall increase in religious hate crime, compared to the previous 12 months.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The official police recorded hate crime figures for 2024/25 have been released, with really stark reporting.
Between April 2024 and March 2025, there has been a 6% overall increase in racial hate crime, and a 3% overall increase in religious hate crime, compared to the previous 12 months.
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Between April 2024 and March 2025, there has been a 6% overall increase in racial hate crime, and a 3% overall increase in religious hate crime, compared to the previous 12 months.
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Stark findings from @resfoundation.bsky.social today reveal wealth inequality in the UK has widened so much that, even if the average earner saved every single paycheck and didn’t spend a penny over 50 years, they *still* wouldn't be in the wealthiest 10% 💸
Lifetime of earnings not enough for UK workers to join wealthiest 10%, report says
Research finds it would take average worker saving all their earnings for 52 years to match wealth of richest 10th of society
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Stark findings from @resfoundation.bsky.social today reveal wealth inequality in the UK has widened so much that, even if the average earner saved every single paycheck and didn’t spend a penny over 50 years, they *still* wouldn't be in the wealthiest 10% 💸
“When we talk about reparative justice ... we are also talking about restructuring the architecture of global power dynamics, which continue to shape contemporary issues.”
✍️ Aamna Mohdin discusses our recent report on Reparations with @kojokoram.bsky.social in @theguardian.com
✍️ Aamna Mohdin discusses our recent report on Reparations with @kojokoram.bsky.social in @theguardian.com
Wednesday briefing: How to fight the right on reparations – and ‘rewire’ the architecture of inequality
In this weeks newsletter: Many paint reparations as impossible, unprecedented, even absurd – world experts tell a different story
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
“When we talk about reparative justice ... we are also talking about restructuring the architecture of global power dynamics, which continue to shape contemporary issues.”
✍️ Aamna Mohdin discusses our recent report on Reparations with @kojokoram.bsky.social in @theguardian.com
✍️ Aamna Mohdin discusses our recent report on Reparations with @kojokoram.bsky.social in @theguardian.com
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This year's Claire Dwyer lecture @uclgeography.bsky.social is with Dr Shabna Begum (@runnymedetrust.bsky.social) – reflecting on the 60th anniversary of the Race Relations Act of 1965
Tuesday 25 Nov, tickets below
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-2025-c...
Tuesday 25 Nov, tickets below
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-2025-c...
The 2025 Claire Dwyer Lecture: Dr Shabna Begum
Eventbrite - UCL Department of Geography presents The 2025 Claire Dwyer Lecture: Dr Shabna Begum - Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at Common Ground, London, England. Find event and ticket information.
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October 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
This year's Claire Dwyer lecture @uclgeography.bsky.social is with Dr Shabna Begum (@runnymedetrust.bsky.social) – reflecting on the 60th anniversary of the Race Relations Act of 1965
Tuesday 25 Nov, tickets below
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-2025-c...
Tuesday 25 Nov, tickets below
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-2025-c...
"This is a time for politicians to lead with intelligence and moral clarity, not with statements that exploit and politicise the situation"
A full response from us on the Heaton Park Synagogue attack www.runnymedetrust.org/news/respons...
A full response from us on the Heaton Park Synagogue attack www.runnymedetrust.org/news/respons...
Response to the Heaton Park Synagogue attack
Runnymede Trust response to the antisemitic Heaton Park Synagogue attack
www.runnymedetrust.org
October 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
"This is a time for politicians to lead with intelligence and moral clarity, not with statements that exploit and politicise the situation"
A full response from us on the Heaton Park Synagogue attack www.runnymedetrust.org/news/respons...
A full response from us on the Heaton Park Synagogue attack www.runnymedetrust.org/news/respons...
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Also delighted to be up for the @travwriters.bsky.social Celebrating Diversity Through Storytelling award for my @runnymedetrust.bsky.social feature on London’s South Asian history.
Congratulations to my fellow finalists, the brilliant @annahrichards.bsky.social and @shebsthewanderer.bsky.social 🎉
Congratulations to my fellow finalists, the brilliant @annahrichards.bsky.social and @shebsthewanderer.bsky.social 🎉
October 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Also delighted to be up for the @travwriters.bsky.social Celebrating Diversity Through Storytelling award for my @runnymedetrust.bsky.social feature on London’s South Asian history.
Congratulations to my fellow finalists, the brilliant @annahrichards.bsky.social and @shebsthewanderer.bsky.social 🎉
Congratulations to my fellow finalists, the brilliant @annahrichards.bsky.social and @shebsthewanderer.bsky.social 🎉