Runnymede Trust
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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 🧵
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.
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...
In Aug 2024, the month of the racist riots, Islamophobic hate crime rose by 123% from the previous month.
October 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
In Aug 2024, the month of the racist riots, Islamophobic hate crime rose by 123% from the previous month.
For example, in the UK, Black African households hold over 8x less wealth than White British households, while Bangladeshi households hold over 7x less (see 📊)
Racial disparities are also present in unemployment and poverty rates, with people of colour facing some of the worse outcomes.
Racial disparities are also present in unemployment and poverty rates, with people of colour facing some of the worse outcomes.
October 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
For example, in the UK, Black African households hold over 8x less wealth than White British households, while Bangladeshi households hold over 7x less (see 📊)
Racial disparities are also present in unemployment and poverty rates, with people of colour facing some of the worse outcomes.
Racial disparities are also present in unemployment and poverty rates, with people of colour facing some of the worse outcomes.
We send our deepest condolences and love to Jewish communities across the country in the wake of this morning’s horrifying attack.
October 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
We send our deepest condolences and love to Jewish communities across the country in the wake of this morning’s horrifying attack.
We are outraged by the findings of this evening’s BBC Panorama investigation into the Metropolitan Police.
There can be no other logical conclusion than that the Met Police is irredeemable.
A statement from us 👇
www.runnymedetrust.org/news/the-met...
There can be no other logical conclusion than that the Met Police is irredeemable.
A statement from us 👇
www.runnymedetrust.org/news/the-met...
October 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
We are outraged by the findings of this evening’s BBC Panorama investigation into the Metropolitan Police.
There can be no other logical conclusion than that the Met Police is irredeemable.
A statement from us 👇
www.runnymedetrust.org/news/the-met...
There can be no other logical conclusion than that the Met Police is irredeemable.
A statement from us 👇
www.runnymedetrust.org/news/the-met...
It's Black History Month, and there's no better time to talk about reparations.
Our new report shows that reparations are not only necessary, but achievable. When done right, they benefit us all.
Read now on our website 🔗 runnymedetrust.org/publications/reparations
Our new report shows that reparations are not only necessary, but achievable. When done right, they benefit us all.
Read now on our website 🔗 runnymedetrust.org/publications/reparations
October 1, 2025 at 7:42 AM
It's Black History Month, and there's no better time to talk about reparations.
Our new report shows that reparations are not only necessary, but achievable. When done right, they benefit us all.
Read now on our website 🔗 runnymedetrust.org/publications/reparations
Our new report shows that reparations are not only necessary, but achievable. When done right, they benefit us all.
Read now on our website 🔗 runnymedetrust.org/publications/reparations
School exclusions are a form of structural racism, and indicate deep failings within educational settings, our latest report with Communities Empowerment Network details 🧵
September 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
School exclusions are a form of structural racism, and indicate deep failings within educational settings, our latest report with Communities Empowerment Network details 🧵
This weekend we witnessed one of the most disgraceful and distressing demonstrations of racism in British history.
Speakers including Elon Musk directly incited racist violence, calling for British people to ‘fight back’ or die.
Read our full statement 🔗 www.runnymedetrust.org/news/stateme...
Speakers including Elon Musk directly incited racist violence, calling for British people to ‘fight back’ or die.
Read our full statement 🔗 www.runnymedetrust.org/news/stateme...
September 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
This weekend we witnessed one of the most disgraceful and distressing demonstrations of racism in British history.
Speakers including Elon Musk directly incited racist violence, calling for British people to ‘fight back’ or die.
Read our full statement 🔗 www.runnymedetrust.org/news/stateme...
Speakers including Elon Musk directly incited racist violence, calling for British people to ‘fight back’ or die.
Read our full statement 🔗 www.runnymedetrust.org/news/stateme...
Stephen Lawrence should be celebrating his 51st birthday today, but he was murdered in a racist attack at just 18.
As we look to the horrifying resurgence of racist violence, Stephen’s story serves as a poignant reminder of why racial justice matters.
Rest in power, Stephen. Your legacy lives on 🖤
As we look to the horrifying resurgence of racist violence, Stephen’s story serves as a poignant reminder of why racial justice matters.
Rest in power, Stephen. Your legacy lives on 🖤
September 13, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Stephen Lawrence should be celebrating his 51st birthday today, but he was murdered in a racist attack at just 18.
As we look to the horrifying resurgence of racist violence, Stephen’s story serves as a poignant reminder of why racial justice matters.
Rest in power, Stephen. Your legacy lives on 🖤
As we look to the horrifying resurgence of racist violence, Stephen’s story serves as a poignant reminder of why racial justice matters.
Rest in power, Stephen. Your legacy lives on 🖤
Reparations are not only necessary, but achievable. When done right, they benefit us all.
Read our latest report: www.runnymedetrust.o...
Read our latest report: www.runnymedetrust.o...
September 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Reparations are not only necessary, but achievable. When done right, they benefit us all.
Read our latest report: www.runnymedetrust.o...
Read our latest report: www.runnymedetrust.o...
A year on from the racist riots, our politicians are still fuelling hate. Violence doesn’t erupt from nowhere.
Migrants, Muslims and people of colour didn’t break the UK, our politicians did. It’s time to stop sowing division, and focus on the issues that really matter.
#ukpolitics #immigration
Migrants, Muslims and people of colour didn’t break the UK, our politicians did. It’s time to stop sowing division, and focus on the issues that really matter.
#ukpolitics #immigration
July 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A year on from the racist riots, our politicians are still fuelling hate. Violence doesn’t erupt from nowhere.
Migrants, Muslims and people of colour didn’t break the UK, our politicians did. It’s time to stop sowing division, and focus on the issues that really matter.
#ukpolitics #immigration
Migrants, Muslims and people of colour didn’t break the UK, our politicians did. It’s time to stop sowing division, and focus on the issues that really matter.
#ukpolitics #immigration
The right to protest is a fundamental tenet of the struggle for racial justice in the UK.
From the Bristol Bus Boycott, to the Black Lives Matter movement, it is critical that the freedoms of activists to challenge injustices are protected.
From the Bristol Bus Boycott, to the Black Lives Matter movement, it is critical that the freedoms of activists to challenge injustices are protected.
July 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The right to protest is a fundamental tenet of the struggle for racial justice in the UK.
From the Bristol Bus Boycott, to the Black Lives Matter movement, it is critical that the freedoms of activists to challenge injustices are protected.
From the Bristol Bus Boycott, to the Black Lives Matter movement, it is critical that the freedoms of activists to challenge injustices are protected.
Yesterday’s announcements have ignored the institutional failures in the #ChildQ case, and so dramatically fail to deliver the justice that is so urgently needed www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Read our full response below 👇
Read our full response below 👇
June 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Yesterday’s announcements have ignored the institutional failures in the #ChildQ case, and so dramatically fail to deliver the justice that is so urgently needed www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Read our full response below 👇
Read our full response below 👇
Today is WindrushDay, marking 77 years since the HMT Empire Windrush's arrival at Tilbury Docks, a symbolic moment in British history 🚢
Celebrations for our Windrush generation must be accompanied by swift action to bring justice for them and their families.
Celebrations for our Windrush generation must be accompanied by swift action to bring justice for them and their families.
June 22, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Today is WindrushDay, marking 77 years since the HMT Empire Windrush's arrival at Tilbury Docks, a symbolic moment in British history 🚢
Celebrations for our Windrush generation must be accompanied by swift action to bring justice for them and their families.
Celebrations for our Windrush generation must be accompanied by swift action to bring justice for them and their families.
We need a curriculum that represents the diversity of our society, promotes genuine social cohesion, and counters the polarisation that has contributed to racist rioting across the UK.
Our CEO @shabna.bsky.social providing evidence to the Education Select Committee in the House of Commons 👇
Our CEO @shabna.bsky.social providing evidence to the Education Select Committee in the House of Commons 👇
June 19, 2025 at 9:55 AM
We need a curriculum that represents the diversity of our society, promotes genuine social cohesion, and counters the polarisation that has contributed to racist rioting across the UK.
Our CEO @shabna.bsky.social providing evidence to the Education Select Committee in the House of Commons 👇
Our CEO @shabna.bsky.social providing evidence to the Education Select Committee in the House of Commons 👇
Today marks eight years since 72 people from predominantly working-class communities of colour were killed in the Grenfell fire. Our thoughts are with those who were lost, their grieving loved ones, and those who survived this preventable tragedy.
#ForeverInOurHearts #JusticeForGrenfell 💚
#ForeverInOurHearts #JusticeForGrenfell 💚
June 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Today marks eight years since 72 people from predominantly working-class communities of colour were killed in the Grenfell fire. Our thoughts are with those who were lost, their grieving loved ones, and those who survived this preventable tragedy.
#ForeverInOurHearts #JusticeForGrenfell 💚
#ForeverInOurHearts #JusticeForGrenfell 💚
We need reinvestment in community infrastructures that address the root causes of violence and harm, not more money for our broken police forces
Our @shabna.bsky.social today on BBC Politics Live
Full episode available here: ow.ly/syl750W6qoX
Our @shabna.bsky.social today on BBC Politics Live
Full episode available here: ow.ly/syl750W6qoX
June 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
We need reinvestment in community infrastructures that address the root causes of violence and harm, not more money for our broken police forces
Our @shabna.bsky.social today on BBC Politics Live
Full episode available here: ow.ly/syl750W6qoX
Our @shabna.bsky.social today on BBC Politics Live
Full episode available here: ow.ly/syl750W6qoX
📣 Invitation to work with us!
We're looking to partner with an organisation or agency who can support us to understand our existing and target audiences, and support the delivery of campaigns to connect with them 💫
Full detail here: ow.ly/w2hx50W4M6O
We're looking to partner with an organisation or agency who can support us to understand our existing and target audiences, and support the delivery of campaigns to connect with them 💫
Full detail here: ow.ly/w2hx50W4M6O
June 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
📣 Invitation to work with us!
We're looking to partner with an organisation or agency who can support us to understand our existing and target audiences, and support the delivery of campaigns to connect with them 💫
Full detail here: ow.ly/w2hx50W4M6O
We're looking to partner with an organisation or agency who can support us to understand our existing and target audiences, and support the delivery of campaigns to connect with them 💫
Full detail here: ow.ly/w2hx50W4M6O
Today marks five years since George Floyd was murdered by police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis.
His death reignited demands for racial justice across the globe - millions took to the streets to declare #BlackLivesMatter.
His death reignited demands for racial justice across the globe - millions took to the streets to declare #BlackLivesMatter.
May 25, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Today marks five years since George Floyd was murdered by police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis.
His death reignited demands for racial justice across the globe - millions took to the streets to declare #BlackLivesMatter.
His death reignited demands for racial justice across the globe - millions took to the streets to declare #BlackLivesMatter.
Join our CEO @shabna.bsky.social at UCL's Sarah Parker Remond Centre, where she will present key findings from our recent report examining rising Islamophobia in the UK and the impact for Muslim communities.
🗓️ Tuesday 11th Feb
🕔 5-7pm
📍University College London
🎟️ Reserve a spot 👉 ow.ly/B45q50UVHfo
🗓️ Tuesday 11th Feb
🕔 5-7pm
📍University College London
🎟️ Reserve a spot 👉 ow.ly/B45q50UVHfo
February 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Join our CEO @shabna.bsky.social at UCL's Sarah Parker Remond Centre, where she will present key findings from our recent report examining rising Islamophobia in the UK and the impact for Muslim communities.
🗓️ Tuesday 11th Feb
🕔 5-7pm
📍University College London
🎟️ Reserve a spot 👉 ow.ly/B45q50UVHfo
🗓️ Tuesday 11th Feb
🕔 5-7pm
📍University College London
🎟️ Reserve a spot 👉 ow.ly/B45q50UVHfo