Open letter to Prime Minister David Cameron
This open letter was sent to the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, on August 13th, 2011. Dear Prime Minister, I write as someone whose contribution for more than four decades to the struggle for...
View ArticleBlack, Asian, minority ethnic communities and inner city riots
The following speech was delivered at the “Beyond the Unrest – Community Safety & Civil Society” seminar, promoted by the BME Leadership & Engagement project, on November 29th, 2011. The...
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Media coverage of 2011 riots ‘was disgraceful’
The following article was published by The Voice on June 10th, 2012. MEDIA COVERAGE of last summer’s riots has been heavily criticised in a damning new report seen exclusively by The Voice. The...
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Mending Broken Britain? Education’s Response
Last February, Professor Gus John delivered a keynote address at the “Mending Broken Britain? Education’s Response” Conference, which was organised by Curriculum Enrichment for the Common Era (CE4CE)...
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David Cameron tries being ‘cruel to be kind’
It was truly stomach churning to hear David Cameron on Monday 22 October 2012 unctuously setting out his government’s revised law and order agenda for dealing with the presence of knives and guns on...
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My highlights: History, Education, and Policing
The week of 18 February 2013 offered many opportunities for reminiscing, reflection, critical analysis and for planning collective action on a number of fronts, history, education and race and policing...
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Guns, Young Black Males and the Two-Headed Monster
The scene outside the High Court in London, after an inquest jury found that Mark Duggan was ‘lawfully killed’ by police. Credits: David Mery (Flickr) The Mark Duggan inquest verdict has stoked deep...
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Policing by contempt
Credits: “Stephen Lawrence memorial”, by Darryl_SE7 (Flickr – CC BY-NC 2.0) So, finally the home secretary is ordering a judge-led inquiry into the activities of undercover police and their corrupt...
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