In a Ceasefire special on St. George's Day, Symeon Brown interviews Daniel Trilling, New Statesman Associate Editor about his latest book, Bloody Nasty People, and the wider debate over the far right, class and British identity.
David Lammy's remarks blaming the riots on a lack of corporal punishment have been widely reported in the media. Adam Elliott-Cooper argues that Lammy's clumsiness not only draws attention from the multitude of factors underpinning the riots, but also the culture of violence that is far more damaging to the communities he claims to represent.
As the long-standing suspects of Stephen Lawrence's murder are put on trial, Adam Elliott-Cooper argues that only by understanding the context of institutional racism, and the overarching power structures that give rise to it, can we fully address these crimes and seek justice for their victims.
Every year for the past quarter century, Black History month in Britain manifests itself in our key institutions as "thirty-one days of PR for British colonialism and the Transatlantic Slave Trade". In an new essay, cultural critic Nichole Black revisits the BHM debate.