Spink denies racism claims
News Article 27 November 2006
Conservative MP Bob Spink has been forced to defend himself against accusations of racism after he appeared to suggest most criminals were black.
Tory MP in race row
Press Review 27 November 2006
Conservative MP Bob Spink is at the centre of a controversy after he claimed that the majority of criminals are black.
Mayor attacks race chief again
Press Review 27 November 2006
Ken Livingstone has launched a new attack on the head of Britain's race watchdog, accusing him of harming community tensions and using inflammatory language for the sake of "alarmist headlines".
Blair's slave trade sorrow
Press Review 27 November 2006
Writing in the black community newspaper New Nation, Tony Blair has issued a statement of regret at Britain's role in the slave trade.
BNP trial showed 'gap in the law'
News Article 14 November 2006
The acquittal of British National Party leader Nick Griffin shows there is "a gap in the law", attorney general Lord Goldsmith has said.
Tory councillor suspended over email
Press Review 7 November 2006
A Conservative councillor and parliamentary candidate has been suspended from the party after forwarding a racist email.
Call for ethnic school quotas
Press Review 12 October 2006
The Local Government Association's leader has called for ethnic quotas to be introduced in state schools in order to break down racial segregation.
Phillips wins super-watchdog post
News Article 8 September 2006
Trevor Phillips has been named as the first head of the new Commission for Equalities and Human Rights.
Phillips frontrunner for equalities job
Press Review 4 September 2006
The Guardian says that Commission for Racial Equality chief Trevor Phillips has been been chosen to lead the government's new human rights and equalities body.
Livingstone slams 'right wing' race chief
News Article 1 September 2006
Ken Livingstone has accused Commission for Racial Equality chief Trevor Phillips of "pandering to the right" so much that "soon he'll be joining the BNP".
Mayor calls race chief right wing
Press Review 1 September 2006
The mayor of London has accused the head of the Commission for Race Equality of being so far to the Right that "soon he'll be joining the BNP".
Race chief warns of EU migrants 'costs'
News Article 30 August 2006
The head of the Commission for Racial Equality has said that modern migration poses "major new issues".
Race watchdog tackles health department
Press Review 23 August 2006
The race relations watchdog is threatening the Department of Health with legal action for failing to consider the needs of ethnic minority patients.
NHS condemned over inequality
News Article 18 August 2006
The Healthcare Commission has said that few NHS trusts appear to be meeting legal requirements on race equality.
Top police officers warn on terror laws
News Article 7 August 2006
Senior police officers have warned that anti-terrorism laws could result in discrimination against Muslims.
