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The UK government wants a new definition of Islamophobia and has created a working group of politicians, academics and independent experts to provide one. It aims to settle long-running political debates over the term.

The Conversation

New web retailer BookKind pledges 10% of all sales to charity

‘You could probably buy your books from cheaper places,’ says startup that will allow shoppers to choose between eight different charities to receive a tithe

The Guardian - UK

Rise in antisemitic abuse means UK Jews more likely to consider move to Israel, experts say

Thinktank says there has been a shift in attitudes – but claims of a UK ‘Jewish exodus’ are alarmist

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England stop and search pilot scheme does not cut violence, thinktank finds

Scheme allowing police to stop and search people without grounds for suspicion targets people of colour, Runnymede Trust found

The Guardian - UK

Race equality leader hits out at UK’s denial of institutional racism

Outgoing Runnymede Trust head Dr Halima Begum says government has major ‘credibility issue’

The Guardian - UK

‘It feels worse’: Britons on race issues since Stephen Lawrence murder

Thirty years after the teenager’s death, people are asking how much the country has really changed

The Guardian - UK

'Race played a part in my dad's death - we urge Covid inquiry to examine this'

Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice (CBFFJ), The Runnymede Trust and 25 other civil society organisations have written to Baroness Hallett, chair of the Covid Inquiry, calling for structural racism to be explicitly examined in the Covid inquiry

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‘Investigate racism in Covid-19 inquiry,’ bereaved families urge government

“The role that structural racism played, and continues to play, in determining which communities were hit first and hardest by the pandemic is abundantly clear”

The Independent UK

Concerns raised over use of police in London schools

Senior staff at City Hall said there was widespread support for police in schools - and that there was even a case to expand them into some primary schools

Evening Standard

‘Immediate’ action needed to protect Black schoolkids says equality charity after Ashford attack

Runnymede Trust claims that the alleged Ashford attack is ‘not an isolated’ incident in British schools

Evening Standard

Almost 500 police officers in London schools out of 979 across UK

The Runnymede Trust said 489 police officers are based in London schools

Evening Standard

There are almost 1,000 police officers now based in UK schools

The Runnymede Trust is calling for the Government to end the power of the police to strip search children

Wales Online

Almost one thousand police officers are operating in UK schools, figures show

The Runnymede Trust said officers in schools ‘can facilitate the school-to-prison pipeline’ for many black and ethnic minority young people.

The Independent UK

Nearly 1,000 police officers operating in UK schools, figures show

Analysis shows police more likely to be in schools with higher numbers of pupils of colour and those eligible for free meals

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Racial inequality ‘hard-wired into housing system’ as UK rent soars

One in six black and minority ethnic renters has seen an increase in their rent in the past month

The Guardian - UK

Climate emergency is a legacy of colonialism, says Greenpeace UK

Report says global south has been ‘used as place to dump waste’ and that people of colour are suffering disproportionately

Daily Record

Women of colour 'changing names, language, hair and clothes to fit in at work'

The report found women face barriers 'at all stages' from entering work to taking on leadership roles.

The Guardian - UK

Most women of colour ‘hide’ their heritage due to UK workplace racism

‘Shocking’ report finds more than 60% change their language, hairstyle, clothes or diet to fit in

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The Independent UK

Women of colour ‘changing names, language, hair and clothes to fit in at work’

Institutional racism is common across all sectors and organisations, according to a report by the Fawcett Society and the Runnymede Trust.

The Guardian - UK

Teachers’ union NEU warns of classroom culture wars

Union plans to ‘critically interrogate’ government’s model history curriculum over teaching of Black perspectives

The Guardian - UK

After the Sewell report, the race action plan seems a step in the right direction

We may even read parts of this as a discreet repudiation of what went before. But there is more to be done, says Halima Begum, chief executive of the Runnymede Trust

The Guardian - UK

If the government wants open debate in universities, why stifle it in schools?

New government guidance on ‘politically impartial’ teaching risks shutting down conversations about race with students, says Dr Halima Begum, chief executive of the Runnymede Trust

The Independent UK

High Court ruling on Hancock’s pandemic appointments ‘incredibly significant’

The Runnymede Trust won a ruling after complaining about Government appointments made during the pandemic.

Daily Mirror

Matt Hancock broke law over Tory peer Dido Harding's appointment during pandemic

The High Court found former Health Secretary Matt Hancock failed to comply with equalities duties when he appointed Baroness Harding and ex-Sainsbury's boss Mike Coupe to top jobs

The Guardian - UK

Matt Hancock failed to comply with equality duty over Dido Harding appointment, court rules

Runnymede Trust wins court battle over key government appointments during coronavirus pandemic

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