15 May 2019

Knife crime tragedy linked to council cuts

In my home city of Birmingham there have been over 270 knife crimes so far this year. West Midlands Police report an 87% increase since 2013-2014.

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10 October 2018

Mexico: socialists violently attacked by gangs - urgent solidarity needed

Socialists in Mexico have been attacked by fascistic gangs

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24 August 2017

Racist smears won't stop child sex abuse

The real answer to tackling abuse is not racial profiling. It starts with fully funding essential services

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13 January 2016

Sexual assaults in Cologne exploited by racist establishment and far right

The shocking attacks on scores of women in Cologne, where up to 1,000 North African or 'Arab-looking' men were said to be on the rampage, brought the inevitable baying from the far right and a backlash from the establishment media and politicians.

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28 May 2008

The Wire - Reviewed by Michael Wrack

When The Wire first started it could easily have been mistaken for just another 'cop show', and a particularly slow, dialogue-driven one at that...

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30 August 2007

Horror and heartbreak in Croxteth - What is the cause? What is the answer?

The appalling murder of young Rhys Jones has generated outrage, disbelief, anger and a demand for a solution to the brutalisation of a section of youth... By Tony Mulhearn

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