I draw attention to, and discuss the legal, policy and broader implications of, the exclusively white, male composition of a seven-member organising committee and of the narrow composition of organising institutions of a planned academic workshop in the UK on merit, alongside the absence of any explicit reference in the workshop’s Call for Papers to race, disability, social class or gender.
15-minute read
Public interest concerns about the conduct of a practising barrister in England and Wales, including his tweet referring to “the stroppy teenager of colour” who accused her school of racial discrimination for its policy on “Afro-style hair”, with an assessment of potential breaches of the Bar Standards Board Code of Conduct.
34-minute read
A series of concerns about the recent appointments process for four vacancies on the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
10-minute read
Has the decision by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to not sanction his Home Secretary Priti Patel for bullying behaviour contrary to the Ministerial Code damaged government?
2-minute read
Comments on responses from the Department for Education regarding statements by the Equalities Minister in the UK government about teaching Critical Race Theory, including white privilege, in schools, with a discussion referencing law, politics and ideology.
5-minute read
My complaint, dated 17 May 2018, to Lucy Scott-Moncrief, CBE, The House of Lords Commissioner for Standards against the conduct of Lord Kilclooney with reference to racially offensive and/or racist statements he made in 2018, together with her response.
10-minute read
The very short story of a government minister who has a blind spot about race.
3½-minute read
An examination of the ideological shift further to the right in the UK’s Conservative Party with reference to race, which will likely have significant implications for law and policy.
5-minute read
Given the threat to the humanities from the political right, how should ‘the right’ be understood today? I offer some preliminary thoughts in this short read.
5-minute read
Correction of falsehoods in the ‘British Penal Laws’ and window tax tweet, with a view to expanding an understanding of Ireland – including of its laws and socio-economic history – which hopefully will encourage further research into the window tax, but, as importantly, understanding of the accommodation and livelihoods of the majority of the people.