Between November 2011 and February 2013, ROTA delivered the Shaping the Future seminar series, which considered some of the main challenges facing London’s BAME children and young people and their families, following a difficult economic period and wide-spread policy reforms and public spending cuts. 500 people, included two regional events, five local events, five workshops…
Maurice is the Chief Executive of Race on the Agenda. He has been a life-long anti-racism campaigner and has extensive experience working in the voluntary sector, the private sector and for national newspapers. Maurice’s 25-year career in journalism has seen him write on politics, society, race and current affairs for the Voice, the Guardian, The…
“The most racist piece of legislation in the last 30 years”. So said John McDonnell MP about the new Immigration Bill that the Coalition Government is currently ramming through parliament. The Bill had its second reading on 22nd October and marks the culmination of months of disgraceful dog-whistle politics about immigration as the main parties…
Read the latest blog by Andy Gregg, ROTA Chief Executive. “The most racist piece of legislation in the last 30 years”. So said John McDonnell MP about the new Immigration Bill that the Coalition Government is currently ramming through parliament. The Bill had its second reading on 22nd October and marks the culmination of…… continue…
Yesterday I went to a presentation by George Lakoff – the author of “Don’t think of an elephant! Know your values and frame the debate”. He is Professor of Linguistics at the University of California and specialises in understanding how we can use language to change the way in which debates and ideas are framed….
Between November 2011 and February 2013, ROTA delivered the Shaping the Future seminar series, which considered educational reforms and the current state of play in terms of educational inequality. A concerning discussion point that came up at many of the seminars was that growing numbers of BAME children and young people are being diagnosed with…
Read our latest blog: More Home Office Confusion! by Andy Gregg here.
The Home Office's consultation on police powers of stop and search is a great example of really bad survey and questionnaire design. Many of the questions are unclear or leading and the logic baffling. For example Question 3 "to what extent do you agree that the arrest rate following stop and search is a useful…
A big thank you to all of you who signed ROTA’s petition on the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) and for supporting our campaign to save the PSED. The independent Steering Group of the PSED review published its recommendations on 6thSeptember. Your voice and support has ensured there are no recommendations to remove the Public…
This month, Chief Executive Andy Gregg reviews David Goodhart’s topical book ‘The British Dream’. Read the review here.