Institute of Race Relations newspaper cuttings

Topics include:

Reports concerning Colin Roach’s death within police custody, with coverage of protests in Stoke Wellington in response to his death.

-Large amount of reports of discrimination, primarily within employment, housing, healthcare, in benefit allocation and in clubs. In particular, employment discrimination is discussed in conjunction with the firms Massey Ferguson and British Leyland.

-Reports of racism and inaction within the police force, and calls for recruitment of more minority officers.

-Reports surrounding the introduction of the Police and Criminal Evidence Bill.

-Reports over hygiene fears in ethnic food shops.

-Large amount of reports in regards to debates over multicultural and multi-language education within schools, as well as reports of educational disparity between different pupil groups, and racism within schools.

-Reports over racism within the media.

-Large amount of reports over the activities of the National Front, the British National Party and the British Movement, including calls for marches to be banned, and for a ban to be imposed over the use of council buildings for meetings.

-Large amount of reports surrounding the Nationality Act, including criticism of the act, calls for its repeal and explanations of its repercussions.

-Reports over the increased financial cost of citizenship fees.

-Reports surrounding the suspension of Davinder Singh from school over his wearing of the kirpan.

-Reports surrounding the reversal of the verdict in Mandla v. Lee by the Law Lords.

-Large amount of reports following the government’s victory in reforming immigration law. Reports of criticism and protests against the changes to immigration law.

-Large amount of reports regarding complaints over the supply of white hearing aids to black patients.

-Reports over the introduction of NHS charges, including Oldham’s decision not to implement the changes.

-Reports of the church’s failure to adequately combat racism.

-Reports of the Greater London Council’s ‘Good Employer Guide.’

- Large amount of reports concerning racially motivated violence, including property destruction, vandalism and intimidation, arson attacks, as well as physical violence.

-Reports of Peter Newsham’s criticism of current race relation legislation as too weak to combat racism.

-Large amount of reports concerning the Law Lord’s reversal in Mandla v. Lee.

-Large amount of reports regarding the teaching of multicultural and multi-language (‘mother tongue’) language within schools, as well as reports of racism within schools and cultural exam bias.

-Reports concerning the establishment of separate Muslim schools within Bradford.

-Reports concerning Scotland Yard’s decision to release crime reports including the race and/or ethnicity of the criminal.

-Reports concerning racism at the Hendon Police College, and ongoing debate about the re-instalment of John Fernandes to his former teaching position at the college.

-Reports of an inquest into the death of Colin Roach in police custody.

-Reports of increased muggings against black and Asian people.

-Reports surrounding the introduction of the Police and Criminal Evidence Bill.