Institute of Race Relations newspaper cuttings

Topics include:

- 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 debates over the establishment of separate Muslim schools. There are also reports calling for the dismissal of Bob Morris, a teacher in Avon, who used racial slurs against a Sikh colleague.

- Large amount of reports regarding the use of ethnic origin monitoring forms.

- Large amount of reports concerning racism within the police force, including reports about Hendon Police College, as well as efforts to recruit more minority officers.

- Reports detailing the Commission for Racial Equality’s calls for new race relations legislation.

- Large amount of reports regarding the activities of the British Movement, the National Front, and the British National Party.

- Large amount of reports detailing instances of racism within the media.

- Reports following the BBC documentary “Black.”

- Reports regarding the activities of the organization Christians Against Racism and Fascism.

- Reports surrounding the proposed plan to convert a swimming bath in Woolwich for Asian swimmers.

- Reports on the debate over halal meat.

- Reports of unrest in Saville Town, Sheffield, St. Albans, Dewsbury and Mitcham.

- Reports detailing calls for the abolishment of governmental immigration laws.

- Reports following the BBC documentary “Panorama: Police and the Blacks.”

- Reports following the release of prison guidelines on race relations.

- Reports regarding the anointment of 1984 as a ‘racism-free’ year.

- Reports regarding the implementation of the Commission for Racial Equality’s code of practice.

- Reports of discrimination against non-domiciled seamen.

- Reports following the publication of “Planning for a Multi-Racial Britain.”

- Reports following denial of British passport holders to port entry in France.

- Reports following the publication of “White Law: Racism in the Police, Courts, and Prisons” by Paul Gordon.

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

- Large amount of reports of discrimination, primarily within employment, housing, benefit allocation, and in pubs and clubs.

- Reports concerning deportations, with the cases of Afia Begum, Rodney and Gail Pereira, and Mohammed Idrish receiving particular attention.

- Reports following the acquittal of the Mozart 7.

- Reports of racism within the British Medical Association.