Periscope Nottingham
Over a hundred Black Lives Matter protestors “took a knee” in Nottingham last Wednesday in a demonstration against police brutality. The rally, which took place in Market Square on June 17, saw a large group of activists go down on one knee in a show of solidarity with protests in the United States. Protests have […]
In a guest article for Periscope Nottingham, Momentum NCG candidate, Mish Rahman writes about how growing up in the Bangladeshi community of Walsall in the 1980s informed his politics, as well as the vision he and Forward Momentum have for the future of Labour and the left. I am from a Bangladeshi family with deep […]
On June 4, The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) applied to intervene in a High Court legal challenge of the government. What could possibly inspire one of the most radical unions in the UK to defend the Tory government? The legal challenge in question is brought against the government’s lockdown by multi-millionaire, twitter […]
The black story is one of the most denied stories within the UK. Us British people have created this narrative that racism does not exist in the UK, that we live in some multi-cultural utopia. But this narrative has been created by the dominator whilst the dominated have their stories scrutinised at every step, or […]
Labour staffers are under fire for abuse of power, following the leak of an explosive report into anti-Semitism within the party. The investigation was damning in its description of the activities of some senior officials, including an incident in February 2017 involving Diane Abbott. Abbott, who was Shadow Home Secretary at the time, has been a consistent target of racist attacks during her time as […]
