Another day another migration story. Terrifying in here tho is the reform of the ECHR she will attempt. This will be Labour's biggest and most dangerous mistake, I GUARANTEE. It will set up the infrastructure for a Reform govt. to dismantle all our protections. news.sky.com/story/home-s...

👤 Speaker spotlight: Dr Shabna Begum CEO @runnymedetrust.bsky.social | Author | Researcher on race, migration + activism Join us on 25 Nov as she reflects on the 1965 Race Relations Act and its lessons for today. 🎟 Free → tinyurl.com/ucl-begum #ClaireDwyerLecture #UCLGeography #RacialJustice

We are unsurprised by the latest review which concludes what we have known for decades: the Metropolitan Police is institutionally racist. As Dr Shereen Daniels' independent review states, this is not simply a matter of ‘bad apples’.

The Curriculum and Assessment Review: our response. www.runnymedetrust.org/news/respons...

This November marks the 60th anniversary of the passing of the Race Relations Act, but was the law as progressive as the British state tends to remember, and what are the parallels to today? Read the latest article by Hannah Francis on our blog ✍️ ow.ly/NiOz50XnCyM

Want to join our research team? We're looking for an experienced professional to conduct new quantitative and qualitative research on race and inequalities in the UK. Closing date Sunday 23 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT. www.runnymedetrust.org/careers/rese...

This is something @aaronwinter.bsky.social and I explored in our report for the @runnymedetrust.bsky.social in the lead up to the 2024 election Once more, the key question is not whether immigration is a popular concern, but why it has been made so www.runnymedetrust.org/publications...

New @yougov.co.uk polling confirms what we and others have been saying for years. It's time politicians and media stopped behaving as though immigration is the only issue that people care about - an agenda that fuels fear, hate and racism - and focus instead on what people actually want and need.

Everyone should have a safe and secure home, free from racism and discrimination. But we know that isn't always the case. That's why we’re asking you to share your own stories of racism when trying to access a social home. You can make a big contribution. Please share here: shltr.org.uk/gfQOW

The Renters Rights Bill has become law. This is a huge step towards addressing our broken housing system, which has been achieved through fierce campaigning from civil society across the board. While extremely welcome, there are still gaps. Here’s what you need to know 🧵

Far too often, medical schools leave Black heritage students feeling persistently unwelcome. We need to move beyond mere inclusion towards genuine and lasting belonging, writes Carl Kulimushi, a student at the University of Manchester. New on our blog ✍️ www.runnymedetrust.org/blog/getting...

Three private companies have made a combined profit of £383m from UK asylum accommodation contracts since 2019, according to the National Audit Office. This is not a long-term or sustainable plan. It is a quick fix for cheap political points that does nothing to fix our broken asylum system.

We’re trapped in a narrow conversation about trust and policing. Instead of continuing to invest in policing reforms and solutions that do not work, let’s instead consider community initiatives that we know work to reduce crime - pastoral care, youth workers, mental health support.

We’re horrified to hear that another woman has been r*ped in another racially motivated attack. Women's safety and women's bodies cannot be a political football, this rise in misogynistic violence must be treated with seriousness and urgency.

Huge congratulations to our brilliant Editor @shafikmeghji.bsky.social 🙌

Any definition of Islamophobia needs to recognise it as racism, and its structural nature. Defining a form of racism is not an act of censorship; clear definitions protect both people and free speech. Read our full briefing 'Islamophobia: Towards a working definition' here 🔗 lnkd.in/e_ZbXn-8

‘Feted on stage but shut out from the levers of power’ The story of Grenadian-born cabaret king Leslie ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson is a reminder of Britain’s broader failure to sustain Black excellence beyond a performative spotlight, writes Anil Dawar for our blog ✍️ www.runnymedetrust.org/blog/hutch-b...

‘Damning’ review of anti-Black racism within Met police ‘buried’ by force

The official police recorded hate crime figures for 2024/25 have been released, with really stark reporting. Between April 2024 and March 2025, there has been a 6% overall increase in racial hate crime, and a 3% overall increase in religious hate crime, compared to the previous 12 months. 👇

Stark findings from @resfoundation.bsky.social today reveal wealth inequality in the UK has widened so much that, even if the average earner saved every single paycheck and didn’t spend a penny over 50 years, they *still* wouldn't be in the wealthiest 10% 💸

“When we talk about reparative justice ... we are also talking about restructuring the architecture of global power dynamics, which continue to shape contemporary issues.” ✍️ Aamna Mohdin discusses our recent report on Reparations with @kojokoram.bsky.social in @theguardian.com

This year's Claire Dwyer lecture @uclgeography.bsky.social is with Dr Shabna Begum (@runnymedetrust.bsky.social) – reflecting on the 60th anniversary of the Race Relations Act of 1965 Tuesday 25 Nov, tickets below www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-2025-c...

"This is a time for politicians to lead with intelligence and moral clarity, not with statements that exploit and politicise the situation" A full response from us on the Heaton Park Synagogue attack www.runnymedetrust.org/news/respons...

Also delighted to be up for the @travwriters.bsky.social Celebrating Diversity Through Storytelling award for my @runnymedetrust.bsky.social feature on London’s South Asian history. Congratulations to my fellow finalists, the brilliant @annahrichards.bsky.social and @shebsthewanderer.bsky.social 🎉

We send our deepest condolences and love to Jewish communities across the country in the wake of this morning’s horrifying attack.

We are outraged by the findings of this evening’s BBC Panorama investigation into the Metropolitan Police. There can be no other logical conclusion than that the Met Police is irredeemable. A statement from us 👇 www.runnymedetrust.org/news/the-met...

It seems Labour have now learnt the word 'racism', but this is utterly disingenuous given how they are pandering to Reform’s far-right agenda. ✍️ our Stephen Walcott, Head of Policy, on @bigissue.com

It's Black History Month, and there's no better time to talk about reparations. Our new report shows that reparations are not only necessary, but achievable. When done right, they benefit us all. Read now on our website 🔗 runnymedetrust.org/publications/reparations

“The market education system is failing the most vulnerable children in society” Half a century on from the injustice of 'educationally subnormal' schools, similarly discriminatory practices continue to blight the lives of Black pupils today, writes Montel Gordon in our blog ✍️

“Schools are increasingly incentivised not to treat children as whole people but are instead driven by a results culture that intertwines with racist ideas about ability and need. The racialised exclusion culture is harmful to us all” Our CEO @shabna.bsky.social in the @mirror.co.uk ✍️

School exclusions are a form of structural racism, and indicate deep failings within educational settings, our latest report with Communities Empowerment Network details 🧵

📢 The 2025 Claire Dwyer Lecture Join @runnymedetrust.bsky.social CEO Dr Shabna Begum as she marks 60 years since the 1965 Race Relations Act – and its lessons for racial justice today. 📍 London | 25 Nov 🎟 Free & open to all → tinyurl.com/ucl-begum #ClaireDwyerLecture #RacialJustice #UCLGeography

In case you missed it! Our Reparations report launched last week, the event recording is now available via YouTube: youtu.be/GrLylhCsLu8

“This has to be the turning point for England’s maternity services and particularly for black women if we are to achieve equity.” The Health and Social Care Committee's latest report blames racism for the disproportionately poor maternal health outcomes experienced by Black women.

This weekend we witnessed one of the most disgraceful and distressing demonstrations of racism in British history. Speakers including Elon Musk directly incited racist violence, calling for British people to ‘fight back’ or die. Read our full statement 🔗 www.runnymedetrust.org/news/stateme...

Stephen Lawrence should be celebrating his 51st birthday today, but he was murdered in a racist attack at just 18. As we look to the horrifying resurgence of racist violence, Stephen’s story serves as a poignant reminder of why racial justice matters. Rest in power, Stephen. Your legacy lives on 🖤

Reparations are not only necessary, but achievable. When done right, they benefit us all. Read our latest report: www.runnymedetrust.o...

"A permanently hostile environment, in which the guy who defaces a mosque or racially abuses me in the street knows he will get away with it" Vital words from @jonathanliew.bsky.social - what in fact *is* the endgame of this immigration debate? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"The question is no longer whether reparations should be considered, but how they might be thoughtfully implemented" 🌎 Join us for the online launch of our new perspectives paper, and a discussion on the necessity and opportunity presented by reparations - hosted by @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social

“We're seeing more people trapped in severe and sustained poverty, turning to food banks because they have nowhere else to go" @helenbarnard.bsky.social 📝 The cross-party Poverty Strategy Commission report is out today. It would lift 4.2 million people out of poverty. 1/2

🚨 Today we launched a joint briefing with Gingerbread, @runnymedetrust.bsky.social @z2ktrust.bsky.social @praxisprojects.bsky.social and others on how child poverty affects different groups & the inclusive govt actions needed to tackle it. Link below ⬇️ bit.ly/47RgwvM

“Not many people know there is a growing Syrian culture in London.” From ornate halls to local cafés, Nadia Aburdene leads a Syrian heritage tour that uncovers a part of London’s culture that is often overlooked. New on our blog ✍️

A new report by @trusselluk.bsky.social has uncovered stark racial disparities in those experiencing food insecurity and turning to food banks. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

We stand w/ 200+ orgs rejecting weaponising violence against women & girls for anti-migrant agendas. Govt & media fuel racist narratives pitting survivors & migrants against each other. Falsehoods like these don’t keep women safe, they distract from tackling gender-based violence. t.co/50I5sp1kCI

"The language used has become increasingly brazen in its demonisation and these narratives drench our thinking." ✍️ our @shabna.bsky.social

'A lens of criminality and criminalisation risks missing the bigger picture' 🎙️ Fourteen years on from the emergence of Drill, why are we still asking the same questions about its links to crime and violence, asks Patrick Olajide on our blog 🔗

Routinely disclosing the asylum status of suspects is a very dangerous step to take | Nasar Meer

The government are stereotyping migrants as inherently criminal, which endangers all people of colour.

Our government and media are complicit in enabling racist violence, our latest report shows. One year since the racist riots broke out across the UK, violence which has continued since, those in power cannot continue to deny their enabling role. Read the report here 👉 www.runnymedetrust.o...

A year on from the racist riots, our politicians are still fuelling hate. Violence doesn’t erupt from nowhere. Migrants, Muslims and people of colour didn’t break the UK, our politicians did. It’s time to stop sowing division, and focus on the issues that really matter. #ukpolitics #immigration