Violent racism is becoming all too familiar. We’ve written to the Prime Minister expressing our deep concern, calling for an urgent meeting with anti-racist and faith groups to develop a serious anti-racist strategy, one that shows genuine leadership in response to this ugly chapter.

The billionaire-funded ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march this weekend was seething with extreme racism, spouted by its far right organisers. We witnessed calls for remigration, to ‘stop Islam’ and for communities to prepare to ‘fight’ back.

Today, far right leaders will try to spread hatred and fear on our streets. We’re all too familiar with the consequences of that politics, how quickly dehumanising rhetoric escalates into real-world violence.

“We live in a world in which there is widespread, significant, detectable racism in almost everything, but simultaneously a world in which hardly anyone, anywhere admits, even to themselves, that they think, feel, or do racist things. How can we possibly square these two findings?”

Our love and solidarity go out to Jewish communities who feel unsafe and fearful today. We also extend our love and solidarity to Muslim communities, migrant communities, and any communities that fear collective punishment for the despicable actions of one individual.

"We have to be honest that exposure to polluted air is not randomly distributed, but shaped by longstanding inequalities in housing, planning and power." Agnes Agyepong, chief executive of Global Child and Maternal Health, on shocking new research from KCL. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Today at 4pm! Our CEO @shabna.bsky.social is speaking at an online panel on "Remigration" and the New Far-Right Politics of Mass Deportation. Join us for this important conversations in deeply concerning times. Register via @csohate.bsky.social ✍️ www.csohate.org/event/remigr...

“Stephen’s story serves as a potent reminder that our commitment to racial justice must be constantly renewed” - Baroness Doreen Lawrence OBE

We’re sending our solidarity and support to Jewish communities after a frightening series of targeted antisemitic attacks. Jewish people, like everyone else, have the right to safety and belonging where they worship, work and live.

What actually keeps us safe? Drawing on polling of over 5,000 people across Britain, we found that over half of the public believe investing in social and public services would do more to prevent crime than increasing police numbers or powers

Deportation threats trade on the idea that people of colour can never truly belong in the UK. www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

“Football still has a long way to go in terms of education and acceptance.” Samuel Okafor, chief executive of @kickitoutofficial.bsky.social and a former professional footballer, tells Kitty Melrose about discrimination in English football and why the game faces a crucial moment for change.

Reform's (now former...) housing chief, Simon Dudley’s comments about the Grenfell Tower Fire are shameful. Last year’s inquiry found that all 72 deaths from the fire were avoidable. Let’s be clear, no one should have to live in a home that could kill them. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

This is wholly unsurprising. As we have previously warned, reforms focused on increasing diversity and improving trust will always fail to deliver meaningful change because they don’t address the structural nature of racism.

Joy will *always* triumph over hate. This weekend, over half a million people joined the @togetheralliance.bsky.social march in London for a new chapter - the biggest demo against the far right in history. The crowd was a mix of all ages, faiths, ethnicities and backgrounds.

In 2017, 72 people were killed in the Grenfell fire. In 2024, two-year-old Awaab Ishak was killed by toxic mould in his family’s council house. In 2023, Mizanur Rahman died following a fire in a mouldy, overcrowded flat. 🧵 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We welcome govt's commitment to mandatory ethnicity pay gap (EPG) reporting for large employers, including the requirement to publish equality action plans to show the steps employers are taking to close the gap. This is a win for those of us who have been campaigning for EPG reporting for years.

“What’s the point of going to school if I’m going to get treated differently?” In Bradford, Roma schoolchildren are excluded over three times each on average - one of the highest rates in the country.

We extend our concern and support to Jewish communities across the country, following news of antisemitic attacks early this morning. Join us at the @togetheralliance.bsky.social march this Saturday, to reject narratives that set us against each other, for a new chapter.

We're proud to have signed @inquest-org.bsky.social's open letter, joining a dozen other human rights organisations in raising concerns about the government’s plans for policing. Read the full letter below 👇

Exclusive: Two police forces said they were institutionally racist — then sacked no officers over 360 race-related complaints in two years, @onlinehyphen can reveal after an eight-month transparency battle. 🧵 @carladenyer.bsky.social @hackneyabbott.bsky.social @runnymedetrust.bsky.social

“Europeans are not being told the entire story” Not only does Europe have a long and storied Islamic history that goes right back to the very first generation of Muslims, but it is also one that was pivotal for the emergence of modern Europe, says @tharikhussain.bsky.social in our blog 🔗

Vital new research from MOPAC and King's College today reveals huge disproportionalities in the use of stop and search against Black people in richer parts of London. Stop and search is discriminatory and ineffective. This research confirms that it's time to re-think how we keep communities safe.

The govt has just unveiled its new definition on racism experienced by Muslim people here in the UK Whilst far from the strong definition we campaigned for, it is now time for committed implementation and meaningful engagement with Muslim communities to allow that to happen Full statement 👇

The Home Secretary has been busy this week, and just delivered a speech announcing further attacks on people seeking asylum and migrants. Here's our take 🧵 [1/9] www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Since the results of the Gorton and Denton by-election, we have witnessed a barrage of smears against Muslim people in the UK. Voting is a fundamental right. Voting according to political interests is entirely ordinary and is how our democratic system is set up.

Refugees do not choose to come here - by definition, they were forced to flee. Scrapping permanent status will trap refugees in a state of insecurity and fear. This is inhumane cruelty. Doing so says some people deserve fewer rights - and that inequality is law. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

The UK is the only G20 nation to strip citizenship in bulk. Only Kuwait, Bahrain and Nicaragua have stripped more people of citizenship than Britain. These powers must be abolished. Find out more in our report, co-authored with @runnymedetrust.bsky.social

Today, we’re writing to the Prime Minister, calling on the UK Government to abolish citizenship stripping. Using these extreme powers, the Home Secretary can deprive some British citizens of legal rights simply by saying it is 'conducive to the public good' to do so. reprieve.org/uk/2026/02/2...

“Society welcomed her status but not her heritage” Anil Dawar tells the story of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, the British-Indian suffragette pioneer you might never have heard of 🔗 https://ow.ly/Y9js50Yl72X

Scrapping juries won’t fix our broken criminal justice system. Although juries are far from perfect, removing this cornerstone of our legal system places more power in the hands of individual judges, who are more prone to racial bias than a jury of twelve people.

This interim report once again outlines what we have known for years: maternity services continue to fail women of colour and their babies. Until there is a shift to embed racial equity into health policies, many more women and babies will be harmed and die unnecessarily.

We need to consider all the racist incidents from the past few days together. These events are not isolated. As racist violence and rhetoric is increasingly normalised, these are the devastating consequences which people of colour are having to face without adequate protection.

“Begum uses evidence, plain language and calm authority to challenge misinformation and defend racial minorities.” Our CEO Dr @shabna.bsky.social has been celebrated in the @bigissue.com 100 Changemakers list for 2026. Check out the full list of changemakers on the Big Issue website 🔗

Reminder: Today is the LAST day you or your organisation can respond to the Government's Public Consultation on their proposed changes to settlement. Check out our follow along guide to help you respond: www.praxis.org.uk/consultation

We have a billionaire here, tax avoiding while blaming the poorest for the UK's economic crisis. Ratcliffe follows a pattern of using false figures to whip up panic and misdirect blame. These comments are an insult to the many migrants - players and staff - who Man U rely on for worldwide success.

‘It certainly could remind anyone of home, no matter where that is’ 🥧 A new wave of Chinese, Hong Kong and Malaysian bakeries have cropped up in London and across the UK, following recent trends in immigration as well as increasing numbers of international students. ✍️ @chaujeanlin.bsky.social

New @runnymedetrust.bsky.social & @neweconomics.bsky.social report links structural exclusion, debt & colonialism, finding racialised households face “systemic gatekeeping, algorithmic bias & discriminatory treatment” when seeking credit, often pushing people to high-cost lenders. #DriversOfDebt

“You can’t deliver good, inclusive antiracist education through subject areas if teachers don’t feel confident in talking about these issues” Our CEO Dr @shabna.bsky.social discusses curriculum, reparatory justice and the wider political climate on the Repair-Ed podcast 🔗 https://ow.ly/APEg50Y9SMQ

The Cranston Inquiry concludes there were systemic failures to rescue people seeking asylum. Deaths in the Channel are a direct result of the UK’s hostile environment, which dehumanises people fleeing war and persecution, and forces them to risk their lives in small boat crossings.

Our new film, Roots isn’t just about the barriers young people face. It’s about what's possible when young people are heard. About support showing up. About believing there is space for change. Watch the full film and learn how you can support them 👇 🔗 https://ow.ly/vW7a50Y8Hiy #ChangeNeedsAllOfUs

"Racialised debt and poverty in Britain are not the result of individual failures, but the predictable outcomes of historic and ongoing systems that are built on social & economic inequalities" Read the new #DriversofDebt report from Power To Prosper & @neweconomics.bsky.social 🔗 ow.ly/xP6650Y8gZw

The idea of ‘earned settlement’ is racist and classist. 📣 So, why are we calling on allies to complete the Government’s ‘Earned Settlement’ consultation? Find out more: migrantsrights.org.uk/2026/01/29/e... #HostileEnvironment #Migration

A formal apology for slavery is important, but risks being merely symbolic. What's needed is real reparatory justice - redesigning our political and economic systems for the benefit of all. Our report on #Reparations calls for redistribution, repair and the creation of a renewed alternative.

In 2023-24, the average property income for landlords rose to £19,400, the highest average in 5 years. Meanwhile in 2023, 18.4% of Black British people lived in non-decent homes Shameful from our govt, protecting landlords instead of fixing our broken housing system. Profits over people once again

Poverty is deepening. 🔎 Our #UKPoverty2026 report was launched this morning. People in very deep poverty now make up the biggest group of people in poverty, at 6.8 million people. This is unacceptable for the fifth richest country in the world, and it has consequences.

We need your help. The Government is proposing sweeping reforms to settlement for migrants and refugees, including for those already in the country. Add your voice to the public consultation before 12 February, using @praxisprojects.bsky.social's response link 🔗 www.praxis.org.uk/consultation

People need to be housed in our communities, not in military barracks. We can't go back to repeating the same mistakes that cost lives and retraumatised people seeking safety. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Human trafficking is a serious human rights violation, and it can affect anyone, anywhere. Check out our blog on @runnymedetrust.bsky.social to read more about its root causes and what we should be doing to end it for good: www.runnymedetrust.org/blog/from-ma...

🚨EXCLUSIVE 🚨Our new briefing shows that policy and prosecutorial responses to the summer 2024 riots delink the violence from racism - paving the way for anti-immigration and Islamophobic protests and far-right vigilantism to form an infinite loop. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...