By Daniel Ronaghyon
The UK is officially the second most-popular destination for immigrants arriving to the European Union. A large proportion of newly arrived immigrants come from Eastern Europe. According to the 2011 Census, Poles are now the second largest foreign-born group in the United Kingdom, behind the Indians. We also know that around 37,000 Romanians […]

“We will build houses for you, it is not something we can achieve overnight”
– Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa, 1994 [link to video]
“We have learned that by demanding decent housing we make enemies, and that by occupying land we make those enemies even more ruthless. But we cannot wait in the mud, shit and […]

In a recent piece Nathan E. Richards writes, “Many young black academics … have expressed concern about the ability of ‘politically black’ academics to adequately represent and eludicate the experience of ‘ethnically black’ women”. Richards informs us that he is no fan of the term ‘polictically black’ and urges caution in how we use it. […]

By @kojothelibsoc
On Saturday I was heartened by the United Families and Friends Campaign against deaths in custody (UFFC) annual march, even though it was still small. Last year around 100 people marched on Whitehall, this year there was a much improved number of around 300. The 300 came together in a year which should be remembered for […]

By @JustinTheLibSoc
This Sunday, the London Campaign Against Police & State Violence (@LCAPSV) are holding their annual conference. The theme is “The Right to Life: Under threat by the State”, speakers include Marcia Rigg who will talk about the recent CPS decision to refuse to prosecute the officers who lied about how the circumstances in which […]