A blast from the past (superb documentary) explaining the battle for Cable Street when the British Union of Fascists were stopped from going through the East End of London
Worldwrite (2014) “Hidden London: The Real Battle of Cable Street ” YouTube. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE_xclpTAew. [Accessed 17 July 2014].
“There is a new consensus, especially in the media, which says the problem of racism is far greater today than it was in the past. The idea that racism is on the march was routinely expressed following the surge in votes for Eurosceptic parties in the recent EU elections…”
Furedi, Frank (2014). It’s just not true that racism is on the rise. [online] Available at: http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/its-just-not-true-that-racism-is-on-the-rise/ [Accessed 18 Jul. 2014].
IS BRITAIN becoming a less tolerant country? Data collected by NatCen, a research institute which runs the annual British Social Attitudes survey, seem to show that racism has increased of late. The Guardian, a newspaper which published the findings on May 28th, reported that hostility to immigrants is “setting community relations back 20 years”. Yet pull apart the data and a different conclusion emerges.
The Economist, (2014). “Pride and prejudice.” [online] The Economist 31 May 2014 Available at: http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21603056-britain-becoming-less-racist-not-more-pride-and-prejudice [Accessed 18 Jul. 2014].
The proportion of Britons who admit to being racially prejudiced has risen since the start of the millennium, raising concerns that growing hostility to immigrants and widespread Islamophobia are setting community relations back 20 years.
Taylor, Matthew and Muir, Hugh (2014). “Racism on the rise in Britain”. Guardian 27 May 2014 [online] Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/may/27/-sp-racism-on-rise-in-britain [Accessed 18 Jul. 2014].