Mr Slik The Observer 11.01.2004
Once the golden boy of politics, then the king of daytime TV, he won the ratings war with his ability to schmooze a studio audience into revealing their innermost secrets. So why has it suddenly gone wrong for this silver-haired smooth operator?
First black chief constable takes helm The Guardian 06.01.2004
Mike Fuller, Britain's first black chief constable, started his new job as the head of the Kent police force in characteristically low-key fashion yesterday, firmly rejecting any idea of celebrity status.
Failed asylum seekers lose free NHS care The Observer 23.12.2003
Failed asylum seekers will be barred from free NHS treatment in a crackdown on 'health tourism'.
Prejudice and pride The Observer 23.12.2003
So 31 per cent in Britain 'regard themselves' as racist (Comment, last week), and since the everyday racist routinely disavows his/her status with such phrasings as 'I'm not prejudiced, but ... ', we can safely assume that many more than 31 per cent are effectively racist.
Website linked to far right hit list The Guardian 17.12.2003
The home secretary, David Blunkett, is coming under increasing pressure to shut down an extreme rightwing website following the discovery of a secret hitlist of targets - including social workers, journalists and politicians.
Media blamed as racism increases The Guardian 15.12.2003
Overt racism increased in Britain last year after nearly two decades of declining prejudice, according to British Social Attitudes, the 20th annual report from the National Centre for Social Research.
Plea not to cut benefits for asylum seekers The Observer 15.12.2003
Controversial moves to strip failed asylum seekers of their rights to state benefits - even if it means taking their children into care - will face fresh criticism this week from Parliament's most powerful committee of MPs.
Guantanamo UK The Observer 15.12.2003
We damn the Americans for Guantanamo, yet we are doing exactly the same thing in south-east London
Innrømmer fengselsvold Dagsavisen 15.12.2003
Britiske fengselsmyndigheter innrømmer nå at ansatte har utsatt fanger for vold, falske henrettelser, dødstrusler, kvelning og rasistiske kommentarer.
Innrømmer vold mot fanger NRK 15.12.2003
Det britiske fengselsvesenet har innrømmet at fanger er blitt banket opp over lang tid, at de er blitt utsatt for falske henrettelser, dødstrusler og rasisme.