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Kuba Shand-Baptiste

Kuba Shand-Baptiste

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Britain would rather rot from the inside than treat immigrants with respect

The story of the Windrush Scandal is often presented in finite terms. A mistake for which successive home secretaries have apologised. A lesson...

19.04.2024 6

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I regret not telling my friend I'd fallen for them - but not for the reasons you'd think

Love, in the words of Shakespeare’s Romeo “is too rough, too rude, too boisterous, and it pricks like thorn”. In some cases, it is...

16.04.2024 4

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Gary Goldsmith is doing more damage to Royal Family than Meghan Markle ever did

It didn’t take long, did it? Just days after entering the Celebrity Big Brother house, Kate Middleton’s uncle, Gary Goldsmith, has weighed in on...

06.03.2024 20

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Let's hear it for the superfans - yes, even the Swifties

Superfans haven’t traditionally had the best PR. Between unflattering representations in songs like Eminem’s Millennium superhit, “Stan”...

23.02.2024 5

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How we mixed up British 'values' with an appetite for war

Chalk it up to my pacifist upbringing or my general disdain for anything remotely resembling patriotism, but I’ve always been vehemently opposed to...

25.01.2024 4

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This year, I'm pretending Christmas doesn't exist

We’ve never been much of a Christmassy household. Excluding my infant years, when I suspect my parents put more effort into tree-decorating and...

25.12.2023 5

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The pull between my British and Caribbean identities has never felt stronger this Christmas

This Christmas will be my first without the only grandad I’ve ever known. That’s not exactly novel, I know. Plenty of people have lost...

23.12.2023 7

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The harsh truth about Beyoncé and Taylor Swift's Gaza silence

When you’re a fan of a public figure, it’s hard not to hope that their morals align with yours; that, beyond their output, they will express...

07.12.2023 2

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We’re finally admitting that Cilla Black couldn’t sing. Now, some more home truths

In Britain, there are some beloved figures and traditions that many of us dare not question – even if, quietly, we feel differently. The notion that...

23.11.2023 4

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Big Brother has recaptured reality TV’s original mission - holding a mirror up to society

Call it nostalgia, or naivety, but there’s something about the return of Big Brother UK that feels weirdly refreshing. Yes, I did use that word in...

02.11.2023 10

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What fat shaming jokes actually do to people like me

There’s been a lot of talk about fat jokes lately. That good old, low-hanging fruit for lazy comedians and self-described jokesters when...

23.10.2023 4

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What's everyone's problem with Jada Pinkett Smith?

There is nothing more irritating to some people than a woman who speaks her mind. When it comes to Jada Pinkett Smith – actor, sometimes rocker and...

19.10.2023 2

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What Kemi Badenoch gets wrong about racism in the UK

If you are a black or brown person in this country, being told that living in Britain is a cakewalk, as everyone from the Prime Minister to senior...

05.10.2023 2

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The age of the 'has been' is over - we're finally giving legacy acts what they deserve

Which band or artist would you resurrect from obscurity if you could? It’s a question I feel like I’ve been preoccupied with since my late teens,...

15.09.2023 2

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If local WhatsApp groups are neighbourly, why is mine full of paranoia and prejudice?

When I moved into my flat and out of my house share last year, I knew it was the street gossip I’d miss the most. I’d lived with my childhood best...

07.09.2023 2

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