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![]() Kenan MalikThe Guardian |
The terrible injuries suffered by the great British writer will not extinguish his belief in the critical importance of saying the unsayable
Anti-racists fear racism will never be conquered, while racists still nurse a sense of loss and pride
Recent utilitarian changes to the priorities of universities do little to foster social equality
A law introducing state-sanctioned strike breaking is the latest sign that regulation only applies to workers. For business interests, anything goes
It’s good that institutions such as the Tory party have begun to reflect the nation’s diversity. But it’s not an end in itself. Show me the...
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The fuss about a bot’s ‘consciousness’ obscures far more troubling concerns
Pulling The Lady of Heaven from cinemas is a win for self-appointed gatekeepers of Islam
From health workers to beauticians, cleaners to academics, the erosion of our rights at work is setting us back a hundred years
Britain’s refugee deal with Rwanda is just the latest example of how rich nations extend their sovereignty by getting the poor to do their bidding
Arguing for sex-based categories in sports such as swimming and cycling is not bigotry. It’s fairness
It’s not so much that William and Kate ‘performed’ badly on their Caribbean charm offensive. It’s more that the show is out of date
The outpouring of sympathy and help for Ukrainian refugees has prompted debate about European attitudes to identity and ethnicity
The pandemic eroded trust in government and each other – we must rebuild this to find a ‘new normal’
Amid an increasingly confused debate, we must remember that historically it is the powerless who are most often silenced
As the cost of living rises, all the figures tell us that poverty in the UK is about opportunity denied, not moral weakness
We would understand more if the work of historian Tyler Stovall were better known
Those opposing Covid plan B claim liberty as motive. But authoritarian impulses are never far away
France prides itself on ‘universalism’. But bigotry festers in its ‘colour blind’ pose
The Azeem Rafiq affair shows how we can be alert to racism in one context and blind to it elsewhere