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Why it’s time to address workplace racism as a matter of health and safety

Stephen AsheJames Nazroo By and Filed Under: All posts, Ethnicity, Health and Social Care, Inclusive Growth Posted:

Fifty years on from the UK’s first piece of legislation outlawing racial discrimination in employment, Stephen Ashe & James Nazroo look at what’s changed and whether racism in the workplace needs to be looked at in a different light. It has been shown repeatedly that reoccurring exposure to racism has serious negative long-term effects on […]

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Racism at work still persists; time for urgent action

Stephen AsheJames Nazroo By and Filed Under: Ethnicity Posted:

It is almost 50 years since the Race Relations Act was amended to outlaw racial discrimination in employment. Drawing on their new report Stephen Ashe and James Nazroo argue that the evidence strongly demonstrates that there remains a need for employers and the Government to take urgent action against the entrenched nature of racism and […]

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Policing marches and parades in Scotland: taking racism seriously?

Stephen Ashe By Filed Under: Ethnicity, Featured Posted:

From Easter to autumn, there are loyalist order and Irish Republican parades across Scotland. Stephen Ashe explores the policing of these processions, focusing on racism and sectarianism. In 2013, I was part of a research team commissioned by the Scottish Government to carry out research into the impact of public processions. In 2012, 34% of […]

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Why the British National Party didn’t get more votes

Stephen Ashe By Filed Under: Ethnicity, Featured Posted:

A lot has been written about who votes for the extreme right-wing British National Party – but little about why more people don’t vote for it. Stephen Ashe examines what the lack of support for the BNP means for anti-racism and anti-fascism. Between 2001 and 2009, more than 50 BNP councillors were elected and the […]

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