Public Health England has published details of the priority groups for Covid-19 vaccinations once it becomes available.  First on the list are “Residents in a care home for older adults” and “Staff working in care homes for older adults (priority 1)”, followed by “All those 80 years of age and

Amid reports that “90-95% effective” Covid-19 vaccines will soon be available, the government is refusing to rule out making it mandatory. Even though a recent YouGov poll revealed 20 per cent did not trust the vaccine Health Secretary Matt Hancock admitted that “public needs to be persuaded that the jab

Back in May of this year we asked the question “Are we on the road to mandatory vaccinations?” (https://www.mixcloud.com/AfrikaSpeaks/covid-19-are-we-on-the-road-to-mandatory-vaccinations-04052020/). (1) With reports of “progress on the first effective coronavirus vaccine” its availability could be imminent, with Afrikan people, said to be twice as susceptible, at the head of the queue.

The current climate of “Black Lives Matter” is causing some institutions (rhetorically at least) to re-assess their approach to ‘diversity.’  One such field is the aviation industry that currently has just 7% “BAME” representation: “There is a huge lack of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people and Women in the

The USA presidential election that pundits, somewhat predictably, are calling the “most important” in history/lifetime/a generation takes place on Tuesday November 3rd. (1) The so-called Black vote either for discouragement/suppression or encouragement remains one of the key constituencies.  (2) It has been the subject of fierce debate recent with certain