HAVE YOUR SAY: 02071930174 Almost twenty years ago, Richard Tilt, then then head of the prison service declared that due to a genetic weakness, Afrikans were more likely than Europeans to die when restrained. (1) Not surprisingly uproar ensued and Tilt was forced to walk back his views and the…

  HAVE YOUR SAY: 02071930174 It is not just society at large that is facing a pushback from the lobby variously described as LBGTQ (Lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender, queer/questioning). (7) It appears to very much on the agenda for activists as well. By way of self definition Black Lives Matter,…

HAVE YOUR SAY: 02071930174 With much of community still trying to get to grips with the Grenfell Tower tragedy, Forest Gate in east London was up in flames and up to six police officers were injured during a protest against the latest Black Death in Custody – Edir ”Edson” Frederico…

  HAVE YOUR SAY: 02071930174 With concerns that have been raised resident’s groups for years about its potential to be a “firetrap,” the tragedy at West London’s Grenfell Tower on 14 June seemed eminently preventable. (1) The Grenfell Action Group claimed in November 2016 that ‘only a catastrophic event’ would…

  HAVE YOUR SAY: 02071930174 We begin by offering prayers to those that have passed or are still missing in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower atrocity…   June 22nd is being regarded by increasing numbers as Windrush Day, (1) in acknowledgement of the landing at Tilbury Docks of almost…