Show Racism the Red Card involved in another antisemitism controversy as it invites Ken Loach to join a panel of judges for an anti-racism school contest
The activist group, Show Racism the Red Card, has become involved in another controversy over antisemitism following an invitation to the outspoken filmmaker, Ken Loach, to join a panel of judges for a school competition on creative anti-racism designs. Mr Loach has a history of inflammatory comments on the subject of antisemitism. Mr Loachâs voice […]
Daniel Kawczynski MP attends ânational conservatismâ conference featuring controversial European politicians
Conservative MP Daniel Kawczynski has come under fire for attending a ânational conservatismâ conference featuring controversial European politicians, including the prominent Italian politician, Matteo Salvini, Hungarian Prime Minister Victor OrbĂĄn and Marion MarĂŠchal of France’s National Rally. Defending his attendance, Mr Kawczynski said: â Clearly, Messrs. OrbĂĄn and Salvini are not to everyoneâs tastes. But […]
School in Lincolnshire to edit 95-year-old logo to remove association with antisemitic blood libel
A school in Lincolnshire intends to edit its 95-year-old logo to remove its historic association with an antisemitic blood libel. St Hughâs Schoolâs logo features a ball flying over a wall, which represents the story of âLittle Saint Hughâ who, in antisemitic folklore, was murdered by a Jewish family after losing his ball over their […]
SNP activists invite conspiracy theorist Craig Murray for speech in Edinburgh
Activists from the Scottish National Party (SNP) have invited a controversial former diplomat, Craig Murray, to address them at an event in Edinburgh. Mr Murray, a blogger and conspiracy theorist, suggested in March 2018 that Israel was more likely than Russia to have been behind the Salisbury poisoning of the Russian double agent, Sergei Skripal, […]
Urban Dictionary apologises for offensive âAuschwitzâ definitions and merchandise and pledges to remove them from website
Urban Dictionary, an online crowd-sourced dictionary of slang words, has apologised for needless and offensive definitions of the word âAuschwitzâ and related phrases, and has pledged to remove them, along with merchandise using the word. The dictionary, which has been operating for over twenty years, contains more than eight million slang words and definitions and […]
Labour Party expels member who claimed Jewish TV personality Rachel Riley âprostituted your religionâ and was âpoisoning the memory of your ancestorsâ
The Labour Party has expelled a member who claimed that the Jewish TV personality and anti-extremism campaigner, Rachel Riley, âprostituted your religionâ and was âpoisoning the memory of your ancestorsâ. Bob James, a Labour member from Wales, was suspended in March 2019 in connection with tweets about Ms Riley, including that âJudaism is a religion […]