Category: Race

Empireland - Sathnam-Sanghera

September 2021 Book of the Month

This book clearly shows that many of today’s prevalent attitudes and beliefs have their roots in the time of the British Empire.

Race Against Time

When it comes to race relations, we use terms like deprivation, discrimination, prejudice, stereotyping, systemic, institutionalised and privilege. What do they all mean?

The Way It Is

Some thoughts on Bruce Hornsby’s much loved Number 1 hit song. Can hope overcome frustration?

Ranjitsinhji – product of Empire

Following an earlier post on World Wise Today, Alastair Hignell explains how the great Indian cricketer fell victim to his own extravagance and the demands of the British Raj

Why can’t we live together?

Sade’s plaintive cry for unity, peace and an end to racism

What have the British ever done for us? It’s just not cricket!

Cricket gives an insight into the ways that British colonialism operated in India as the 20th century began

Has Britain changed?

How is it possible that Britain has changed so much in the last 8 years?

Black and British: A Forgotten History

Thanks to David Olusoga, forgotten no longer