Police Racism

Boris Johnson Looks To Tackle Racism In Met Police

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 31.05.2012 | UK

London mayor Boris Johnson will on Thursday launch a review of measures introduced to eradicate racism within the Met Police. Johnson will launch t...

Michael Rundle

Sir Hugh Orde: No 'Endemic' Racism In The Police

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Rundle | Posted 13.05.2012 | UK

One of the UK's most senior policemen has denied the force is inherently racist. Sir Hugh Orde, president of the Association of Chief Police Office...

Michael Rundle

'Peanuts': Acpo President Defends Spending On Police Consultants

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Rundle | Posted 13.05.2012 | UK

Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) President Sir Hugh Orde has defended his organisation's spending on consultants as "peanuts". Recently ...

Scotland Yard: Sergeant Suspended After Fresh Racism Allegation

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 10.07.2012 | UK

A Scotland Yard sergeant was suspended today after a fresh allegation of racism in the force, a police spokesman said. The allegation involved a co...

The Drama of Stop and Search, From the Street to the Stage

Dominic Taylor | Posted 22.06.2012 | UK Entertainment
Dominic Taylor

Stop and search - stopping and or searching an individual in a public space on suspicion of a crime or potential crime - remains one of the most tangible signs that in Britain today, we are all far from equal.

Black Firefighter Was 'Assaulted And Tasered' By Met Police

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.04.2012 | UK

A black firefighter who claims he was assaulted and tasered by a group of Met police officers because of his skin colour is the latest case of alleged...

Racism; Society and the Police

Bob Morgan | Posted 18.06.2012 | UK Politics
Bob Morgan

The majority of us ignore the potential problems of living in a diverse society in everyday life but hold the police to a much higher standard. Perhaps this is necessary, but it will not solve the fundamental problem.

The Week That Was: Racism Uncovered

Carla Buzasi | Posted 07.06.2012 | UK
Carla Buzasi

On Easter Sunday, as we celebrate new beginnings, Britain appears gripped by attitudes of a bygone era. It has only been three months since the Stephen Lawrence trial finally ended, bringing to a close nearly two decades of pain for his family, and along the way uncovering a culture of inherent racism within the British Police Force. After the guilty verdicts were handed down to Stephen's killers, Gary Dobson and David Norris, the courts, media and to an extent, the British public were all guilty of patting themselves on the back, and believing a great step had been taken forward for race relations within the UK.

Now Police Officer Faces Sack After Foul-Mouthed Tirade

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.04.2012 | UK

A Met officer faces the sack for gross misconduct after he was convicted of launching a foul-mouthed tirade at an Asian takeaway manager. Pc Philip...

Police Racism 'Endemic' Says Stephen Lawrence Inquiry Panel Member

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.04.2012 | UK

The race row embroiling Scotland Yard showed little sign of abating today after a number of high-profile critics spoke out against the force and inves...

Warnings Of Police Racism Fell On 'Deaf Ears'

Posted 06.04.2012 | UK

Warnings of racism at Scotland Yard have fallen on "deaf ears" for more than a decade, a top policeman said as eight officers were suspended from the ...

Four Police Officers In Northern Ireland Suspended After Discovery Of 'Racist Text Messages'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.04.2012 | UK

Four police officers in Northern Ireland have been suspended from duty after the discovery of racist and sectarian text messages. An internal inves...

Scandalous Police Misbehaviour is Nothing New - Something Needs to Change

Emanuel Stoakes | Posted 03.06.2012 | UK Politics
Emanuel Stoakes

The sickening racism that appears to have been directed at a young black man arrested by police in London, recorded on his mobile phone and published by the Guardian days ago should have rocked the British media.

MP's Call For 'Zero Tolerance' Attitude Following 'Racial Abuse' During Riots

PA | Posted 01.04.2012 | UK Politics

Senior MPs said there must be "zero tolerance" of racism in the police following the disclosure that an officer had been suspended for allegedly racia...

'The Problem With You Is You Will Always Be A Ni*ger'

The Guardian | Posted 30.05.2012 | UK

Scotland Yard is facing a racism scandal after a black man used his mobile phone to record police officers subjecting him to a tirade of abuse in whic...