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Angry White People
''Angry White People: Coming Face-to-face with the British Far-Right'' is a 2016 book written by Taiwanese-born journalist and writer Hsiao-Hung Pai and published by Zed Books. The book examines racism and far-right views among the white working class in Britain, with a special emphasis on the English Defence League (EDL). Its foreword was written by British poet Benjamin Zephaniah. Content In the book, Pai interviews EDL leader Tommy Robinson in his hometown of Luton. She finds his views on race to be similar to those expressed by mainstream right-wing figures in Britain, rather than the overt racism of the British National Party. Pai expresses the view that white working class Britons face economic issues and contempt from Britain's political elite. The book chronicles the history of the EDL, interviewing its members and members of opposing groups such as Unite Against Fascism. Reception Hassan Mahamdallie of ''The Independent'' praised how Pai was able to empathise with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hsiao-Hung Pai
Hsiao-Hung Pai is a London-based journalist and writer. Her book '' Chinese Whispers: The True Story Behind Britain's Hidden Army of Labour'' was short-listed for the 2009 Orwell Prize and her ''Scattered Sand:The Story of China's Rural Migrants'' won thBread and Roses Awardin 2013. Hsiao-Hung has written for The Guardian, Open Democracy, Red Pepper, Feminist Review, Socialist Review, Chinese Times UK, Chinese Weekly, The Storm (as a columnist), and many other Chinese-language publications worldwide. Background Hsiao-Hung Pai was born in Taiwan. Pai has lived in the UK since 1991, and holds master's degrees from the University of Wales, University of Durham and the University of Westminster. Bibliography *'' Chinese Whispers: The True Story Behind Britain's Hidden Army of Labour'' (Penguin Books 2008) *''Scattered Sand: The Story of China's Rural Migrants'' (Verso Books Verso Books (formerly New Left Books) is a publishing house based in London and New York City, founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Financial Times
The ''Financial Times'' (''FT'') is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and also published digitally that focuses on business and economic Current affairs (news format), current affairs. Based in London, the paper is owned by a Japanese holding company, Nikkei, Inc., Nikkei, with core editorial offices across Britain, the United States and continental Europe. In July 2015, Pearson plc, Pearson sold the publication to Nikkei for Pound sterling, £844 million (US$1.32 billion) after owning it since 1957. In 2019, it reported one million paying subscriptions, three-quarters of which were digital subscriptions. In 2023, it was reported to have 1.3 million subscribers of which 1.2 million were digital. The newspaper has a prominent focus on Business journalism, financial journalism and economic analysis rather than News media, generalist reporting, drawing both criticism and acclaim. It sponsors an Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award, annual book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zed Books Books
Zed or ZED may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Zed (band), a pop-rock group from New Zealand * Zed Radio, radio station in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine * Zeds Dead, an electronic music duo from Toronto, Canada Fictional characters * Zed (comics), a character from the ''Hellblazer'' comic series * Zed (Kiba), the main character of the anime series ''Kiba'' * Zed, a character in ''The Men in Black (comics), The Men in Black'' comics and ''Men in Black (film series), Men in Black'' film series * Zed, an Anubian Baskurr in ''Ben 10: Omniverse'' * Zed, a character in the film ''Pulp Fiction'' * Zed, a character in the film ''Zardoz'' played by Sean Connery * Zed (Zetto), a character in the film ''One Piece Film: Z'' * Zed Necrodopolis, a main character in the film ''Zombies (2018 film), Zombies'' and its sequels, ''Zombies 2'' and ''Zombies 3'' * Zed McGlunk, a character in the Police Academy (franchise), ''Police Academy'' film franchise Other entertainment * Zed (Cirque du Soleil), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spectator Australia
''The Spectator'' is a weekly British political and cultural news magazine. It was first published in July 1828, making it the oldest surviving magazine in the world. ''The Spectator'' is politically conservative, and its principal subject areas are politics and culture. Alongside columns and features on current affairs, the magazine also contains arts pages on books, music, opera, film, and TV reviews. It had an average circulation of 107,812 as of December 2023, excluding Australia. Editorship of the magazine has often been a step on the ladder to high office in the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom. Past editors include Boris Johnson (1999–2005) and other former cabinet members Ian Gilmour (1954–1959), Iain Macleod (1963–1965), and Nigel Lawson (1966–1970). The former Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), MP Michael Gove took over from Fraser Nelson as editor on 4 October 2024. Today, the magazine is a print-digital h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Liddle
Rod Liddle (born 1 April 1960) is an English journalist, and an associate editor of ''The Spectator''. He was an editor of BBC Radio 4's '' Today'' programme. His published works include ''Too Beautiful for You'' (2003), ''Love Will Destroy Everything'' (2007), ''The Best of Liddle Britain'' (co-author, 2007) and the semi-autobiographical ''Selfish Whining Monkeys'' (2014). He has presented television programmes, including ''The New Fundamentalists'', '' The Trouble with Atheism'', and ''Immigration Is A Time Bomb''. Liddle began his career at the '' South Wales Echo'', then worked for the Labour Party, and later joined the BBC. He became editor of ''Today'' in 1998, resigning in 2002 after his employers objected to one of his articles in ''The Guardian''. He currently writes for ''The Sunday Times'', ''The Spectator'' and '' The Sun'', among other publications. Early life and radio At 16, he was a member of the Socialist Workers Party, remaining a member for about a year, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Brussels Bombings
On 22 March 2016, two coordinated terrorist attacks in and close to Brussels, Belgium, were carried out by the Islamic State (IS). Two suicide bombers detonated bombs at Brussels Airport in Zaventem just outside Brussels, and one detonated a bomb on a train leaving Maelbeek/Maalbeek metro station in the city's European Quarter. Thirty-two people were killed and more than 300 were injured. Three perpetrators also died. A third airport attacker fled the scene without detonating his bomb, which was later found in a search of the airport. A second metro attacker also fled, taking his bomb with him. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks. The perpetrators belonged to a terrorist cell that had been involved in the November 2015 Paris attacks and the attacks happened shortly after a series of police raids targeting the group. The Belgian Government declared three days of national mourning after the bombings, which were the deadliest attacks on Belgium since Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 European Migrant Crisis
The 2015 European migrant crisis was a period of significantly increased movement of refugees and migrants into Europe, mostly from the Middle East. An estimated 1.3 million people came to the continent to request asylum, the most in a single year since World War II. They were mostly Syrians, but also included a significant number of people from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Eritrea, and the Balkans. The increase in asylum seekers has been attributed to factors such as the escalation of various wars in the Middle East and ISIL's territorial and military dominance in the region due to the Arab Winter, as well as Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt ceasing to accept Syrian asylum seekers. The EU attempted to enact some measures to address the problem, including distributing refugees among member countries, tackling root causes of emigration in the home countries of migrants, and simplifying deportation processes. However, due to a lack of political coordination at the European l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Statesman
''The New Statesman'' (known from 1931 to 1964 as the ''New Statesman and Nation'') is a British political and cultural news magazine published in London. Founded as a weekly review of politics and literature on 12 April 1913, it was at first connected with Sidney Webb, Sidney and Beatrice Webb and other leading members of the socialist Fabian Society, such as George Bernard Shaw, who was a founding director. The longest-serving editor was Kingsley Martin (1930–1960), and the most recent editor was Jason Cowley (journalist), Jason Cowley, who assumed the post in 2008 and left in 2024. Today, the magazine is a print–digital hybrid. According to its present self-description, it has a modern Liberalism in the United Kingdom, liberal and Independent progressive, progressive political position. Jason Cowley (journalist), Jason Cowley, the magazine's editor, has described the ''New Statesman'' as a publication "of the left, for the left" but also as "a political and literary magaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musa Okwonga
Musa Okwonga (born 11 October 1979) is a British author, podcaster, and musician. Early life and education Okwonga's parents, medical students, fled Uganda under Idi Amin's dictatorship and settled in the UK. He is the eldest of four children who were all brought up by their mother after their father died. Okwonga's father was killed aged 40 in a helicopter crash. His mother worked as a doctor. Between 1993 and 1998, Okwonga attended Eton College, where he received a scholarship towards his fees. In 1998, he matriculated at St John's College, Oxford, reading Jurisprudence for three years. Okwonga has also worked as a football journalist and the co-host of ''Stadio'', a football podcast on '' The Ringer'' podcast network, ''Stadio''. Since 2014, he has resided in Berlin, Germany. Publications * ''One of Them: An Eton College Memoir'', Unbound, 2021, * ''In The End, It Was All About Love'', Rough Trade Books, 2021, * ''Raheem Sterling (Football Legends #1)'', Scholastic, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quilliam (think Tank)
Quilliam was a British think tank co-founded in 2008 by Maajid Nawaz that focused on counter-extremism, specifically against Islamism, which it argued represents a desire to impose a given interpretation of Islam on society. Founded as The Quilliam Foundation and based in London, it claimed to lobby government and public institutions for more nuanced policies regarding Islam and on the need for greater democracy in the Muslim world whilst empowering "moderate Muslim" voices. The organisation opposed any Islamist ideology and championed freedom of expression. The critique of Islamist ideology by its founders―Nawaz, Rashad Zaman Ali and Ed Husain―was based, in part, on their personal experiences. Quilliam went into liquidation in 2021. History 2007: Foundation and terminology Quilliam was established in 2007 by Ed Husain, Maajid Nawaz and Rashad Zaman Ali, three former members of the Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir. Husain left in 2011 to join the Council on Foreign Relation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cage (organisation)
Cage is a London-based advocacy organisation which aims to empower communities impacted by the War on Terror. Cage highlights and campaigns against state policies, developed as part of the War on Terror. The organisation was formed to raise awareness of the plight of detainees held at Guantánamo Bay and elsewhere and has worked closely with former detainees held by the United States and campaigns on behalf of current detainees held without trial. Cage was formerly known as Cageprisoners, and is ordinarily styled as "CAGE". Activities Cage campaigns against torture, imprisonment without trial, 'draconian' anti-terror laws and similar issues. Human rights groups have also said that Cage is doing vital work. Cage has spoken out against the UK's anti-terrorism laws. Cage offers support to those denied due process regarding terrorism offences through casework, advocacy and research. The organisation also documents miscarriages of justice. Cage has developed the trust of Muslim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
