Spycops whistleblower says bosses stopped him revealing surveillance of Stephen Lawrence family Peter Francis says he had ‘hostile’ exchanges over telling 1990s Macpherson inquiry into racist murder about covert operation

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YouTube video by Led By Donkeys Who is Nigel Farage?

A walking hypocrite, a racist, Islamophobe & if we are to believe the J. Chronicles, (and not the Jewish man he racially abused years ago) NOT an anti Semite (so that makes him ok?) yet, people in Wales are listening to him and will vote against their own interests. Despair.
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Received in my mail with a prepaid envelope. Words to Welsh voters from an English grifter with far right funders (well, the man will take money from anyone who can pay, to be fair) who uses people's fears to get them further scammed (Brexit).

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Dutch king says he ‘will not shy away’ from slavery history on rare royal visit to Suriname The king and queen’s visit to the former colony is the first by members of the Dutch royal family in nearly five decades

Dutch king says he ‘will not shy away’ from slavery history on rare royal visit to Suriname www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Guess who is now commenting on my LinkedIn page? The wannabe seen man (unless it's a fake) who is obsessed with Black women. Started on Twitter before X. Always starts like a normal discusdion but descent into racism. I of course I blocked!

An important conference I was honoured to be invited to in Algiers today and tomorrow. I can't attend as my son is graduating (🎉🎉) but do read this. Africa from South to North and East to West, is strongly mobilising.
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Special report: Who are Reform in Wales? We dived into the wild world of Reform UK in Cymru

We have written a special report looking at the people behind Reform in Wales.

This was a bizarre piece to write.
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“A extrema-direita violenta na Europa não é a maioria, mas a maioria que a tolera é cúmplice” Historiadora Olivette Otele fala sobre racismo e do risco de a maioria silenciosa se tornar cúmplice da extrema-direita. Esteve no ICS a falar sobre africanos europeus.

On the news in Portugal ...
"The violent far-right in Europe is not the majority, but the majority that tolerates it is complicit."
Historian Olivette Otele speaks about racism and the risk of the silent majority becoming complicit with the far-right.

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New film adaptation of Camus’s L’Étranger opens old colonial wounds François Ozon’s handling of classic novel draws both praise and criticism, including from the author’s daughter

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...

In Lisbon, reading this while I'm about to talk about European countries' illegal occupation of lands that were not theirs (they were not invited to come and stay) for 500 years ...

This echoes the stories of people I've known for 2 decades. Disgraceful.

Live: 'I have been deposed,' Guinea-Bissau's President Embalo confirms to FRANCE 24 Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo told FRANCE 24 on Wednesday that he was deposed after military officers claimed taking total control of the country, citing the need to clarify the situa...

In Lisbon now and this is on all news outlets here (colonial and 'post-colonial') links. Wow! My Portuguese is beyond rusty 😥
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Meanwhile some Labour voters (allegedly) not part of groups previously mentioned will continue to focus on a tiny (check the freaking figures) portion of people entering the UK. Not on child hunger in this country, homelessness, a burdened NHS, violence, soiled rivers, etc.

He IS a racist. Why are we focusing on him publicly admitting or not & not on fact that many share his views? They will try and get him elected based on his (not at all hidden) racist views. So will the silent, (not really) on the fence group of people who will also vote for him.

Una reivindicación de aquellas personas de origen africano que a lo largo de la historia han dejado su huella en Europa: 'Europeos africanos. Una historia jamás contada', de Olivette Otele @historianmemory.bsky.social. Coeditado con @casa-africa.bsky.social buff.ly/WGsMVlg

French conservatives are inching towards a pact with Le Pen that could enable a far-right takeover of the country | Paul Taylor In trying to woo Le Pen’s voters, Les Républicains risk destroying France’s Gaullist legacy and putting Paris on a collision course with the EU, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

Les Republicains - Pact: that's how their previous iteration was able to win the presidential elections. They have always made side deals with the far right.
Also, 'destroy the Gaulliste legacy': shaking head in irony. Zarma ! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

If you are in Lisbon next week, join me!
I'll expand in some themes from my book
#AfricanEuropeans
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Vatican returns dozens of indigenous artefacts to Canada - BBC News A kayak and gloves are among the items being sent back to Canada after 100 years in a Vatican museum.

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John F Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg announces run for US House seat Schlossberg has drummed up a large following on social media with frequent posts weighing in on national issues

Le sigh
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'If the BBC backs down to Trump, it doesn’t deserve to survive’ | The News Agents What’s the next move for the BBC, after Donald Trump’s threat to sue the broadcaster for a billion dollars – and why what it decides will influence much more than its own future.

"If the BBC does settle, how would it sell to the licence-fee payer that we have made Donald Trump richer?"

"Fearless journalism is what terrifies politicians, and it must not be cowed"

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Merci beaucoup 🙏🏾❤️

London last night, Booker Prize Ceremony, red carpet, great fun and meaningful as always. Congratulations to David Szalay, the 2025 winner for his novel *Flesh*. Also, an opportunity to catch up with many friends 💛
photo credit: the group one from the magnificent Selina Brown.

Wonderful to be at @thebookerprizes.com dinner yesterday and it is always a treat to bump into the amazing Olivette Otele @historianmemory.bsky.social

Great to see you too dearest Catriona. You had the best handbag in the room! 😍

Ornamental Blackness: The Black Figure in European Decorative Arts - Talk at V&A South Kensington · V&A Join curator and art historian Adrienne L Childs PhD, in conversation with V&A curator Dr Madeleine Haddon, as they explore how decorative arts shaped ideas of Blackness in 18th to 19th-century Europe...

If you are free this Friday.
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'Immigrants, we get the job done'!! 🎶
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Blood spilled in Sudan can be seen from space. Nobody can feign ignorance about what’s going on | Nesrine Malik The massacres carried out by the RSF in El Fasher, Darfur, with the support of its UAE sponsors, will only stop when the international community acts, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

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New documentary to tell the story of the Newport Medieval Ship A new documentary series looking into the remarkable history of the Newport Medieval Ship will start this November. Cyfrinachau’r Llong / A Ship Through Time: Secrets of the Newport Ship sees presente...

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Tchéky Karyo, star of Nikita and The Missing, dies at 72 The French actor was known for supporting roles in films that spanned nearly 40 years.

Oh non !
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‘A sense of freedom’: 80 years on from the Pan-African Congress in Manchester The legacy of this pivotal event in Black history continues to echo across countries and generations with its call for unity

www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...