News

There has been a marked increase in the number of white children being adopted since the coalition government’s renewed focus on shaking up the adoption system. But there has been absolutely no change in the tiny number of black children being adopted each year.

The latest figures for adoption in England, shows that there was a 27% increase in the number of white children been adopted over 12 months to the end of March 2014. But over the same period there was a 0% increase in the number of black children been adopted.

The immigration debate has caused a great stir over the past few months, and has recently intensified with business bosses criticising the Government and others for the anti-immigrant rhetoric they feel will have a negative impact on the prosperity of the UK.

David Cameron became the first UK Prime Minister to attend the GG2 Leadership awards this month, which honour high-achieving and influential individuals from minority communities.

As he addressed the audience at the event, Cameron congratulated his Culture Secretary, Sajid Javid, who was honoured at the event.

I am incredibly proud that number one on your power list is…the brilliant Asian man that I asked to join the Cabinet,”

The facts don’t lie: A new report by the University of Bristol clearly highlights that the academic success of the capital's teenagers who have achieved significantly better GCSE results than the rest of England is due to the ethnic diversity in the capital’s schools.

Professor Simon Burgess, who led the research, said:

A new research report: ‘Somalis in London’- by the At Home in Europe project, which is part of the Open Society Foundation has found that despite the many socio-economic obstacles Somalis face living in London, they are proud of their multifaceted identity including being British.

English football has a shocking level of institutional discrimination, according to a report from The Sports People’s Think Tank (SPTT), commissioned by a group of former Premier League players.

This year and this week have seen a great deal of activity to commemorate the effect of Wars on our nations in Europe and abroad, as well as the price paid by civilian and soldiers. In particular this year is significant for marking the centenary of the First World War. There were 37 million causalities’ from the War including the deaths of 16 million.

The U.S. Embassy will be running an exchange program for young Muslim community members and leaders, this January.

Muslim communities in the UK have been confronting serious challenges, from radicalization of young people to alienation and lack of employment opportunities to Islamophobia.

In order to promote positive change within their communities, community leaders must be empowered and given opportunities to enhance their leadership abilities.