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The multicultural 'Team GB' Olympic euphoria is over: Welcome to Team GB race inequality.

When it comes to the mechanism that seeks to nurture the next generation of senior civil servants, the Olympic mantra, 'Inspire a generation' seems a million miles away for Black Britons.

Unison’s Narmada Thiranagama shares her views on why privatising aspects of the police service is unwelcomed and how the upcoming Police and Crime Commissioner elections, can help to halt this process.

There is more cultural ancestry between the Islamic world and the Western world than many people wish to acknowledge. Alan Ssempebwa takes a closer look.

With Ramadan just ending and Muslims reflecting on themselves and their actions it is useful to understand what Muslims have given to the world.

Following this month’s EU Youth Chess Tournaments in Austria, the father of three young Muslim players representing England has alleged his sons and wife were victims of physical and verbal abuse from certain members of the English delegation.

Yousuf, Ibraheem and Ieysaa bin-Suhayl (aged 13, 10 and 7 years respectively) from Cambridgeshire travelled to Mureck, Austria accompanied by their mother, a white Muslim convert who wears a headscarf, as part of a group organised by the English Chess Federation (ECF).

Debating societies are often thought of as the preserve of the privileged class, yet OBV intern Robert Austin, believes that debating is a skill to be learned and enjoyed by all. Having just returned from a European-wide debating competition Robert Austin shares his views on the power of debate.

As the closing ceremony drew to an end the London 2012 Games, for Black Britons and Black people around the world, especially in the tiny Caribbean island of Jamaica, this will be an Olympic Games that will last in the memory for generations.

As the London 2012 Games arrived, Prime Minister David Cameron said:

It’s very exciting. I think there is a huge sense of excitement and anticipation, because Britain is ready to welcome the greatest show on earth.

Much has been made of the American Dream – a set of ideals, that regardless of whoever you are, the opportunity for prosperity and success is possible through hard work and determination. Notable examples include Oprah Winfrey, and of course Barack Obama, and now Britain has its own shining example of the British Dream.

Today, 23 year old Meliz Redif will make history as the first Turkish Cypriot to compete in the Olympic Games, running in the women’s 4x400m relay for Turkey. She is the fastest 400m runner for her native Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and the U23 national record holder for her adopted country of Turkey with a time of 52.89 seconds.