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The call for a new law to end the unequal treatment of black women should be seen in an historical context, writes Leah Mahon

A DORSET school saw thousands of students from around the country and abroad take part in the first ever national school conference on racism and…

After the first world war whole villages were built in remembrance, says Eddie Blake, director of architecture and research practice at Studio Palace

After I explained what had just happened on the street, Dad consoled me and said it wasn’t my fault. From then on, being stopped and searched became a regular occurrence – at least 10 times. I never had to be told not to trust the police, it was just the way things were. When my career took off, my life changed. For the first time I had some of the finer things. As a black man dressing smartly and driving nice cars, I was stopped by police more and more often. What did that 10-year-old boy have in common with the man I was becoming in the eyes of these officers? Being black.

I’m on a walk with a friend and only half-listening to her when I’m jolted out of my sunshine-induced reverie. “Boris faked his illness.” Did she really believe that the British prime minister’s near-fatal encounter with covid-19 had been scripted in a Deep State writers’ room? She continues: “They already have a cure; they’re just pretending otherwise.” I hold my tongue. The weather is blissful and I just want to enjoy myself. Debunking conspiracy theories can test even the best friendships. I should know, I’ve been doing it long enough. When the pandemic started, I tried...