High Wycombe: Bernie Grant Invite Outrage

This document is a newspaper article from January 29, 1988, discussing the controversy surrounding an invitation to Bernie Grant, then a Labour MP, to a local Labour Party function in High Wycombe. The invite…

Flashpoint High Wycombe

This document reports on a disturbance in High Wycombe on New Year’s Eve involving clashes between black youths, skinheads, and the police. It highlights tensions in a predominantly Afro-Caribbean community and the challenges faced…

Heineken Incident Sharon Grant Letter to Waheed Ali

This document is a letter dated 4th January 1996 from Sharon Grant to Waheed Ali, discussing Caribbean Links, a community organisation promoting Caribbean culture among second-generation Caribbean British youth. The letter highlights the organisation’s…

Heineken Sponsorship of Babylon

This document is a 1996 letter from Bernie Grant MP to the Director of Heineken concerning the company’s demand for changes to the TV programme Hotel Babylon due to its audience’s racial composition. Grant…

Heineken Response

This document is a letter from the Executive Board of Heineken N.V. dated January 12, 1996, addressed to Bernie Grant, then a Member of Parliament. It responds to an earlier incident involving offensive content…

English Solidarity statement

This document is a statement from the English Solidarity Movement, published in 1989. It reflects a renewed call for solidarity and awareness of identity within England, addressing issues of belonging and social conscience. The…

Press Release on Ku Klux Klan

This is a 1996 press release from Bernie Grant, Labour Member of Parliament, responding to reports that the Ku Klux Klan was recruiting in Britain. Grant calls for immediate legal action against the group…

Royal Courts of Justice response to Bernie Grant

This document is a letter dated 2 August 1989 from the Royal Courts of Justice responding to Bernie Grant MP’s enquiry about material from the organisation ‘English Solidarity.’ It explains the legal assessment of…

English Solidarity statement

This document is a statement from the English Solidarity Movement, published in 1989. It appears to draw on patriotic themes as expressed in the excerpted verse, aiming to inspire solidarity and unity within England.…