Top of the list was keeping the caseload below 1,000 confirmed infections a day. “Decreasing daily incidence of symptomatic cases in all regions across the UK until the target acceptable incidence is reached, then incidence kept below that target. This target is yet to be specified and needs to be spelt out. We suggest 1,000 new symptomatic swab +ve [positive] cases per day in the UK,” it says. … [Read more...] about Rise in UK Covid cases above 1,000 a day breached government target
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‘It was empowering’: teen BLM activists on learning the ropes at school climate strikes
“It needs to come into everything. There’s no point in releasing a Black Lives Matter statement if the majority of strikers are white, the majority of organisers are white, if the vision that we’re actually promoting is not one which defends black lives,” she said. “The [environmental] movement is typically seen as like a lot of white, middle class people doing the work behind the scenes, so we have to do the work to change that.” … [Read more...] about ‘It was empowering’: teen BLM activists on learning the ropes at school climate strikes
Belarus opposition candidate in Lithuania after second night of protests
The protests have largely been decentralised, with no clear leader, although popular bloggers on social media have played an important role in their coordination. Protesters organising over Telegram channels discussed bringing protective gear such as goggles and first-aid kits as they expected fresh clashes with riot police armed with batons, rubber bullets, water cannon and stun grenades. … [Read more...] about Belarus opposition candidate in Lithuania after second night of protests
Race equality chief faces legal challenge over appointment
Chez Cotton of Matthew Gold & Co, acting for the Monitoring Group, said: “On any view, this is a significant appointment at another critical juncture in the history of race relations and social inequality in this country. There is a clear public interest in making sure that whatever its substance, the prime minister has acted lawfully in making it.” … [Read more...] about Race equality chief faces legal challenge over appointment
Sikh bus conductors fight for right to wear turbans – archive, 1960
The delegation produced impressive figures showing that in the two world wars more than 82,000 turbanned Sikhs were killed, and more than 108,000 wounded. More than half the Victoria Crosses won in the British Indian armies were awarded to Sikhs, and Sagar made the point that if Sikhs could die with the turban, they should be allowed to live with it. It was also stressed that Manchester was not living up to its progressive reputation because Newcastle upon Tyne already employs six turbanned Sikhs on its buses. Finally, the delegation offered a guarantee that Sikhs employed as conductors would wear turbans of any colour chosen by the committee, and said: “Turbans would add colour to the scene of Commonwealth here … and probably bring more passengers to see how hard and well we work.” … [Read more...] about Sikh bus conductors fight for right to wear turbans – archive, 1960
