Islamophobia is now widely recognised as a form of racism towards Muslims that is deeply embedded in societal structures and systems of power.

The Runnymede Trust has long campaigned for the removal of Safer Schools Officers from UK schools, and so we support the Met’s recent announcement to do so. There is no credible or conclusive evidence ...

Welcome to our blog, Race Matters, where you can read the latest content on all matters to do with race. Race Matters aims to bring new perspectives to matters of racial (in)justice, including topics ...

We are deeply concerned that the Chancellor’s spring statement published yesterday, threatens to inflict and compound harm on some of the most under-protected people in our communities. This, ...

In the week marking six months since racist riots which gripped the country, racial justice, migrants rights and Muslim organisations have written to the government urging them to take action on ...

The first of two reports analysing parliamentary and media debates from 2010-2024, showing how large sections of these debates encouraged widespread hostility to migrants and ethnically minoritised ...

Statement from Professor Dame Donna Kinnair, Chair of Runnymede Trust’s Board of Trustees Friends and followers of our work will know that after the acquittal of Sergeant Martyn Blake in October 2024 ...

Statement on our response to Sgt Blake's acquittal ‍ We have deleted our posts in relation to the acquittal of Sgt. Martyn Blake for the murder of Chris Kaba. We accept that the wording and statistics ...

In an open letter to the Prime Minister, anti-racist and migrants rights organisations are calling for Parliament to be recalled in light of racist riots which are tearing through the UK.

Dear Prime Minister, We, the undersigned, write to urge you to repeal the unfair Voter ID laws brought in under the last Government. More than 400,000 were prevented from voting on the day you became ...

A response from the Runnymede Trust to a Home Office consultation, outlining the racialised harm of police strip searches across England and Wales.

‍ The Runnymede Trust is proud to announce that Dr Shabna Begum has been appointed as its CEO. Shabna will take up the role immediately, after acting as Interim CEO for the organisation over the past ...