Racial Equality Since Devolution

Progress without parity: Ethnic and racial minority participation at Holyrood

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:32:00 BST

7th April 2026: Professor Nasar Meer and Dr Timothy Peace look ahead to the Scottish elections in May, noting that while Scotland is more diverse than at any point in its electoral history, representation in the Scottish Parliament lags behind.

The anti-Muslim hostility definition is a step forward - but it's not enough

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:38:00 GMT

13th March 2026: For years, Britain has debated not only how to tackle anti‑Muslim hatred, but whether it could even be defined in a way that public institutions would recognise.

Britain’s new border runs through its universities

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:42:00 GMT

16th January 2026: A number of Britain’s universities are cutting back or pausing altogether their recruitment of students from Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Routinely disclosing the ethnicity of police suspects is a very dangerous step to take

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:45:00 BST

13th August 2025: Supporters say more ‘transparency’ will prevent malign forces from flourishing – but the argument is profoundly flawed

How media amplification shapes Britain’s view of asylum — and why ‘hotels’ keep eclipsing everything else

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:54:00 BST

27th August 2025: The row over “asylum seekers in hotels” looks like a story about numbers. In reality, it’s a story about how our information ecosystem burdens the most vulnerable with policy failure.

A survey shows racial discrimination is on the rise in Scotland

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:56:24 GMT

10th March 2025: Led by Dr Nasar Meer and conducted by the Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde, and Edinburgh Napier finds 35% of Scotland’s minority ethnic communities faced discrimination in the past two years, with employment the biggest concern.