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Is the grooming-gangs crisis even bigger than we thought?
The inclusion of Birmingham and Wales in the national inquiry suggests we’re nowhere close to reckoning with this scourge. Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. Have we underestimated the scale of the rape-gangs crisis? Last week’s announcement that Birmingham and Wales would be included in the government-commissioned national inquiry into grooming gangs would suggest so.
Denying the English ethnicity exists does nothing for social cohesion
Share Topics Identity Politics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. The debate over English identity is showing no signs of dying down. Former Tory home secretary and Reform UK education spokeswoman Suella Braverman clashed with the New Statesman’s Oli Dugmore on Question Time over the matter last week, and their exchange has since done the rounds on social media.
The British Right can learn a lot from Muslim community values
Rakib Ehsan The devastating consequences of the 1960s social-liberal revolution and 1980s materialism are felt far less in Islamic family lifeRakib Ehsan Published 29 July 2026 A grandmother and her grandson embrace during Eid celebrations at a home in Middlesbrough Credit: SolStock Rakib Ehsan’s essay is the fourth article of a six-part series on race and integration in Britain.
We need to talk about Afghan sex offenders
Welcoming unvetted men into Britain from a deeply misogynistic culture is putting women at risk. Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. For many years, it has been tantamount to racism to draw any connection between foreign nationals and criminal offending in the UK. But case after case shows that there is a connection, and that it is becoming stronger. This is particularly true when it comes to male immigrants from Afghanistan committing sexual offences.
Sadiq Khan is wrong. Britain is the best place in the world to be a Muslim
No stranger to indulging in tribal identity politics, London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has claimed in an interview with The Telegraph that Muslims are at the bottom when it comes to the "hierarchy of people who are trodden upon", suggesting that his fellow co-religionists are being made to feel like "second-class citizens". Khan, who is on his way to the House of Lords, also took aim at those peddling narratives of civilisation clashes in modern Britain.
African migrants are keeping Christianity alive
The World Cup prayer huddle revealed something Restore Britain would never want to admit. Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. As a social conservative, one of the more interesting – if not satisfying – sights of the recent World Cup was seeing opposition players battle it out on the pitch, and praying together afterwards.
Europe’s new hooliganism problem
Why are World Cup matches involving North African teams prompting so much violent disorder? Share Topics Sport UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. Following Morocco’s defeat to France in the World Cup quarter-finals last week, violent disorder broke out in central London. Footage on social media showed hundreds of people gathered on the street after the match had finished. Some are captured throwing fireworks, bottles and other objects at Met officers.
Grooming-gang victims deserved better than Restore’s botched inquiry
A chance to shed light on this horrific scandal has been missed. Share Topics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. The independent ‘Rape Gang Inquiry’, set up by Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe, published its report last week. So did it add anything fresh to our collective understanding of grooming-gang activity or shed new light on the factors driving this decades-long, nationwide scourge?
Why the rape gangs are still flourishing in broken Britain
The latest Bradford grooming-gang trial highlights the dangers of multicultural segregation. Share Topics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. A Bradford grooming-gang has been jailed for a total of 188 years for the four-year-long sexual abuse of a teenage girl. The abuse took place between 2007 and 2011, when the victim was aged between 14 and 18 years. In total, 15 men were found guilty of 88 counts of rape at Bradford Crown Court.
The small-boats grooming gang
We can’t keep feigning surprise when illegal migrants from misogynistic cultures sexually abuse women and girls. Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. Seven Afghan men – five of whom entered the UK on a small boat – have been charged with 40 offences after an investigation into a grooming gang in Norwich. Of the remaining two, one came to the UK concealed on a lorry and another arrived through ‘a port’, according to the BBC.
How Labour lost London
A catastrophic fall in support in the capital has left Labour politically homeless. Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. While the embattled UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, has vowed to stay on in post, there is no doubt that much of the capital has turned its back on him and the Labour Party he leads. The elections across London last week ushered in a new era for the capital.
Islamopopulism Part 2 - Policy Exchange
At last week’s English local elections, at least 100 Muslim independent councillors were elected, adding to the dozens already in place and the four Muslim independent MPs elected in 2024. It was the clearest proof yet that, as well as populist parties of right and left, Britain faces a growing populist movement among its four million Muslims. While independents are the movement’s most prominent standard-bearers, it is also finding a home in the Green Party and Your Party.
The Israeli embassy terrorist shows why we must stop the boats
Islamic terrorists like Abdullah Albadri are taking advantage of Britain’s porous borders. Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. We were provided with yet another example of the security threat posed by illegal migration last week.
Understanding Islamopopulism - Policy Exchange
A new report by Policy Exchange, Understanding Islamopopulism: Views of Concern, reveals that ahead of the forthcoming English local elections, British Muslims in key battleground areas are on course to further distance themselves from the Labour Party, as well as having widely differing views from the general population on Gaza, blasphemy, and cultural issues such as gender segregation and the presence of dogs in public spaces.
Not even London is a Labour stronghold anymore
Keir Starmer is under siege from all directions, in every part of the country. Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. Some forecasts predict that the Labour Party could lose as many as 1,800 councillors in this week’s English local elections. It is also on the verge of suffering its worst result in London for decades. According to a poll published in April by YouGov, Labour stands to lose control of six councils across the capital.
Multicultural Britain has become a hotbed of anti-Semitism
Pro-Palestinian protesters take part in the Al-Quds day march in London - Alamy The double-stabbing in the north-west London suburb of Golders Green was yet another brutal reminder of the threat posed to Britain’s Jewish communities by Islamist extremism, which very much remains the UK’s primary terror threat.
To understand how Britain's history is being rewritten, look to this Islamic sect - Rakib Ehsan
In yet another development, which has exposed the dark belly of modern multicultural Britain, which has all too often been depicted by radical progressives as a paragon of diversity, nine people have been arrested over allegations of serious sexual offences, forced marriage and modern slavery among members of a religious group in the Cheshire town of Crewe. The operation also involved Europol, with officers from Ireland and Sweden supporting British police.
The terrorist who claimed asylum
A Bangladeshi Islamist who planned to blow up the London Stock Exchange has been allowed to remain in the UK. Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. In yet another migration and security scandal that will infuriate much of the British public, it has recently emerged that a convicted Islamist terrorist has been allowed to remain in the UK on human-rights grounds.
The UK should not pay a penny in slavery reparations
African nations that cashed in on the slave trade have some cheek in demanding a bung from Britain. Share Topics Identity Politics Politics UK World Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. The debate on slavery reparations is showing no signs of dying down. Last week, the United Nations General Assembly voted in favour of a resolution urging members to apologise for the slave trade and to pay reparations to African countries.
Worlds Apart: British Muslim Attitudes on the Iran Conflict
A new report by Policy Exchange, Worlds Apart: British Muslim Attitudes on the Iran Conflict, reveals that recent developments in the Middle East are being viewed differently by Muslims in the UK when compared with the wider public. British Polling Council (BPC) member JL Partners polled a nationally representative UK sample of 2,223 adults, as well as an additional sample of 1,031 Muslims in the UK.
Trump is correct. Starmer cannot survive without the Muslim vote
Labour is in a perilous position - Peter Nicholls/Getty Image As a regional war rages on across the Middle East, following the US-Israel attacks on Iran, the “special” transatlantic relationship is under the most extraordinary strain. It is in this context that President Donald Trump has lashed out and suggested that Sir Keir Starmer is reluctant to provide support because he is fearful of a British Muslim backlash at the ballot box. He is right.
London’s grooming gangs shame Sadiq Khan Original
The capital is just as plagued by these sick crimes as other cities in the UK. Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. In a now notorious exchange, London mayor Sadiq Khan said last year there was no ‘indication’ that grooming gangs – of the kind that have plagued towns such as Rotherham and Telford – exist in London. Evidence uncovered by the BBC last week has exposed the foolishness of this claim.
British people could learn from clannish cultures
Yui Mok With ever-growing demands from the British political Right for migrants to integrate into the British ‘way of life’ and assimilate into the mainstream culture, could it be argued that fresh thinking is needed on the value of individualism? Specifically focusing on English culture, there is a strong emphasis on individual liberty and personal freedom – individuated responsibility at its core.
Jim Ratcliffe is more in touch with the British public than Keir Starmer
British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe said in a recent interview that Britain has been ‘colonised by immigrants’ - Lucy North/PA Wire Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s explosive recent intervention on immigration conclusively shows that the Overton Window has been blown wide open when it comes to integration and identity in modern Britain. The British billionaire and Manchester United co-owner claimed that Britain has been “colonised by immigrants”.
Gorton and Denton: one last heave for the Islamo-left alliance? Original
Islamic sectarianism is already rearing its head in this tightest of by-elections. Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. The upcoming by-election in the Manchester constituency of Gorton and Denton is likely to be one of the most explosive in recent times. Labour, Reform UK and the Greens all have a reasonable chance of winning the seat. The by-election, triggered by the retirement of sitting MP Andrew Gwynne, has already generated plenty of headlines.
Even Muslim countries are terrified of Britain’s Islamists Original
The UAE’s warnings about jihadism on UK campuses must not go unheeded. Share Topics Politics UK World Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. In yet another blow to Britain’s reputation on the global stage, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has curbed state funding for its citizens seeking to enrol at UK universities, over concerns they will be radicalised by Islamists.
The racism against Laila Cunningham will be a big headache for Nigel Farage
Laila Cunningham was announced this week as Reform’s candidate for the next London mayoral elections - Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire Reform UK’s announcement this week that Laila Cunningham will be their candidate in the 2028 London mayoral elections has been greeted with much excitement by those who are fond of her robust views on crime, immigration and Islamist extremism. But some on the anti-establishment Right – even those who agree with some of her policy positions – are far from pleased. But why?
Who gives a damn about Laila Cunningham’s faith?
Reform UK’s London mayoral candidate reminds us that there is a broad base of support for populism. Share Topics Identity Politics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. One of the rising stars of the Reform UK revolution, Laila Cunningham, has been unveiled as the party’s candidate to take on Labour incumbent Sadiq Khan in the next London mayoral election, scheduled for 2028. Cunningham, like other prominent figures in Reform, is a defector from the Tories.
Islamic extremism just won a huge battle in Britain - and it cost you more than £200k - Rakib Ehsan
In a case which risks further undermining public trust in the UK's human-rights framework, a double murderer who also held a prison officer hostage – and threatened to kill him – has been awarded compensation after suffering “severe depression” on the back of being denied contact with other inmates.
Why the small-boats crisis is the biggest issue in Britain
The political class can no longer get away with putting the comfort of illegal migrants above the concerns of citizens. Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. Over the past year, public frustration and anger has reached boiling point over the British state’s ongoing failure to tackle the small-boats crisis.
Why the small-boats crisis is the biggest issue in Britain
The political class can no longer get away with putting the comfort of illegal migrants above the concerns of citizens. Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. Over the past year, public frustration and anger has reached boiling point over the British state’s ongoing failure to tackle the small-boats crisis.
Alaa Abd el-Fattah should not be in Britain Original
Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. Once again, the British political establishment finds itself embroiled in an entirely avoidable controversy over immigration and national identity. The man at the heart of the latest scandal is Egyptian-British national Alaa Abd el-Fattah. According to reports, 44-year-old Fattah is a human-rights campaigner who played a relatively prominent role in Egypt’s 2011 Arab Spring uprising.
These Afghan sex attacks cannot be ignored Original
Afghanistan is the most misogynistic nation on Earth. Now those attitudes have been brought to Britain. Share Topics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. What role are Afghan nationals playing in the recent spate of sexual offences carried out by illegal male migrants? This question is becoming more urgent than ever, with now believe that the small-boats crisis poses a serious threat to the safety of women and girls.
Britain’s immigration explosion means we need an emergency census right now
Opinion Rakib Ehsan Wed, December 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM UTC 3 min read The public believes immigration is one of the most important issues facing the country – new data would inform the debate - Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images The next national census is scheduled for 2031. This is too long away. We need a new census right now. This is because the UK has experienced an unprecedented level of immigration-driven population growth and massive demographic change in the last few years.
Are Muslims Britain's future?
Younger Muslims are more likely to identify with their faith. Jeff J Mitchell via Getty. British MuslimsDemographyIslamMulticulturalismPoliticsrupert lowe The first: a devout Muslim who dedicated his 2024 election victory to Gaza. The second: a red-cheeked former banker who habitually calls for remigration. Yet for a brief moment this week, Adnan Hussain and Rupert Lowe were in the same political foxhole, eager to deport a pair of Afghan rapists back to their homeland.
Hidden in the latest net migration figures is a new emergency for our women and girls
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Housing migrants in military bases ignores the real root of public anger Original
Residents of the small Sussex town of Crowborough are in open revolt against Labour’s border farce. Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. For the third weekend in a row, hundreds of residents in the east Sussex town of Crowborough have protested against the government’s plans to house asylum seekers at a military site. It is no surprise that the Home Office’s plans, announced in October, have provoked such a fierce backlash.
The BBC’s relentless war on Britain’s past has reached another horrible stage
While it cannot be denied that Britain participated in the transatlantic slave trade and was responsible for atrocities such as the Amritsar massacre, to suggest there were little to no benefits of Empire for colonised territories would be historically illiterate. This narrow view, though, is the view being promoted by our national public broadcaster. The BBC has once again overlooked crucial details to peddle a skewed narrative.
Why is the NHS in a flap about flags?
There is nothing ‘intimidating’ or racist about the English flag or the Union Jack. Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. In the latest fit of hysteria over people raising a Cross of St George or a Union flag outside their homes and elsewhere, the chief executive of an NHS trust in England has claimed that black and Asian staff have been left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’.
Why is the NHS in a flap about flags?
There is nothing ‘intimidating’ or racist about the English flag or the Union Jack. Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. In the latest fit of hysteria over people raising a Cross of St George or a Union flag outside their homes and elsewhere, the chief executive of an NHS trust in England has claimed that black and Asian staff have been left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’.
Even ethnic minority Britons think immigration has gone too far
Three in five Britons believe that immigration has worsened the availability of homes in the country. - Gareth Fuller/PA Wire There is an assumption in some quarters that black and Asian British are “progressive” on matters of immigration. This view is very simplistic.
It is not racist to notice black and Asian people are overrepresented on TV adverts
Reform MP Sarah Pochin has come under criticism for complaining about overrepresentation of ethnic minorities on TV adverts - Paul Grover for The Telegraph Sarah Pochin’s remarks have received cross-party condemnation. Labour Health Secretary Wes Streeting, Conservative shadow home secretary Chris Philp, and Liberal Democrat MP Josh Babarinde have all labelled the comments as racist.
Sadiq Khan's outrageous denial of London's grooming gangs
The London mayor’s obsession with ‘diversity’ has blinded him to the horrors likely happening on his watch. Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. The Metropolitan Police are set to reopen 9,000 cases of child sexual exploitation at the hands of what look like grooming gangs. This comes after a London Standard investigation uncovered cases involving vulnerable young girls from across London.
Sadiq Khan's outrageous denial of London's grooming gangs
The London mayor’s obsession with ‘diversity’ has blinded him to the horrors likely happening on his watch. Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. The Metropolitan Police are set to reopen 9,000 cases of child sexual exploitation at the hands of what look like grooming gangs. This comes after a London Standard investigation uncovered cases involving vulnerable young girls from across London.
Should black Africans ask Muslim countries for reparations?
It seems that some examples of slavery matter more than others. Chattel slavery was a significant part of the Ottoman Empire’s economy and traditional society. Millions were enslaved – including Slavs, Eastern Europeans, Africans, and people in the western Mediterranean. The Ottoman Empire captured and utilised “white slaves” – primarily European Christians – through various methods such as raids into European territories and the Black Sea slave trade originating from the Balkans and Caucasus.
It is not bigoted to point out parts of Britain are not well-integrated. It’s the truth
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The threat of Islamist anti-Semitism is too lethal to ignore Original
Jihad Al-Shamie was not the first hardline Islamist to try to murder British Jews. Share Topics Identity Politics Politics UK Want to read spiked ad-free? Become a spiked supporter. Counter-terrorism police revealed last week that Jihad Al-Shamie’s attack on Jewish worshippers at a synagogue in Manchester was likely influenced by ‘extreme Islamist ideology’.
The latest ONS figures on Britain’s population growth should terrify us
Modern Britain increasingly resembles a chaotic international bazaar where bonds of trust and familiarity are disappearing. The latest immigration data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that the UK, once known for its historically stable demography and ability to integrate enterprising migrants in sensible numbers, has experienced unprecedented levels of immigration in recent years. The nation can’t go on like this; it must start properly enforcing border control.
Toward a National Conception of Human Rights
Great Britain is facing a crisis in the English Channel. Recently, the number of unpermitted migrants crossing from France to England in small boats hit the milestone of 30,000 in record time, including over a thousand on one day in September. That is more people than live in many English villages. The political response so far has been feeble.
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