Yes, we accepted the Vietnamese boat people and the Ugandan Asian refugees expelled by Idi Amin, but that was more to do with self-interest than humanitarian motives

Labour’s Jon Cruddas wants to re-engage with voters who feel disenfranchised by multiculturalism – but how?

According to Labour MP Khalid Mahmood, British Pakistanis could learn a lot about how to behave from Afro-Caribbeans. It’s always dodgy characterising the behaviour of diverse groups of people, but it points to a paradigm shift

Many working-class communities have adapted to racial diversity. Would that you could say the same for their alleged social betters

The Tories’ new anti-corruption tsar blames concerns about community cohesion for the electoral irregularities in Tower Hamlets. But is he missing the bigger picture?

Edgy addresses soon become desirable ‘villages’ – and once the poor have gone, they have no way back

An experiment by broadcaster Dotun Adebayo set out to explore the stereotypes that people in the UK normally express only in private

Did the BBC’s I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue get it wrong? Someone had to adjudicate

An article about black teens being turned away prompted a doorman to get in touch. He confirmed the use of racist policies – but there was a twist

George Osborne’s infatuation with elected mayors shouldn’t blind us to the benefits they can bring for community cohesion. Not that they all do, however

Discrimination by bouncers is hard to prove, but if the authorities don’t name and shame the wrongdoers, clubbers with cameraphones undoubtedly will

Steven Berkoff claims restricting the Shakespearean role to black actors is ‘racism in reverse’. But colourblind casting does happen – and it benefits minority actors

There is confusion within the police over this concept of intrinsic discrimination – and the phrase coined in the 60s and reiterated in the Stephen Lawrence inquiry. Ignorance is no defence, and intent isn’t the key; it is outcomes

A Show Racism the Red Card study reveals how skewed kids’ ideas on Muslims and asylum seekers have become, thanks to the misinformation bandied about

Along with women, people from minorities and those with disabilities, we also need to hear from those who have suffered social deprivation

Government, quangos and social agencies talk up the need for diversity, but how much might they say is too much?