Protecting the public realm without shutting it down
As Martyn's Law approaches, this free special report from LocalGov and Hill & Smith sets out how councils can protect public spaces without shutting them down.
Ex-neo-Nazi quits council race, becomes Badenoch adviser
06/08/2026 Former neo-Nazi activist has withdrawn as a Conservative candidate for Somerset Council's elections but has been appointed as an adviser to Kemi Badenoch. |
New mosque safety toolkit launched ahead of terror attack anniversary
19/06/2026 The Muslim Council of Britain has launched an updated Mosque safety toolkit just days before the ninth anniversary of the Finsbury Park terror attack. |
Liverpool City Region launches first anti-racism strategy
11/06/2026 Liverpool City Region has launched its first anti-racism strategy, developed with hundreds of stakeholders from across the region's communities. |
Reform urged to expel a dozen new councillors over extremist views
13/05/2026 Campaigners have called on Reform UK to kick out 12 newly elected councillors for racism – including antisemitism and Islamophobia – and praising the Nazis. |
£1.5m emergency boost to fight antisemitism after Golders Green attack
05/05/2026 Local authorities are set to receive an extra £1m to help tackle antisemitism, the Government has announced. |
Barnet Council responds to antisemitic terrorist attack
30/04/2026 Barnet Council's chief executive has condemned the stabbing of two people in Golders Green as a senseless antisemitic attack on the Jewish community. |
Council apologises to Millwall FC over KKK booklet
24/04/2026 Westminster City Council has apologised to Millwall FC after the club's badge was featured on an image of a Ku Klux Klan robe in an educational booklet. |
Government publishes social cohesion action plan
10/03/2026 The Government has published an action plan aimed at strengthening community cohesion and resilience across the UK. |
Mayor ‘appalled’ by destruction of Holocaust memorial bench
09/01/2026 Salford mayor Paul Dennett has said he is ‘deeply saddened and appalled’ following the destruction of a Holocaust memorial bench in Clowes Park. |
Anti-racist flag cancelled due to concerns over offence
27/11/2025 Brighton & Hove City Council has cancelled an anti-racist art exhibition showing a reimagined Union Jack over concerns it could offend minority communities. |
Redesigning Services: Anti-racist models of home improvement
29/10/2025 Without inclusive home improvement support, the wellbeing of people from racially minorities will be at risk, writes Nazia Azad of Centre for Ageing Better. |
Khan: Trump is ‘racist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic’
24/09/2025 Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, has condemned Donald Trump as ‘racist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic’ after the president attacked him at the UN. |
Local areas failing to address racism in child safeguarding
11/03/2025 Local areas are failing to address the safeguarding needs of Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage children, a new report into child safeguarding has found. |
