What happens when a woman of colour from vibrant South London moves into a student flat in Portsmouth with a group of mostly white men? Dyanni Swhyer-Brown reveals all. I stared out of my window [… read more ]
We reluctantly present some words of praise for Portsmouth’s most (in)famous Conservative by Sir Eugene Nicks QC, KBE: soldier, lawyer, lover, brother, mother and Policy Advisor to the All-Portsea Conservative, Regressive and Imperial Association (established [… read more ]
By Jon Crout Otto staggered to the toilets, as much for shelter as to answer a call of nature. Those recently reformed, sing-along baldies were coming to the end of their over-familiar set, and he [… read more ]
JS Adams fears that the Brexit fallout could threaten our civil liberties, our economic relationship with the rest of the world and even peace and stability across Europe. I have no evidence that Brexit could trigger another [… read more ]
Maddie Wallace draws attention to the disturbing spike in racist and xenophobic incidents that has occurred since the EU referendum. This week I’ve been talking to my sons about racism. I don’t want to have [… read more ]
We present an almost considered opinion about the EU referendum from our columnist Sir Eugene Nicks QC, KBE, Policy Advisor to the All-Portsea Conservative, Regressive and Imperial Association (established 1799). I trust all Star & Crescent readers [… read more ]
Paige Tabone was brutally attacked in a Portsmouth nightclub simply for being disabled. Here she makes a passionate plea for changes to the law, police procedure and public attitudes. Many scenarios go through your head [… read more ]
There’s a popular perception of Portsmouth as a monocultural, jingoistic and reactionary city. Taking a very different angle, University of Portsmouth lecturer and foreign affairs commentator Tom Sykes discusses Portsmouth’s role as a global city [… read more ]
On May 7, various racist groups will be attending a rally in Portsmouth Guildhall against refugees. Portsmouth Antifascists and other groups will be out to stop them. Here they tell Star & Crescent why. Against [… read more ]
Rosy Bremer reports on her action responding to a recent hate crime at the Madani Academy, Portsmouth. In a moment of idle procrastination recently I did one of those time-wasting internet tests – like what Harry Potter house [… read more ]
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