By Tracy Ann Dunkley
Sir Lenny Henry has ignited fierce debate with his call for the UK to pay £18 trillion in reparations to Black Britons and Caribbean nations for the enduring legacy of slavery—a figure that includes £12 trillion in direct compensation for Black British citizens alone. In his new book The Big Payback, co-authored with Marcus Ryder, Henry argues that the systemic racism, economic disparity, and overrepresentation of Black people in prisons are direct consequences of the transatlantic slave trade. His demand is not just financial—it’s moral, historical, and deeply personal. “We personally deserve money for the effects of slavery,”......
By JamRadio Newsdesk
When Robert Jenrick described Handsworth, Birmingham as being “as close as I’ve come to a slum in this country,” he wasn’t just commenting on litter. He was drawing a racial boundary, one that casts Black and South Asian communities as failed citizens, living “parallel lives” in need of correction. But what Jenrick’s remarks reveal isn’t a concern for integration. It’s a selective tolerance for segregation, depending on who’s doing the segregating.
Robert Jenrick called Handsworth “as close as I’ve come to a slum.” He didn’t mention the bin strike. He didn’t mention the people.......
JamRadio Editorial
In 2018, the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) accused the British Government of “unfairness in British nationality law,” warning that its treatment of citizens from former colonies was discriminatory and opaque. Harriet Harman, then Chair of the Committee, condemned the system as “a stain on our national conscience.”
Seven years later, Cherry Brown is living proof that nothing has changed.
A Woman from the volcano-ravaged British Caribbean Island of Montserrat is bring denied NHS treatment in the UKFull story in the comments@ShabanaMahmood @MikeTappTweets @YvetteCooperMP @SeemaMalhotra1 @DavidLammy......
JamRadio Newsdesk
In a stunning moment on BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, former Conservative MP Penny Mordaunt claimed that UK trade unions and professional bodies are “openly antisemitic”—and that Jewish professionals are being forced to pay them in order to work.
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The remarks came during a segment on institutional bias and professional gatekeeping. Mordaunt, who recently co-chaired a Board of Deputies commission on antisemitism, stated:
“In this country, you have to be a member of particular professional bodies and trade unions in order to get the indemnities to be a teacher or an independent social worker. Some of those organisations......
JamRadio Newsdesk | Social Affairs
Six people have been arrested on Westminster Bridge after unfurling a banner in support of Palestine Action, the recently proscribed group now classified as a terrorist organization under UK law. The Metropolitan Police confirmed the arrests just hours before a planned nationwide protest calling for the ban to be lifted.
A group of six people unfurled a banner in support of Palestine Action on Westminster Bridge. Officers were quickly on scene, the banner had been removed and the six people involved have been arrested for supporting a proscribed organisation. pic.twitter.com/NQOz3GEvsk
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) October 4,......
JamRadio Newsdesk | Social Affiars
Tottenham, London — October 4, 2025
Marcus Fakana, the 19-year-old British teenager whose imprisonment in Dubai sparked global outrage, has died in a car crash just three months after regaining his freedom.
The fatal collision occurred around 1 a.m. Friday on The Roundway in Tottenham, North London. Fakana was a passenger in a vehicle that reportedly failed to stop for police and later collided with another car. He was rushed to hospital with critical injuries but died shortly after arrival. The 19-year-old driver has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and failure to stop.
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Fakana had only recently returned to......
By JamRadio Newsdesk
For decades, Freemasonry has operated in the shadows of British policing—shielded by tradition, ignored by oversight, and whispered about in corridors where transparency should reign. Now, the Metropolitan Police is breaking ranks with its own history.
In a rare and explosive admission, Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has confirmed that Freemasonry is not just a ceremonial relic—it’s a live threat to institutional integrity. “We have information intelligence that tells me we do need to confront it,” Rowley said. “I see evidence of it being linked to misconduct. I see evidence of it linked to expectations of favouritism......
JamRadio Editorial Desk | September 27, 2025
The UK government’s proposed Digital ID scheme is facing fierce public backlash, with nearly two million people signing a petition to reject its rollout. Marketed as a modern solution to illegal working and bureaucratic inefficiency, the scheme would make biometric ID mandatory for Right to Work checks—transforming the way citizens prove their legal status to employers. But beneath the surface of convenience lies a deeper unease: legal ambiguity, cultural coercion, and a creeping expansion of surveillance.
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What’s more, the scheme’s logic begins to unravel when applied to the gig economy. Food delivery......
By JamRadio Newsdesk | Editorial Team
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced Digital ID Cards will become mandatory under his government, branded the “Brit Card” for all UK citizens and legal residents. Framed as a solution to illegal migration and shadow economy exploitation, the scheme is part of a broader architecture of control that includes live facial recognition technology, biometric data harvesting under the ETA immigration scheme, and the quiet expansion of U.S. surveillance firms like Palantir into British public infrastructure.
“You will not be able to work in the United Kingdom if you do not have digital ID. It’s as simple as......
By JamRadio Editorial Team | Political Affairs
In 1968, Enoch Powell stood before a Conservative audience in Birmingham and declared that the “black man will have the whip hand over the white man.” His infamous “Rivers of Blood” speech wasn’t just racist—it was legislative. Days later, Parliament passed amendments that subjected British passport holders with brown skin to immigration control on British soil. The message was clear: citizenship meant nothing if your face didn’t fit the fantasy of a white Britain.
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Fast forward to 2025, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer echoes Powell’s ghost with his “Island of......
