A lighter look at racism in Britain

An astute observer of British life once said: “If you see a white man dashing down the street, he is running to catch a bus. If it’s a black man sprinting, he must be running away from the police.”

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

I am 74 years old and I had a very nice Father's Day not in terms of receiving gifts but had very happy feeling and joy when I placed a phone call to Dar-Es-Salam,Tanzania to Mr Stephen Emmanuel who is going to be 87 years old on June 25th.

I read your editorial about the Patel brothers with interest.  It reminds us all that the notion that British mainstream business organisations somehow integrate the interests and wellbeing of Asian Businesses, at times of crisis, is a fallacy. 

Bhupendra Gandhi is right to ask if President Obama should have apologized for dropping Atom bombs on two cities of Japan. Normally he should have apologised. But is pointing finger at Japan for inviting ire of America by sudden, surprising...

Those tightly woven circular wire pads are ideal for removing stubborn remnants from the bottom and sides of cooking pans.

Despite the massive immigrant movements after UK’s joining EU in 1973, UK is the second largest economy in EU measured by nominal GDP and fifth largest in the world.

The Asian Voice has given an impartial account (June 11, p 16) of pros and cons of both ‘vote-remain’ and ‘vote-leave’ campaigns. The English represent about 85% of UK population. Their preference will determine the consequences of the referendum.

The time to bring out the union jacks when Her Majesty's official birthday arrived last weekend. Many parties were held all over the country at the weekend to honour the nation's longest reigning monarch.

When I heard the sad news of the passing away of Manubhai Thakkar, I knew that I would read a moving account of the friendship between CB and Manubhai. Surely I was not disappointed. CB has captured the essence of his lifelong friendship with...



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