Mike Bankole 🍉
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Lecturer in Politics @rhulpirp . Research on race, racism, and political representation. Co-Convenor @psa_race . Contributor @novaramedia @TheAnfieldWrap .
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Diversity in politics does not guarantee racial justice. In fact, somewhat paradoxically, it can enable the justification of cruel policies towards immigrants
Wrote this with
@NeemaBegum
and
@RimaSaini3105
on diversity and racial justice 👇🏾
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Nick Ferrari just tried to convince me that, as a white man, he is person of colour. How’s your morning going? 😂
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I finished my PhD over a year ago, but I’m glad I finally got to graduate last Friday and share a special day with my loved ones 🙏🏾
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Those connected with Man City need to come to terms with the fact that the story of their success is not compelling for (most) neutrals. You can hardly fault those who aren’t invested in the success of a club that is being used for sportswashing by an authoritarian regime
🗣️ "Everyone in this country supports Liverpool, the media and everyone... Our destiny is in our hands, this is important."
👀 Pep Guardiola's response to
@ManCity
's emphatic 5-0 win over Newcastle.
🎤
@CarrieBrownTV
#beINPL
#MCINEW
#MCFC
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No MP deserves to be treated the way Diane Abbott has been by Labour in recent months. She is being humiliated by the party she has served for nearly 4 decades
My thoughts on
@BBCNews
earlier today
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Here’s a clip of my (bizarre) exchange with Nick this morning:
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A provisional driver’s license costs £43 and a passport can cost up to £85. Many of the most disadvantage voters in the UK simply cannot afford photo ID
People should not be forced to spend money on ID to vote. Voting is a right, not a privilege
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The solution to racist abuse online is not as simple as punishing the perpetrators. Racist abuse does not occur in a vacuum, it is fuelled by our toxic political culture
Me chatting to
@BBCWorld
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Make sure you vote, peeps! Preferably for a party that isn’t hostile to the most marginalised in Britain 😄
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The Raheem Sterling Scholarship is open to Black British students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds from the Greater London area. Covers the course tuition fees and a stipend - worth up to £16,250 per year.
Deadline is 30 May. Please share!
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It’s irresponsible that this tweet is still up. Elected officials should not use their platforms to spread misinformation or conspiracy. Farage's divisive politics have coarsened our discourse, and mainstream parties have failed to challenge him adequately
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The rise of Farage can be partly attributed to both major parties mainstreaming his ideas on immigration, instead of challenging them
My thoughts on
@LBC
earlier 👇🏾
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I put together this spreadsheet on the 19 new ethnic minority MPs. Some interesting findings:
No ethnic minority MPs outside England.
2019 is the first time the Lib Dems have had more than one ethnic minority elected at a GE.
Of the 19 MPs, 13 are women.
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The crackdown on anti-monarchy protests is a clear infringement on the fundamental right to express dissent
If we call ourselves a democracy, the right to protest should be held as sacrosanct
Police have arrested anti-monarchy protesters and seized their placards reading “Not My King” this morning on their way to the coronation.
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Super thrilled to announce that I will be joining
@rhulpir
in September as a Lecturer in Politics. Looking forward to the start of the new academic year - I cannot wait to get started!
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We all know what this will lead to: black people are 9 times more likely to be stopped and searched and 6 times more likely to face force by the police than white people in the UK. Stop and search is both ineffective and rooted in racism
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Expanding ULEZ will save lives - air pollution is the biggest environmental threat to human health. And its impact is asymmetric: ethnic minorities often live in the areas with the highest air pollution levels
Also, we need to do something about SUVs 👇🏾
NEW: don’t let the ULEZ chatter mislead you.
The British public is much more supportive and united on Net Zero policies than the public in peer countries, with Conservative voters frequently as green as the centre-left elsewhere
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The racist abuse aimed at Saka, Sancho and Rashford is a reminder of why many ethnic minorities have a complicated relationship with the national team
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I wrote this piece for
@Independent
on the Public Health England BAME COVID-19 report and why I don’t think the government will act to protect ethnic minorities from the virus.👇🏾
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Thrilled I can finally share this!
Raheem Sterling and
@RSfoundation
are partnering with
@KingsCollegeLon
and
@OfficialUoM
to provide scholarships for Black British students. It has been a privilege to be involved in this important project:
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My favourite Sadio Mané moment will always be his first goal for us. Doubt there will ever be a better debut goal for the Reds and the celebration wasn’t bad either 😂
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All working class students have been affected by austerity and the underfunding of schools. That should be the focus for the Conservatives, not confecting a culture war or stoking racial divisions
Me on
@bbc5live
earlier 👇🏾
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Really enjoyed making my
@novaramedia
debut today. Had a chat with
@michaeljswalker
about:
- Labour’s Sunak advert
- Racism in Britain
- Private schools
- Elon Musk and the BBC
Tune in 👇🏾
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Impossible to separate this incident from the broader political context. Instead of treating asylum seekers with love, respect and dignity, successive governments have pursued a divisive agenda that fuels hate and division - it’s utterly depressing
Huge mobilisation of far-right protestors outside a hotel for asylum-seekers in Knowsley, just outside of Liverpool. They've now set fire to a police van.
This was taken in the last hour:
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And that’s a wrap!
Had a blast on the
@novaramedia
Genny Lec livestream with
@daliagebrial
,
@AyoCaesar
,
@michaeljswalker
,
@AaronBastani
,
@VivaHarehills
,
@AndrewMeyerson
and
@piercepenniless
.
Time for some sleep!!
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If you want to defeat the far right, it is essential to directly and firmly challenge their ideas. In some ways, Labour has mainstreamed these ideas rather than opposed them, as seen in their regressive approach to immigration
My thoughts on
@LBC
earlier 👇🏾
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“Taking the knee is just window dressing if it is not supported by real action aimed at stamping out racism at all levels of the game.”
My latest piece for the
@Independent
on why English football’s leading authorities need to do more to tackle racism. 👇🏾
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3 Champions League finals in 5 seasons - don’t take this for granted, Reds. This is a team for the ages
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Framing a strong partnership with business as the *only* way to deliver social justice and equality shows a complete misunderstanding of both concepts
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About to go live on
@novaramedia
with
@AyoCaesar
Spoiler: their will be lots of Coronation chat
Join us:
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The latest episode of
@KCL_REN
’s YouTube show is out now 😄
I had the pleasure of having a chat with
@SholaMos1
about her new book ‘This is Why I Resist’, racism in Britain and the US, Meghan Markle, and more!
Tune in:
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Worth remembering that thousands of those affected by the Windrush scandal still have not received any compensation. Token gestures like this are completely meaningless
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Azeem Rafiq’s experience will resonate with people of colour across the country. Racism is not ‘banter’, it’s an endemic problem in Britain
Me chatting to
@BBCNews
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This government have created an environment where some feel they can racially abuse players with impunity
Me on
@LBC
earlier 👇🏾
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What Farage fails to acknowledge in this clip is that he has provided the intellectual framework for these riots. His political career has been based on dehumanising migrants, and this is now being used as a vehicle for these racist riots, whether he likes to admit it or not
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White commentators criticising ethnic minorities for interrogating the politics of the Conservative’s ethnic minority MPs are being incredibly condescending
‘Shouldn’t you be celebrating diversity?’
Not if that ‘diversity’ leads to the advancement racially repressive policies
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Running out of superlatives for Trent Alexander-Arnold. He is one of the top 10 footballers in the world rn
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I was joined by a very special guest for my Intro to Politics seminars this morning 😄
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It is our duty as a nation to show love and compassion to those seeking refuge, not hate or hostility
My thoughts on
@novaramedia
earlier this week 👇🏾
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How will a Labour government respond to the Reform Party and Farage? Well, you can’t out-Farage Nigel Farage, so firmly challenging Faragism *should* be their approach
My thoughts on
@novaramedia
’s Genny Lec livestream 👇🏾
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It’s not this simple. Your circumstances can change overnight. And your financial situation is often defined by factors beyond your control, like government policies
Telling people to not have kids ignores the complexity of life and the systemic problems that many grapple with
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Rishi Sunak has become the first British Asian Prime Minister
Let’s take stock of the representation of ethnic minorities in the House of Commons 🧵
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Just finished recording easily the funniest episode of the
@KCL_REN
show with
@MrNishKumar
. My jaw still hurts from all the laughing 😂
We had a chat about Croydon, comedy, and the current political moment. The full episode should be out soon, stay tuned! 😄
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Yesterday, I had the honour of hosting an event at King’s College London with
@akalamusic
.
If you know me well, you will know just how big a fan I am of his work, so this was a *huge* honour. I’m so grateful to those who organised the event and afforded me this opportunity!
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@Rick_J_Martin
@ManCity
You do indeed see things others don’t, like annual capitulations in the Champions League 😄
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My article for
@tribunemagazine
on unconscious bias training and why the Labour Party need to do more in order to address systemic racism. 👇🏾
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Had a blast at
#PSA23
. Got to hear about some insightful and timely research, and received valuable feedback on my own work.
Also had a lovely time catching up with friends and exploring one of my favourite cities. Thankful for the experience and memories made!
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@trevor8sinclair
No doubt he will claim this is ‘banter’, but it’s not funny. It’s disappointing to see a former professional footballer peddling this dated Thatcherite trope
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As a long-time admirer of
@garyyounge
’s work, I am both delighted and excited that he’ll be joining us on the pod this week!
Thrilled to announce that our guest on this week’s pod is award-winning author, broadcaster and academic
@garyyounge
.
We will be talking to Gary about race relations in the UK and US, the potential implications of a Biden presidency, the Black Lives Matter movement and more!
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Souness’ xenophobic rant about Lamela’s playacting was vile. It is pompous and misleading to suggest playacting is exclusive to Latin American footballers
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Our co-authored paper (cc:
@RimaSaini3105
and
@NeemaBegum
) on the 2022 Conservative leadership campaign is out now in
@Race_Class
, and it is open access 😄
Here is a short 🧵 summarising the paper:
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The real problem is that some are more uncomfortable with anti-racist protest than they are with state violence against black people
Many players and many fans want some sort of anti-racism statement at the start of games. Many fans do not back taking a knee. So we simply need a new anti-racist symbol that people can unite behind. Not one imported from the states, but one everyone can have ownership of.
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Hard to divorce this violence from the government’s deliberate efforts to create a hostile, anti-protest climate. Peaceful dissent and protest should never be met with violence
🚨 | NEW: A man decks a Just Stop Oil protestor and throws the social media guy's phone across the street... leaving it smashed to pieces
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The last thing we need is yet another commission on racial inequality. The government already have data on racial disparities and inequalities, they have chosen to do nothing.
Boris Johnson announces commission to investigate 'all aspects' of racial inequality in UK
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The introduction of Voter ID is another example of this government’s authoritarianism; it would make it tougher for millions to hold them to account at the ballot box. The draconian measures included in the Policing Bill to crackdown on protests are also an example of this
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Enjoyed having a chat with
@Hardeep_Matharu
and
@peterjukes
last Friday evening on
@BylineTV
about the government’s culture war
Here’s a snippet 👇🏾
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We’ll be live soon. Join us!!
Locked in from 9.45pm to 5am.
Join me,
@AaronBastani
,
@michaeljswalker
and the rest of the
@novaramedia
family for
#ElectionSesh
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No one is asking for this. The demands being made centre around the desire for a more accurate representation of British history and a history curriculum that does not systematically omit or overlook Black British history
"The way certain people want the history curriculum taught is about good people being black people, bad people being white people"
Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch speaks to
@BBCNickRobinson
on
#PoliticalThinking
Listen 🎧 on
@BBCSounds
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"From voter ID to the Rwanda deportation policy, Sunak has been a leading member of a party that has made the pursuit of racially repressive policies central to its political agenda”
Me in
@Independent
on Sunak becoming PM 👇🏾
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Enjoyed my first PSA Conference as a co-convenor of a specialist group! (cc:
@PSA_Race
and
@LydiaHiraide
)
It was great to present my research, attend interesting panels and explore Glasgow (briefly). Until next year 🫡
#PSA24
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On the surface, voter ID laws might not appear repressive or unreasonable, but voter fraud really isn’t a thing in the UK. This is not about ‘electoral integrity’, it is a *deliberate* attempt to disenfranchise the most marginalised members of society
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Me when Mahrez equalised for City vs. me when Kane scored the winner
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Just finished having a chat with
@SholaMos1
for
@KCL_REN
’s YouTube series
We spoke about her fantastic book ‘This is Why I Resist’, racism in the UK and US, racial gatekeeping and more!
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This is very disappointing. Black men are negatively stereotyped for the way they dress, these comments are another example of that.
Klopp wouldn’t have negatively perceived a white player who dressed the same way. There’s no defending these comments.
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The unfolding horrors in Gaza were entirely foreseeable, yet back in October, some of Britain’s most prominent politicians gave Israel the green light to indiscriminately punish Palestinians
Discussed this on
@novaramedia
with
@mlothianmclean
👇🏾
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Looking forward to my Intro to Politics seminars next week…
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It’s also a reminder of why the players took the knee before every game at the tournament
Contrary to what Priti Patel said, taking the knee is not ‘gesture politics’, it is a reminder that racism is still a problem in Britain today
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Had the pleasure of hosting
#NovaraLive
for the first time yesterday and I was joined by
@AyoCaesar
! 😃
We had a chat about:
- Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza
- A-Level results day and the university sector
- Policing
- ASLEF’s deal with the government
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On what would have been his 96th birthday, here is my favourite James Baldwin quote
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“Police corruption has been normalised in Nigeria from its colonial origins, through military rule, and successive recent governments turning a blind eye”
My latest piece for
@tribunemagazine
is on the
#EndSARS
protests and police brutality in Nigeria.
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Happy Easter, peeps!
I know the last year has been immensely challenging for so many of us, but Easter is the perfect reminder that we should always stay hopeful. He is risen 😄🙏🏾
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Worth remembering that funding for English lessons for refugees and other migrants has been cut over the last 10 years because of austerity
"They are coming from abroad, they are not learning the language, they're not embracing British values."
Suella Braverman says there are "many towns and cities" in the UK where integration hasn't worked.
📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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Me on
@BBCNews
reflecting on the investigation into the London Fire Brigade and institutional racism in Britain 👇🏾
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“By taking the focus away from the issues that matter, the culture war aims to delegitimise Black Lives Matter and anti-racism more broadly”
My latest for
@Independent
on my interview with Nick Ferrari and the culture war 👇🏾
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Had a great time delivering today's sermon at
@StMichaelSW11
, where we explored the parable of the Good Samaritan and its valuable lessons on loving our neighbour:
- Go the extra mile
- Being inconvenienced is a small price to pay for helping others
- You are loved (John 3:16)
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