Late to tweet this but stop what you’re doing and listen to this new series. Brilliant, sensitive and compelling reporting from Sirin and amazing Guardian Podcasts team Lucy Hough Axel Kacoutié Charlotte Pritchard India Rakusen Nicole Jackson

'For the people of formerly colonised countries, the monarchy is not a neutral institution,' writes Nalini Mohabir

Britain lost the luxury of long-lasting denial, at the same time as it lost its Queen

And as descendants of Empire, the burden of this truth-telling - before a hostile audience - continues to fall unequally on our shoulders

My column in todays The Guardian
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Civil liberties groups criticise police over arrests of anti-monarchy protesters theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/s…

Chris Kaba’s family demands suspension of Met officer involved in shooting theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/s…

Chris Kaba’s family demands suspension of Met officer involved in shooting theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/s… #ChrisKaba

I’ve been thinking about this piece for a year. There’s so much more I could say. The only thing that matters is that Martha should be alive today…

‘We had such trust, we feel such fools’: how shocking hospital mistakes led to our daughter’s death theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Today is Trinidad and Tobago Independence Day, and we’re looking back at one of our favourite issues, Wasafiri 74: Brighter Suns: Sixty Years of Literature From Trinidad 🇹🇹 wasafiri.org/product/wasafi…

One Welsh town offers a window on to the catastrophe facing Britain. But where are the politicians? Today’s column theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

What a story from Andrew Roth and Pjotr Sauer - an interview with a Russian soldier who fought in Ukraine, grabbing him just before he fled the country and desertion charges.

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After taking my daughter to Drag Queen Story Hour I couldn’t believe the hysteria around it. I spoke to Aida H Dee The Storytime Drag Queen and Cherrie Ontop / Matt Cavan about how they’re dealing with the protests - their stories are moving and inspiring theguardian.com/culture/2022/a…

Great opportunity at the The Guardian for
Head of Visual and Data Journalism.
Climate crisis, cost of living, etc: you'll play a key role in bringing these stories to life
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& we actively encourage candidates who are BAME or from other underrepresented groups

Roy Hackett was a civil rights hero – everyone in Britain should know his name | Olivette Otele theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Do re-read this 2020 interview with Roy Hackett, who has died at the age of 93, by Kehinde Andrews - it was the first in our Black lives series.

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Who do the Tory leadership candidates think they are impressing with their spiteful posturing on trans issues? | Zoe Williams | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Really excited to get to know the next generation of talented Scott Trust Bursary journalists! Congrats to Aneesa Ahmed Morgan Ofori
nyims x

How a great English city sold itself to Abu Dhabi’s elite – and not even for a good price. My column
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a talk on Indian indentureship at Newcastle's Discovery Museum on Sunday at 14:00 BST
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