That Ukip joke isn’t funny anymore

Our tolerance of Nigel Farage and Ukip has unleashed a toxic culture of racism onto British streets ahead of the local and European elections.

Week in Review: The ugliness of a Ukip Britain

Nigel Farage crossed a line with his comments about foreign languages on trains at the Ukip spring conference. But more troubling is what he’s doing to political debate around immigration.

Comment: Farage’s dream of an English-only Britain would be a nightmare

The Ukip leader might want an end to all the foreign languages he hears on the train – but the price would be a poorer Britain.

The Political Week Online: A tax – the best form of defence?

The top rate of tax, immigration panic, rebellious Tories, smoking in cars with kids, and racist yoga.

‘A complete whitewash’: Labour pours scorn on Nazi Tory report

Conservative report into an MP who organised a Nazi-themed stag do is branded “a complete whitewash” by a Labour MP

The Political Week Online: A Week in December

What a week. It started off with a young swimming star coming out, and ended up with an old civil rights icon reaching the end of his life. Somewhere in the middle, an editor was forced to defend his patriotism to a select committee. And the chancellor delivered his autumn statement.

Nelson Mandela: Political tributes

The political tributes come flooding in for one of the great world statesmen of our age, Nelson Mandela.

Comment: Concerns about immigration are not automatically racist

We should be brave enough to challenge those whose cultural practices don’t fit in with British values. Too often doing so prompts unfair accusations of racism – and are only doing the debate a disservice.

Comment: Blunkett attacks the Roma – so why are only Ukip called racist?

Conservatives and Labour are in an arms race on anti-immigrant rhetoric – so why are Ukip called racist when they say the same things?

‘Insufficient evidence’ to charge Tommy Robinson

Tommy Robinson walked free from court today after it was decided there was “insufficient evidence” to charge him.