articles: backchat
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Monday, May 21, 2001
A punch too far
THE rash decision by John Prescott to punch a protester in Wales after being hit by an egg has been dismissed too lightly and sends the wrong signal to society about violence, argues Joy Francis
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Monday, April 23, 2001
Black free Britannia
Bridget Jones’s Diary has joined Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill as one of Britain’s most successful movies on both sides of the Atlantic. But Joy Francis finds it hard to celebrate when black characters are notable by their absence
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Monday, April 09, 2001
Body Conscious
At a time when eating disorders are in danger of becoming the norm, a new magazine, saluting the way celebrities mould and twist their bodies into shape, has hit the stores and whipped up controversy. Joy Francis joins the fracas.
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Saturday, April 07, 2001
What a rip off
LONDON is promoted as one of the coolest capitals in the world with its bars, restaurants, exciting theatre and happening clubs. So why can’t we afford to live here? asks Joy Francis
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Monday, March 26, 2001
Roasting in the sun
THE Sun newspaper’s devil may care attitude found an unlikely adversary in Esther Thomas, a black clerk who recently sued the paper for harassment – and won. Joy Francis reflects on a landmark case
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Tuesday, March 13, 2001
The many faces of Hague
IN the run up to the general election, Conservative leader William Hague has wasted no time in playing the race card under the guise of protecting Britain from being swallowed up by Europe. Joy Francis asks, who is he trying to fool?
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Monday, February 26, 2001
Where's the race for change?
On the second anniversary of the Macpherson report into the horrific murder of Stephen Lawrence, Joy Francis asks, how far have we come to grips with the hot potato called institutional racism?
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Monday, January 29, 2001
Babies for sale
The internet adoption of black twins from America by the Kilshaws, a British couple, has caused widespread outrage. Yet very little has been said about whether the children’s cultural and racial needs were ever considered, argues Joy Francis.
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Monday, January 15, 2001
Unsaintly behaviour?
Rumours are rife that All Saints have split and whether Shaznay Lewis will be forced to go it alone. Joy Francis gives her verdict.
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Friday, January 12, 2001
Public Eminem number one?
Blond-topped Eminem, the so called ‘bad boy’ of hip-hop, bounded into town amid media outrage last matched by boxer Mike Tyson’s visit to the capital last year. Dangerous to know or just another media caricature? Joy Francis searches for some answers.
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