Hugh Muir
Hugh Muir is a Guardian leader writer and columnist. He writes extensively about social policy, politics, policing, diversity and
London government
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Queen's speech, Brexit and the Green party – Politics Weekly podcastHeather Stewart, Rafael Behr and Hugh Muir join Tom Clark to discuss the government’s legislative programme, the latest Brexit bust-ups and the future of the Green party
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Is this self-ignited firestorm the end for Ken Livingstone?No one should be surprised that the former London mayor waded into the Naz Shah antisemitism row. He has only himself to blame if it costs him his place in the Labour party
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Democrats v autocrats in Africa: is there a winning formula? – podcast transcriptHugh Muir looks at the pros and cons of long-term leaders, and discusses whether there are any ways to mitigate their grip on power
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Here’s how to make New Years honours more honourable – let the public decideAmong the Barbara Windsors and Dorothy Starts are enough politically motivated recipients to suggest the system isn’t just unethical, it’s harmful
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Should Britain pay reparations for slavery?As David Cameron’s visit to Jamaica becomes dominated by the question of reparations, our panellists discuss whether Britain needs to atone financially for its role in slavery
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Jeremy Corbyn's first speech as leader at Labour conference - as it happenedRolling coverage of the Labour conference in Brighton, including Jeremy Corbyn’s speech
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Jeremy Corbyn's speech included passages rejected by previous leadersPassages in conference address taken from speech written by Richard Heller – who sent them in to Labour HQ himself and is happy they were used
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The cost of diversity and community cohesionLabour’s Jon Cruddas wants to re-engage with voters who feel disenfranchised by multiculturalism – but how?
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What Notting Hill carnival reveals about gentrification and diversityEdgy addresses soon become desirable ‘villages’ – and once the poor have gone, they have no way back
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What black and white people really think about one anotherAn experiment by broadcaster Dotun Adebayo set out to explore the stereotypes that people in the UK normally express only in private
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Humour will evolve but meanwhile we will muddle throughDid the BBC’s I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue get it wrong? Someone had to adjudicate
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The Janner hearings will be awful but the case must proceedIf the defendant’s mental state causes the process to collapse, at least justice will be done – and seen to be done – as far as is possible
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There’s an unconscious race bias at work. I know, because I’ve taken the testWe need to acknowledge there is a problem, and the best way is to show how far-reaching it is. Which makes a new online survey an important initiative
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The truth about 'racist' nightclub owners is a complex oneAn article about black teens being turned away prompted a doorman to get in touch. He confirmed the use of racist policies – but there was a twist
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Wimbledon 2015 review: the best and worst of this year’s tournamentNovak Djokovic and Serena Williams came, saw and conquered, Roger Federer is back while Andy Murray and Garbiñe Muguruza shone: our writers’ SW19 highs and lows
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One good thing about mayors is they are obliged to care about diversityGeorge Osborne’s infatuation with elected mayors shouldn’t blind us to the benefits they can bring for community cohesion. Not that they all do, however
The panel EU referendum: our writers on David Cameron's TV questioning