Anderson and Braverman

 I have a page on the Anderson/Braverman 'Islamophobia' debate on my Virtually Islamic News site, collecting various online responses. It also features on my X @garybunt

Rochdale By-Election Furore

Sky News, Analysis | The sacking of Azhar Ali as Labour's candidate in the Rochdale by-election is the biggest disaster for Sir Keir Starmer in his nearly four years as leader of the party.

Also see Geneva Abdul, Guardian, Labour handling of Azhar Ali 'shambolic', says antisemitism report author. "Martin Forde says storm over Rochdale byelection candidate raises new questions over ‘disparity in treatment’ of Labour MPs"  The story took a new turn with Harriet Line's Daily Mail article

     

Statistics

Statista published the following (note: full data are behind a paywall):

D. Clark, Views on Muslims in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by region, Statista, 2 Feb 2024 "This statistic shows the results of a survey of British adults which asked them to indicate how positive or negative their views on Muslims in the UK were in 2018, by region. Respondents in Scotland viewed Muslims the most positively, followed by London and the North of England."

D. Clark, Number of masjids in the United Kingdom in 2017, , Statista, 2 Feb 2024"This statistic displays the number of mosques in the United Kingdom in 2017, by capacity. In this year there were 300 masjids in the United Kingdom with a capacity between 101 to 200 people. This was the most common size for a masjid in the United Kingdom. It was followed by 279 masjids with a capacity for between 201 and 300 people. In 2017 there were only ten masjids in the United Kingdom that had a capacity for over 4,000 people."

Labour and Muslim Support

Nadine White, Adam Forrest, Independent, British Muslim support for Labour plummets, shock poll finds, 5 Feb 2024 "Labour support amongst British Muslims has plummeted, a bombshell opinion poll has revealed amid major concerns about Sir Keir Starmer’s handling of the Gaza war."