UCL apologises for supporting Eugenists.

I critique Galton’s use of composite photography to create cultural constructs, which demonised or ‘‘othered’’ people in my ‘Mugshots’ paper. Lashmar, P. (2014). How to humiliate and shame: A reporter’s guide to the power of the mugshot. Social Semiotics, 24(1), pp. 56–87. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2021/jan/ucl-makes-formal-public-apology-its-history-and-legacy-eugenics

PL’s follow-up story on Richard Drax MP’s wealth from The Observer and Sunday Mirror.

You might find my follow-up story on Richard Drax MP of interest (The Observer and Sunday Mirror). Please share especially to Dorset friends .

Reparations row MP adds plantation to his register of members’ interests

Tory Richard Drax, who represents South Dorset, has corrected a number of ‘errors and omissions’ in his parliamentary list

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/03/reparations-row-mp-adds-plantation-to-his-register-of-members-interests-richard-drax

Tory MP admits owning former slave plantation where his family made millions

EXCLUSIVE Richard Drax is the wealthiest landowner in the House of Commons – and worth as much as £150 millionhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tory-mp-admits-owning-former-23252766