Round-up

1. Members of the Black Police Association were shocked to be accused of racism by an MP they had asked to speak at their conference – and realised they had mistakenly invited the wrong man. The National Black Police Association (NBPA) had wanted David Davis, the former shadow home secretary, to address their gathering in York. However, a mix-up led to David Davies, the Conservative MP for Monmouth, receiving the call.

And in a sharply critical speech, Mr Davies told the Association exactly what he thought of their organisation and its values. He said: "To me, it's a shame membership of the NBPA is open only to those of black, Asian or Middle Eastern origin. "It could be argued that this is explictly racist, in that it bars white people, and implcitly racist in suggesting they care less about racism." After angering the audience, the MP was offered an escort out of the building.

Speaking after the conference, Mr Davies said: "They may have wanted David Davis but that's not my problem. If I'm asked to give a speech that's what I'm going to do. They did look a bit surprised."

2. Check out this story in which those who oppose a basketball court being built near their homes are accused of racism. The funny thing is that there is no evidence that race played any part in the opposition. The only ones to bring up race at all are the ones who seem to have associated basketball with black people and then assumed that others will oppose basketball because of those black people.