Sunny Hundal | |
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| Born | Sundeep Singh Hundal London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Economics |
| Alma mater | Brunel University London |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Known for | Journalism, Blogging, Academia |
| Relatives | Jagraj Singh |
Sunny Hundal (bornSundeep Singh Hundal in 1977) is a British journalist and blogger.
Born in London to Sikh parents of Indian origin, Hundal has a degree in economics fromBrunel University. He is best known as the founder and editor of the centre-left group blogLiberal Conspiracy.The Guardian's website named him as their blogger of the year in 2006.[1] Hundal has also written for publications includingThe Guardian,The Financial Times,New Statesman andThe Independent.[2][3][4][5]
In June 2019, he helped to found a progressive news aggregator,Front Page Live, where he serves as Editorial Director UK.[6] He is also a journalist-in-residence atKingston University.[7]
Hundal is a Covenor of thecross-party political movement,More United.[8]
Hundal has founded and edited a number of politically progressive websites:Liberal Conspiracy,[9] a group weblog about politics and media,Asians in Media,[10]Barfi Culture community websites,[11] thePickled Politicsweblog,[12] and theNew Generation Network in 2006, a group and manifesto that attempted to challenge the current discourse on race relations in the UK. All these have been wound up.
In February 2007 he made a BBC radio documentaryLost in Translation about Asian brides brought to the UK.[13] The BBC also quoted his claim thatShahrukh Khan's endorsement ofskin-lightening creams was "completely immoral".[14]
In June 2019, he helped to found a progressive news aggregator,Front Page Live, together withJoe Romm, its Editor-in-Chief,Carl Cameron,Laura Dawn,Helen Stickler and others. He serves as Editorial Director UK atFront Page Live.[6]
In 2008, he wrote a blog post saying that non-white voters should consider votingConservative, on the basis that "brown people" were being deliberately targeted by anti-terrorism legislation brought in by theNew Labour government ofGordon Brown.[15] In 2010, on his Liberal Conspiracy blog, he backed theLiberal Democrats in theUK General Election.[16]
About three months after the formation of theCameron–Clegg coalition, Hundal joined the Labour Party to influence its political direction.[17] In August 2010 Hundal backedEd Miliband in theLabour leadership election.[18]
Hundal has criticised various religious organisations including the IslamistHizb ut-Tahrir,[19][20] theMuslim Council of Britain,[21]Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK,[21]Christian Concern For Our Nation,[20]Sikh Federation[22] andHindu Forum of Britain.[22]He has been awarded the Fourth IRDS Awards for Print Media for fighting against religious obscurantism, awarded by theLucknow-based Institute for Research and Documentation in Social Sciences (IRDS).[23]
In 2014 he defended theTricycle Theatre's decision to boycott theUK Jewish Film Festival as a result of a £1,400 donation the festival received from the Israeli Embassy.[24]
A vegetarian, he describes himself as a strong environmentalist.[25]
