Comment Tory disregard for the rule of law and human rights is a danger to us all “They have broken the law, the prorogation of parliament. They have broken treaties, I have in mind the… Omar Salem 6th December, 2021, 6:00 pm
Comment Equality begins at home: Labour needs to walk the talk on racism The latest book by Dr Robin Diangelo, author of White Fragility, is Nice Racism: How Progressive White People… Omar Salem 13th October, 2021, 11:40 am
News 7 steps Labour mayors and PCCs can take to improve policing and tackle racism It is over a year since the murder of George Floyd, which prompted reflections about policing and race… Omar Salem 28th July, 2021, 2:00 pm
Comment Labour should not be afraid to be the party of the family Keir Starmer’s first ‘conference’ speech as leader provoked controversy with some in the party when he promised that… Omar Salem 20th November, 2020, 1:10 pm
Comment 7 ways to improve Labour’s internal party culture Too often, unpleasant, discriminatory, uncomradely or worse behaviour goes unchecked in the Labour Party. Practices that would be… Omar Salem 21st April, 2020, 11:55 am
Comment The PM should offer a national unity government – and Labour should accept The pandemic represents a fearsome challenge to government, business, families and individuals. The government is making massive decisions… Omar Salem 6th April, 2020, 2:26 pm
Comment A Tory majority would destroy our human rights Although barely 20 years old, the Human Rights Act (HRA) is one of the most important pieces of… Matthew Turner & Omar Salem 11th December, 2019, 3:30 pm
Comment Laura Kuenssberg can describe me as a Labour activist – I’m proud of my values I recently hit headlines after confronting Boris Johnson at Whipps Cross Hospital about the care of my daughter… Omar Salem 5th December, 2019, 12:30 pm
Comment Desperate Tories will turn to Boris to cover up their Brexit splits Labour MPs appearing on the media recently have seen a welcome change. Rather than discussing divisions on our… Omar Salem 5th January, 2018, 10:52 am
Comment As London Labour meets, let the party look to the capital for what we can achieve London Labour will gather for its conference this weekend to reflect on the past and plan for the future. … Omar Salem 24th November, 2017, 12:00 pm