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On 11 June 1987 the face of parliament changed with the election of Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng, Keith Vaz and Bernie Grant. The election was the result of the growing influence of Black Sections, at that time not formally recognised by the…
In December 2015 I was approached by Jeremy Corbyn and Kate Green, then the shadow minister for women and equalities, to chair a review with an advisory group made up of academics, policy experts, elected representatives and grass roots…
In January Ed Miliband’s Independent Taskforce led by Sir Stephen O’Brien launched its report completed a report called The Mentally Healthy Society this will form the basis of a mental health strategy for a future Labour government. The…
Over the last several months there have been a number of cases that highlight the way in which Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people are consciously or subconsciously denied, blocked or bullied by mainstream institutions and…
With the loss of the first black President of South Africa everyone around the world is in mourning one of the biggest icons of public and political life in the 20th century. Mandela not only transcended African politics but was the moral…
By Patrick Vernon With David Miliband being tipped as a future Foreign Minister for Europe the issue of the success of the classes of 1997, 2001, and 2005 of New Labour MPs has again been raised. Although we still have a high proportion of…
