Rest in Peace, Mr Mandela
I first met Nelson Mandela on 6 May 1993 – two weeks after my son Stephen was murdered…
Nelson Mandela 1918-2013
A long journey in someone else’s shoes? Or rummaging round in the Tory dressing up box?
The Conservative Party have been twisting in the wind since the death of Nelson Mandela. As Parliament honoured…
Ed Miliband’s tribute to Nelson Mandela – “We mourn his loss. We give thanks for his life. And we honour his legacy.”
Speaking in the Commons today – Ed Miliband made the following tribute to Nelson Mandela: Mr Speaker, today…
Nelson Mandela and the Conservative Party – forgive, but never forget
‘Forgive,’ urged Nelson Mandela after the battle against apartheid triumphed, ‘but never forget’. He might have had in…
Nelson Mandela was a leader who touched everyone
I can still scarcely believe that Nelson Mandela has passed away. Catching up on coverage of the Autumn Statement…
To the extent that Nelson Mandela had mainland neighbours in the 1980’s I was one of them
Jim Murphy MP grew up in South Africa in the time of apartheid, he reflects on the life…
The Legacy of Nelson Mandela to Race Equality in Britain
With the loss of the first black President of South Africa everyone around the world is in mourning…
Mandela was the best of us – but he was neither saint nor god. He was a politician
How do you even begin to write about the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela? So many words…
I have lost a lifelong hero
Every Christmas Eve, my Dad would take us kids to the West End of London. We had traditions…
Nelson Mandela’s speech to Labour Party conference
As the world remembers Nelson Mandela’s life and legacy, here’s his clever, touching – and funny – speech…
