Lesterjholloway

LATEST ARTICLES ( 277 )

• Lib Dems and Lewisham Byelection

  It was disappointing to see the Lib Dems lose the Whitefoot council byelection in Lewisham last night. We had an excellent candidate in Janet Hurst, and Vijay... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Bring in a Law to Defend Against Racist Attacks

  The Telegraph brings news this morning of Conservative plans to bring in new rights to defend homes against burglars. This is typical red meat thrown to the... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Race Bias Within UK Labour Market

  A shocking new report confirms that discrimination within the UK labour market, particularly in the best paid professions remains a major problem. Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Black Jobseekers Change Names When Applying for Jobs

  Black jobseekers are Anglicising their names in order to get interviews during the recession, according to a new report. First published: 4th December 2009,... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Jobs Fair? Evidently Not

  The Observer report about the Department for Work (DWP) and Pensions investigation into discrimination in recruitment has reinforced the view that not enough... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Gap Between Black and White Jobless Widens

  New unemployment figures reveal a larger than average rise in the numbers of Black jobless, according to the governments’ chief employment race advisor. Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• “Recession Could Lose a Generation of Black Talent”

  One of the country’s most senior Black civil servants has warned that Britain’s ability to compete with our economic rivals will be seriously hampered if a... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Tories Reverting to Type as They Axe the A-list

  The Conservatives have dropped their “A-list” which helped elect more women and Black and Asian MPs, according to the Independent. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Abortion is Not a Left Versus Right Issue

  

  Diane Abbott has hit out at the equality minister Maria Miller who called for the abortion limit to be cut to 20 weeks. Abbott called the move “anti women” but... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Mine Eye is on the Tree Sparrow!

  Read about the threat to the Tree Sparrow on my local blog here! Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Yvette Cooper Backs Strengthening of Equalities Watchdog

  Labour’s shadow minister for women and equality, Yvette Cooper, has called for the coalition to hand back powers to allow the Equality and Human Rights... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Black Brits Should Stand by African-Americans Over US Election

  

  Four years ago we shed tears of joy along with our African-American cousins when Barack Obama took the White House. As Obama seeks re-election hope didn’t chang... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Labour’s Chuka Umunna Challenges Lib Dems to Save Equalities Commission

  Labour shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna today challenged his Lib Dem opposite number, the business secretary Vince Cable, to reverse policies and save... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Escalation in Drone Attacks on Somalia Could Create a New Generation of Radical...

  

  As President Barack Obama ratchets up drone attacks on al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab insurgents in Somalia, experts are questioning whether drones could replace... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• What is Tony Blair Doing in Africa?

  

  What is Tony Blair doing in Africa? Some have posed the same question about his role as a Middle East peace envoy given the never ending turmoil in the region.... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Reparations Campaigners Seek Redress from Financial Sector

  

  Cain Wall is 108 years old. Despite his advanced years the frail great-grandfather is at the centre of a long-running legal struggle to reclaim the "ill-gotten... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Hitler’s Forgotten Victims

  

  Black survivors of the Nazi Holocaust are demanding the real story of Hitler's Germany is told. Their story is largely untold, their battle for compensation... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY