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Lester Holloway
http://cllrlesterholloway.wordpress.com/
Liberal Democrat councillor, blogger, journalist, equality activist and broadcaster.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 277 )
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Colour Me Black
This article was first published on Voice4Change England (3rd February 2015) Coloured, half-caste, half-breed, mulatto and mongrel. These and many other... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Colour Me Black
This article was first published on Voice4Change England (3rd February 2015)Coloured, half-caste, half-breed, mulatto and mongrel. Read more
Posted on 05 February 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
An Unholy Alliance: Syriza and the Far Right Anti-immigration Party
This article was first published on Media Diversified (27th January 2015)A characteristic of Greek tragedies is that someone who has risen to a great height... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Humanity Has Failed Over Boko Haram’s Slaughter of 2,000 Civilians...
Almost a week on and *still* hardly any UK, or indeed Western, media are seriously covering the unbelievable massacre in Baga, northern Nigeria, where Boko Hara... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Humanity Has Failed Over Boko Haram’s Slaughter of 2,000 Civilians...
Almost a week on and *still* hardly any UK, or indeed Western, media are seriously covering the unbelievable massacre in Baga, northern Nigeria, where Boko Hara... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Have Labour Lost Two Thirds of Indian Voters?
The Daily Telegraph tried its’ best to spoil Ed Miliband’s festive day with the Christmas Eve headline: “Labour’s crucial ethnic minority vote set to collapse. Read more
Posted on 28 December 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Greens Must Not Repeat Lib Dem Mistakes on Race
Opinion polls currently have the Greens roughly neck-and-neck with the Lib Dems, between five and nine per cent, suggesting Natalie Bennett’s party could be... Read more
Posted on 26 December 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
The Problem with Post-racial Bloggers
“The problem with black politics in Britain.” That was the headline of a recent blogpost by Tony Thomas, a new activist in the party I have recently left, the... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
The Problem with Post-racial Bloggers
"The problem with black politics in Britain." That was the headline of a recent blogpost by Tony Thomas, a new activist in the party I have recently left, the... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Why I Resigned from the Liberal Democrats
Earlier this week (29th October) I resigned from the Liberal Democrats after eight years as a party member, four of them as elected councillor for Sutton in... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Why I Resigned from the Liberal Democrats
Earlier this week (29th October) I resigned from the Liberal Democrats after eight years as a party member, four of them as elected councillor for Sutton in... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Why It’s Unacceptable to Say Africans Don’t Know What a Toilet is
To most decent people the very idea that anyone would have to explain why it is unacceptable to say Africans "don't know what a toilet is" appears farcical.... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Why It’s Unacceptable to Say Africans Don’t Know What a Toilet is
To most decent people the very idea that anyone would have to explain why it is unacceptable to say Africans “don’t know what a toilet is” appears farcical. Read more
Posted on 28 October 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Ed Miliband Fudges His Way to Mild Applause on Race Equality
Those with long memories will recall how Tony Blair was welcomed like the returning Messiah by a mainly black audience at Ruach Ministries church in Brixton... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Ed Miliband Fudges His Way to Mild Applause on Race Equality
Those with long memories will recall how Tony Blair was welcomed like the returning Messiah by a mainly black audience at Ruach Ministries church in Brixton... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Prime Minister Cameron Goes A-niggering
In British folk tradition blacking-up used to be known as 'niggering'. Now, of course, it has nothing whatsoever to do with that... or so the defenders of... Read more
Posted on 16 October 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Prime Minister Cameron Goes A-niggering
In British folk tradition blacking-up used to be known as ‘niggering’. Now, of course, it has nothing whatsoever to do with that… or so the defenders of David... Read more
Posted on 16 October 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
5 Reasons Why Voting Reform at Council Level May Not Be a Great Idea
The Fair Votes referendum might have been lost but it appears that voting reform could be making a comeback as one of the red lines before Lib Dems can sign up... Read more
Posted on 12 October 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Why I’m Backing Sal Brinton for Party President
The contest to replace Tim Farron as Lib Dem party president enters the final straight on Wednesday when the official starting gun is fired. Read more
Posted on 12 October 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Labour’s Failure on Immigration
Labour has a long and miserable record pandering to anti-immigration sentiment, both in government and opposition, from Neil Kinnock’s failure to challenge... Read more
Posted on 12 October 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY