Lesterjholloway

LATEST ARTICLES ( 277 )

• All-women Shortlists Are Needed for the Same Reason all-BAME Shortlists Are

  

  Jonathan Calder, aka ‘Lord Bonkers‘, wrote on his Liberal England blog that all-women shortlists are better than the party’s candidate leadership programme. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Air Passenger Duty is Hitting Caribbean Families Hardest

  

  It was very disappointing that government ministers this week refused to scrap the hated Air Passenger Duty, a regressive tax which penalises hard-pressed... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Immigration Bill – How Lib Dems Voted

  

  The Second Reading of the Immigration Bill (22nd October) can be found here. Sarah Teather made a good speech, which I include below. Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Dishonesty of Honest Roy

  

  Being accused of racism is mostly taken as one of the worst accusations known to man, only to be used in the face of the most extreme and explicit examples. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• @swilliamsmp Pledges to Work on Race Equality

  

  I was pleased to see that Stephen Williams, the newly-appointed equality minister, has told me that he sees race equality as an important part of his role. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Theresa May’s Immigration Bill Demeans Us All

  

  The government’s new Immigration Bill is all about UKIP. Westminster parties, led by the Tories, tremble at the thought of Nigel Farage and hope to peel away a... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Theresa May’s Immigration Bill Demeans Us All

  

  The government's new Immigration Bill is all about UKIP. Westminster parties, led by the Tories, tremble at the thought of Nigel Farage and hope to peel away a... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Legalising Weed Makes Perfect Sensimilla

  

  A Guardian report that three American states plan to legalise cannabis revives an old debate which has historically been polarised between Left and Right,... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Yaxley-Lennon and Quilliam Might Get Grants but Will They Deliver After the...

  

  Like an amoeba the extreme Right tend to divide and sub-divide. That’s the thing about Fascists, their hatred of people different from themselves rarely holds... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Quilliam, It Was Really Nothing

  

  Like an amoeba the extreme Right tend to divide and sub-divide. That’s the thing about Fascists, their hatred of people different from themselves rarely holds... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Consultation Meeting on Ismaili Centre in Worcester Park

  

  I attended the public consultation for a new Ismaili community centre in the old Worcester Park tavern (pictured) last night. The development has been branded... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Susan Kramer Should Have Become Equalities Minister

  

  It’s unclear where race equality fits in today’s reshuffle. The ‘race equality’ minister, Don Foster, is seeing out the remainder his parliamentary term as the... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Susan Kramer Should Have Become Equalities Minister

  

  It’s unclear where race equality fits in today’s reshuffle. The ‘race equality’ minister, Don Foster, is seeing out the remainder his parliamentary term as the... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Promise to End BAME Pay Gap is off the Political Agenda

  

  It’s ten years since prime minister Tony Blair promised to eradicate the ‘ethnic penalty’ of the pay-gap between BAME and white workers. As we reach this... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Promise to End BAME Pay Gap is off the Political Agenda

  

  It's ten years since prime minister Tony Blair promised to eradicate the 'ethnic penalty' of the pay-gap between BAME and white workers. As we reach this... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Nick Clegg Welcomes Black History Month

  

  I am delighted that Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, has made a statement welcoming Black History Month which begins tomorrow. I had a hand in this! Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Nick Clegg Welcomes Black History Month

  

  I am delighted that Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, has made a statement welcoming Black History Month which begins tomorrow. I had a hand in this!... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Appearing on BBC South Politics Show

  

  I appeared on BBC South Politics show this morning to talk about the Operation Black Vote report - which I authored - into the Power of the Black Vote. You ca... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Appearing on BBC South Politics Show

  

  I appeared on BBC South Politics show this morning to talk about the Operation Black Vote report – which I authored – into the Power of the Black Vote. You can... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Appearing on BBC South Politics Show

  

  I appeared on BBC South Politics show this morning to talk about the Operation Black Vote report – which I authored – into the Power of the Black Vote. You can... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY