Lesterjholloway

LATEST ARTICLES ( 277 )

• Campaigners Gear up to Save Scrubs Wood

  

  Campaigners have launched a new petition urging London Mayor Boris Johnson to abandon plans to bulldoze an area of outstanding natural beauty. Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• EMLD Launch Online Immigration Consultation

  

  Ethnic Minority Liberal Democrats (EMLD) have launched an online website to contribute to the Lib Dem’s immigration and asylum consultation. Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Do Liberal Democrats Do God?

  

  I was intrigued by the launch of a new book ‘Liberal Democrats Do God’ authored by a collection of prominent MPs and peers.I haven’t brought the book yet so wil... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Boris Plans Destruction of Wildlife Haven to Build Concrete Ghetto

  

  Boris Johnson plans to concrete over an area of outstanding natural importance in west London despite his new consultation document failing to make a single... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Boris Plans Destruction of Wildlife Haven to Build Concrete Ghetto

  

  I was stunned to discover that Boris Johnson plans to concrete over an area of outstanding natural importance in west London. And even more shocked that his... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The New Football Season, It’s a Load of Crystal Balls

  

  Back when I was Editor of New Nation I decided to run a piece to mark the start of the football season by getting editorial staff to give their predictions for... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Black Voters Can Decide Who Wins the Next General Election

  

  I was delighted that two months work has ended with high-profile coverage in The Guardian today . A study on the Power of the Black Vote - commissioned by... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Black Voters Can Decide Who Wins the Next General Election

  

  I was delighted that two months work has ended with high-profile coverage in The Guardian today. A study on the Power of the Black Vote – commissioned by... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Earth is Not Moving for Fracking-free Sutton!

  

  A couple of days ago I tweeted my outrage at a story that appeared in the Croydon Advertiser reporting on a fracking licence in that borough. Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Trust in the Laud? Not Likely.

  

  You might have seen Derek Laud, the former advisor to Margaret Thatcher, in the news recently accusing the Conservative Party of racism.As a former member of th... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Tottenham Needs Investment Not Dance Classes

  

  In November 2011 I blogged about how, the aftermath of the London riots, cash was being given to multi-millionaire football club Tottenham Hotspur rather than... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• BBC London Debates Racial Profiling Immigration Stop-checks

  

  I was delighted to be invited onto the BBC London 94.9fm Dotun Adebayo show this evening along with Simon Woolley of Operation Black Vote to speak about the... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Stephen Lawrence Case Has Eclipsed the Stephen Lawrence Agenda

  

  I welcome the imminent appointment of Doreen Lawrence to the House of Lords. She has fought bravely for justice for her murdered son and supported many campaign... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Tomorrow’s Leaders

  

  I am grateful to The Big Debate and Elevation Network for inviting me to speak at an event to mark the start of The Big Debate’s 2013 tour at the Stephen... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• FGM Must Not Become a Missionary Cause

  

  Female Genital Mutilation, or FGM, is a thoroughly unpleasant practice. It is painful, dangerous, unnecessary, damaging to young girls and women in later life... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Let Adeline Aina Stand for Council!

  

  Operation Black Vote carries news of a protest in Brixton last Saturday over the threat to deselect a newly-selected Labour council candidate, apparently on... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Let Adeline Aina Stand for Council!

  

  Operation Black Vote carries news of a protest in Brixton last Saturday over the threat to deselect a newly-selected Labour council candidate, apparently on... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Voice Says Labour Are Losing the Black Vote. Addressing Black Voters Might...

  

  The Voice newspaper front page this week asks “Is Labour Losing the Black Vote?” The answer they suggest is ‘yes’ but it’s not quite that simple. Here are my... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• More to Rise in Black University Applicants Than Meets the Eye

  

  The number of black university students has increased, according to UCAS figures published yesterday.Applications rates from black candidates aged 18 jumped a... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• EMLD Launches Website to Boost

  

  Ethnic Minority Liberal Democrats (EMLD), who are responding to the Home Office’s consultation on stop and search, have launched a new webpage to encourage... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY