Posts Tagged ‘BAME Labour’

The time and place for an all-BAME shortlist is now in Edmonton

by Jon Lansman.

In the last few days, Andy Love has announced that after 18 years as an MP, he will not be standing again in Edmonton. It is a very diverse north London constituency with a majority of almost 10,000 or about 24%, with a wide range of ethnic minorities comprising 73% of the population. Labour has an […]

BAME representation: “community leaders” or genuine advocates?

by Lizzy Ali.

Back in the 1980s, a new generation of radical black leaders like Bernie Grant and Sharon Atkin emerged in the Labour Party, determined not only to increase minority representation, but also to commit the Party to socialist policies. The struggle for Black Sections took place against the backdrop of uprisings within the inner cities in […]

Young, BAME and Ready

by Jyoti Bhojani.

What a difference a year makes! In January, I remember writing about how following the Stephen Lawrence verdict we had a real opportunity to put race back on to the mainstream agenda, and get this coalition government to realise the need for greater racial and social justice.

Keith Vaz’s place on Labour’s national executive challenged

by Jon Lansman.

Keith Vaz, MP for Leicester East, appears to be in a spot of bother with the party, and it could lose him the seat on Labour’s national executive which he has held since 2007. There have been a number of accusations about his financial affairs but this time it relates to BAME Labour, the organisation to […]

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