Corbyn and the mural (one last time)
Given that it is over seven years since the controversy over Jeremy Corbyn and that mural kicked off big time,…
Tag: antisemitism
‘What me, an Islamophobe?’ Stephen Fry replies to critics
Under the headline “Stephen Fry hits back at accusations of Islamophobia”, the Independent on Sunday reported yesterday on the controversy over Stephen…
Labour MP was intimidated with antisemitic graffiti, police claim
On 22 November, in a subsequently deleted tweet, Labour MP Feryal Clark denounced the spraying of graffiti on the shutters of her…
Pam Bromley and the Rothschilds
Over the years I’ve had a few online spats with a former Labour councillor from Rossendale, one Pam Bromley. The…
Antisemitism and the Brick Lane mural: A retrospective assessment
It’s ten years since the creation, and rapid obliteration, of a now infamous mural off Brick Lane in East London.…
Cable Street, the Left and antisemitism
The Jewish Labour Movement’s trade union officer Miriam Mirwitch published a blog post on the Jewish News site last week,…
Alexei Sayle, antisemitism and free speech
A campaign was launched last week demanding that the BBC cancel the forthcoming episode of Desert Island Discs featuring pro-Palestinian…
How not to improve the Labour Party’s relationship with the Jewish community
The Jewish News has reported that “Hampstead and Kilburn Labour MP Tulip Siddiq will push for a new ‘truly independent’ review of the Labour…
Brighton Labour councillors targeted in antisemitism witch-hunt
The hysteria over antisemitism in the Labour Party shows no sign of abating. There has been a renewed outbreak in…
George Galloway and Israel flags
The sacking of George Galloway from his talkRADIO show, for tweeting that there would be “No #Israël flags on the…