PJH Law - Employment Law Blog (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
There are a few political figures who gain respect because they say things as they see them, rather than speaking as a party automaton, towing the party line line like a good party apparatchik. One such figure is Trevor Phillips who only a few weeks ago said that a Barack Obama figure was unlikely in the [...]
PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Last night a charity that works with the victims of homophobic and transphobic bullying was honoured with a parliamentary reception.
Blaney's Blarney (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
The Daily Mail reports that black women are earning more than white women in Britain for the first time. This comes only days after Trevor Phillips made the point that white working class boys are doing worse in school than all other ethnic groups of lads. Does this now mean we will see some positive discrimination in favour of white women in the workplace? Will white boys benefit from so-called "affirmative...
Skuds' Sister's Brother (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
I figure that enough time has passed since the US elections to be able to reflect on it a little more objectively, rather than in the over-cooked excitement of the immediate aftermath - and perhaps that is something Trevor Phillips should have done. Actually I kind of agree with what Trevor Phillips said. In fact I [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 15/11/2008
Since Black Wednesday, when the world woke up to Barack Obama as president of the United States (so why shouldn't black be a positive adjective for once?), arguments have raged over whether Britain could ever have a black leader. No, says Trevor Phillips, the head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission: our political parties are too institutionally racist. Yes, replies Sadiq Khan, the communities...
Don't trip up (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
Yesterday's House of Commons debate on a Speaker's conference raised many of the issues discussed recently by Trevor Phillips concerning the make-up of parliament and the under-representation of certain groups (as noted by Sunder Katwala ). Without wishing to repeat myself , there is one comment from Harriet Harman that is particularly illuminating: There are issues of importance that our lack of diversity...
Pickled Politics (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
Following the election of Barack Obama, there has been much talk about the possibility of Britain having a prime minister from an ethnic minority. Sunder Katwala was upbeat about the possibility, Trevor Phillips less so, while Shariq provided an excellent comparison between Britain and the USA’s respective situations. Yet when one is discussing race, a lot hinges on definitions, which can mean different...
Dizzy Thinks (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
At the end of last week and over the weekend as a result of the Barack Obama victory there has been a lot of commentary about representation of different groups in Parliament. Specifically, Trevor Phillips from the Equality and Human Rights Commission , who say in a Times interview that political parties were institutionally racist and it's "no coincidence that there were only 15 ethnic-minority MPs"....
Don't trip up (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Trevor Phillips, head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, made some much-remarked upon comments this weekend about institutional racism within the Labour party and the political 'establishment' . He first claimed that such institutional racism would prevent a British Barack Obama: “If Barack Obama had lived here I would be very surprised if even somebody as brilliant as him would have been...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Nicholas Milton: Trevor Phillips' comments about a British Obama being impossible will help Labour select more diverse politicians
IndyBlogs (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
By Andrew Grice In characteristic style, Trevor Phillips has stirred up a debate about the prospects of Britain having its own Barack Obama. The outspoken chairman of Britain's Equalities and Human Rights Commission accused his own party, Labour, of "institutional...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Why should Trevor Phillips have cause for distress over Barack Obama's election? After all, they have much in common: they're both groundbreaking politicians with a taste for contrarian attitudes who made news last week. We all know about President-elect Obama (just typing it is still a novelty), but in the excitement you may have missed what the chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
In characteristic style, Trevor Phillips has stirred up a debate about the prospects of Britain having its own Barack Obama.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
A row has broken out between Trevor Phillips and New Labour after he accused his party of "institutional racism" that keeps down anyone who might become our Barack Obama. I can't get too excited about this contrived squabble. Far more interesting is what Phillips had to say about the President-elect just nine months ago.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
LONDON: An overwhelming majority of Britons would have no problem voting for a Prime Minister of African descent, according to a poll published on Sunday, a day after the Head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, Trevor Phillips, ...
