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If you're using #ToryRacism, this thread may be for you.
It won't tell you the hows/whys of good policy, which is how we end injustice (party politics won't) but it might help you think more deeply about your POV.
I'll begin by using my own ignorant hashtag. #LabourRacism
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It won't tell you the hows/whys of good policy, which is how we end injustice (party politics won't) but it might help you think more deeply about your POV.
I'll begin by using my own ignorant hashtag. #LabourRacism
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When looking at English & Welsh arrests per 1,000 people, a clear trend has emerged since 2006/07.
All ethnicities have seen a considerable drop, particularly in the black community, which has seen 34,201 fewer arrests.
Welcome statistics.
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All ethnicities have seen a considerable drop, particularly in the black community, which has seen 34,201 fewer arrests.
Welcome statistics.
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Here's some raw data to show that decrease.
51% drop in White arrests
33% drop in Black arrest
26% drop in Asian arrests
39% drop in Mixed arrests
38% drop in Chinese/other arrests
48% drop overall
Some people will be screaming, 'we have fewer police, with fewer resources'!
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51% drop in White arrests
33% drop in Black arrest
26% drop in Asian arrests
39% drop in Mixed arrests
38% drop in Chinese/other arrests
48% drop overall
Some people will be screaming, 'we have fewer police, with fewer resources'!
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EXCLUSIVE:
In 1986, Dianne Abbott was a leading member of a group 'Labour Black Sections' which campaigned to allow notorious antisemitic hate preacher Louis Farrakhan (leader of the Nation of Islam) INTO Britain. 1/6
#LabourRacism #GE19
In 1986, Dianne Abbott was a leading member of a group 'Labour Black Sections' which campaigned to allow notorious antisemitic hate preacher Louis Farrakhan (leader of the Nation of Islam) INTO Britain. 1/6
#LabourRacism #GE19
Ms Abbott & co could not claim that they did not know about Farrakhan's racism:
In 1984 he called Judaism "a gutter religion"
and said 'that the nations which helped create Israel and now support Israel were criminals in the sight of Almighty God." [2 Jun 1985 p.7] 2/6
In 1984 he called Judaism "a gutter religion"
and said 'that the nations which helped create Israel and now support Israel were criminals in the sight of Almighty God." [2 Jun 1985 p.7] 2/6
'Black radical taunts US Jews with 'God's ovens' gibe'
'He played on the Jewish Holocaust cry of "never again", saying "You can't say never again to God because when he puts you in the oven "never again" don't mean a damn thing.' [Times 10 Oct 1985 p.7] 3/6
'He played on the Jewish Holocaust cry of "never again", saying "You can't say never again to God because when he puts you in the oven "never again" don't mean a damn thing.' [Times 10 Oct 1985 p.7] 3/6
