The Week That Was – Last Weeks Top Ten 17th March 2018

Last Weeks Top Ten 17th March  2018 Akhtar…a spider at the centre of the taxi trade web Rawmarsh man jailed for 17 years for raping teenager Britain’s ‘worst ever’ child grooming scandal exposed: Hundreds of young girls raped, beaten, sold … Continue reading →

Scottish minister demands Labour expel councillor over racist remark

Scottish minister demands Labour expel councillor over racist remark Humza Yousaf describes anger over ‘brazen nature’ of comment made about him by Jim Dempster Scotland’s transport minister, Humza Yousaf, has demanded that a councillor who made an Islamophobic comment about … Continue reading →

Brighton Labour leader Warren Morgan forced out after ‘upsetting abuse’

Smears, accusations of lying and attacks on blogs and social media against him led to Warren Morgan’s resignation as the Labour leader of Brighton and Hove council last month. The veteran councillor is one of four Labour town hall chiefs … Continue reading →

Cash-strapped Rotherham Council to hire £75,000 “change and innovation” expert

COUNCIL bosses are set to hire a head of change and innovation on £75,000 — in a year when 100 staff will lose their jobs. The new role — described as critical by Rotherham Borough Council — will involve “making … Continue reading →

Labour MP Karl Turner ‘made sexual remarks to cancer victim’

Six Labour MPs are facing allegations of bullying or sexual harassment after one of the party’s frontbenchers was accused yesterday of slapping a cancer survivor and making crude comments to her. Karl Turner, MP for Kingston upon Hull East, was … Continue reading →

Inquiry call over Telford child sex exploitation

Calls are being made for a new inquiry into child sexual exploitation in a town following further allegations. A Sunday Mirror investigation claimed hundreds of girls were abused in Telford, Shropshire, dating back to the 1980s. The town’s MP, Lucy … Continue reading →

Labour’s Debbie Abrahams investigated by party over ‘workplace issue’

Labour’s Debbie Abrahams investigated by party over ‘workplace issue’ Party says shadow work and pensions secretary has stood aside over allegations of bullying, which she denies The shadow work and pensions secretary, Debbie Abrahams, is being investigated by Labour over … Continue reading →

Momentum chief Jon Lansman drops Labour general secretary bid

Momentum founder Jon Lansman has dropped his bid for the vacant post of Labour’s general secretary. On Twitter, he said he had “decided to step back from the race” to focus on his role on the party’s ruling National Executive … Continue reading →

Labour suspends party members in ‘antisemitic’ Facebook group

Labour suspends party members in ‘antisemitic’ Facebook group Jeremy Corbyn was active in closed group Palestine Live but says he did not see offensive posts and left in 2015 Labour has suspended several party members who posted in a closed … Continue reading →

The muslim community of Rotherham (and the UK) needs critical friends, desperately

The muslim community of Rotherham (and the UK) needs critical friends, desperately. I was invited, when the cse scandal became front page news, to attend a faith leaders seminar with Sarah Champion, to explore what the faith communities could contribute … Continue reading →