Conservative MP Crispin Blunt suggests British Jews “demand special status” and reportedly says grants for Jewish security are a waste of money
The Conservative MP Crispin Blunt made a reference to “the demand for special status” on the part of British Jews in an interview on the sidelines of the Conservative Party Conference this week. Mr Blunt made the comment following a fringe event at the Party Conference in his capacity as patron of the Conservative Humanists […]
EHRC summons 25 former and current Labour staffers to give evidence in antisemitism inquiry in “daunting” letters
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has written to 25 former and current employees of the Labour Party requiring them to provide evidence as part of its inquiry into antisemitism in the Labour Party. The inquiry, which is a full statutory investigation, was launched by the EHRC on 28th May following a formal referral […]
University and College Union which rejected antisemitism definition apologises for excluding Jews from its extensive list of Nazi victims
The University and College Union (UCU) sent an e-mail to secretaries of local branches encouraging them to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on 27th January and providing a near-exhaustive list of minority groups persecuted by the Nazis — but failing to include the Jews. The e-mail described persecution of “trade unions, including social democrats and Communists…; […]