Trevor Phillips thinks it is: The public in this country would, he believes, embrace a black leader but the system would prevent it happening. “Here, the problem is not the electorate, the problem is the machine.” It was no coincidence that there were only 15 ethnic-minority MPs, he said. “The parties and the unions and the
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QuaequamBlog on 8th Nov 2008 (via theliberati.net)
The Labour Party is institutionally racist - not my words but the words of Trevor Phillips. The delightful sight of 200,000 racist Labour Party members on the blogosphere rushing to racistly denounce Trevor Phillips will be a sight to behold. New Labour. New Racists.
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BlaneysBlarney on 8th Nov 2008 (via donalblaney.blogspot.com)
The head of the UK's equality watchdog, Trevor Phillips, has said that 'institutional racism' in British party politics would rule out a 'British Obama'. Is he right?
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Guardian on 8th Nov 2008 (via guardian.co.uk)
In March, Trevor Phillips wrote an extremely critical piece on Barack Obama. In response to questions about why Britain couldn't have an Obama, he gave a multi-faceted reply. Firstly, he pointed out that the UK and US have very different demographics with the black population in America making up a bigger proportion of the population. More importantly, Phillips argued that, 'Black Briton...
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PickledPolitics on 9th Nov 2008 (via pickledpolitics.com)
"Institutional racism" would make it impossible for Barack Obama to become prime minister in the UK according to Trevor Phillips.
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Telegraph on 8th Nov 2008 (via telegraph.co.uk)
A parliamentary committee raise concerns over the leadership of UK equalities chief Trevor Phillips and questions his reappointment.
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BBCPolitics on 15th Mar 2010 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
The Labour Party today sent Labour Matters a press release from Harriet Harman in which she claims that Trevor Phillips is "simply wrong" to claim that the "political machine" would prevent a person of colour reaching the top post in UK politics. Whilst others have published what Harriet had to say, Labour Matters has exclusively also published the justification for believing t...
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Labourhome on 8th Nov 2008 (via labourhome.org)
Trevor Phillips denies running the UK equalities watchdog as a "clique" but said criticism of his leadership style had been "painful".
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BBCPolitics on 10th Nov 2009 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
Just between you and me ... that Trevor Phillips is a self-publicizing chump. Phillips didn't even believe in the Quango he heads, being lumped in with other civil rights issues, how uncomfortably unifying; resisted its location out of his London comfort zone; and repeatedly makes stupid and stupider pronouncements. He should resign from his post, offer himself for selection, stand for parlia...
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ChrisPaul on 8th Nov 2008 (via chrispaul-labouroflove.blogspot.com)
The Obama effect continues. The Labour Party is now "institutinally racist" according to that luvly liberal chappie, Trevor Phillips. But when you look at the likes of David Lammy, Keith Vaz and Shahid Malik who but their own mothers would want them to be Prime Minister? Ever thought Trevor, that the reason we are unlikely to have a black PM soon, if that is the case, is because unlike a political...
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GreggBeamansBlog on 8th Nov 2008 (via greggbeaman.blogspot.com)