A positive story among the horrors of the European turn to the right. The UK’s only parliamentary politician of Chinese origin — the Alliance Party’s Anna Lo – has defied racists in Northern Ireland and will stay on in her job. Lord knows we need people like her. It was bad enough that a Christian […]
Anna Lo stays in job and fights rising racism in Northern Ireland Read More »
From Caleb Selah: “Recently this man accidentally became the TFYS’s neighbour. Lenny may have done a few dodgy things on the tellybox but everyman has to earn a crust. I like the Brummie a lot, he has put many smiles on my face, given work to friends. It has been suggested by a politician that
Caleb Selah and Lenny Henry: TFYS radio show on Soundcloud Read More »
Dear lord …! A working-class BAME woman of colour, I am evidently a child in need of white commentators protecting me with “trigger warnings” on book covers in case my delicate sensibilities are offended by sexist, homophobic, racist content. “Look, here I am, the good fairy, here to protect you while, incidentally, shutting you up.”
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Political poetry in London — Anna Chen at Campaign Against Climate Change Looking forward to performing poetry at the Campaign Against Climate Change cabaret 6-11pm, Sat 31 May at the old Amnesty HQ, 25 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EA. £10 & £7 https://www.facebook.com/campaigncc https://twitter.com/campaigncc http://www.campaigncc.org/events/2014/Cabaret Wednesday 21st May 4pm, another China Diaspora in Britain
Anna Chen’s live dates coming up in London Read More »
Put the blame on BAME, why don’tcha? Yelling that you stand up against social injustice does not mean that you do. One of the things that has shocked me the most about my time in the left is how various characters can say and write one thing, and then do the exact opposite, like words
Sonny Leong and Ed Miliband As the British local and European elections heave into view, watched closely for how likely the 2015 general election is to yield victory for feudal baron David Cameron or milquetoast Ed Miliband, here’s my South China Morning Post column from last year in which the Chair of Chinese for Labour
Chinese Britons could swing the general election vote in some constituencies Read More »
