John Galliano has been found guilty of racism charges stemming from an antisemitic incident earlier this year. Details can be found here or here.
Commenting on the verdict John Mann MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism said:
“I welcome this verdict and the apology from Galliano that accompanied it. The judgement shows that antisemitism has no place in civilised society, celebrity or not. ”
The chair of the APPG Against Antisemitism, John Mann MP has commissioned a Parliamentary Inquiry into Electoral Conduct. The purpose of the inquiry is to investigate and evaluate the effectives of existing lines of responsibility and accountability in managing elections and, specifically, charges of misconduct during elections with a particular focus on racism and discrimination. [...]
Read more...This is a cross-post from the Huffington Post by John Mann MP: In 2006, a cross-party group of MPs reported on their Inquiry into anti-semitism which I had commissioned. That report featured 35 recommendations for government, parliament and civil society. A great number of those recommendations have been successfully actioned, but one in particular has [...]
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