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1/ Congratulations @Keir_Starmer, I wish you every success. I agree we need to regain the trust between 300k British Jews and 600k Labour members. May I suggest we build our strategy on the available evidence to avoid mistakes? Some data that might help follows.
2/ In order to restore that trust we need to tell the truth, as shown below (pse click). We need to deal with perpetrators but also root out those in our party who have exaggerated perceptions of Labour antisemitism over 140 fold.
They have amplified anxieties for British Jews
They have amplified anxieties for British Jews
3/But all prejudices need to be tackled in our Party, there should be no victim group hierarchy.
Despite allegations, Labour members probably have the lowest prevalence of antisemitism, racism & Islamophobia of any political party. Surveys of party members partly confirm this
Despite allegations, Labour members probably have the lowest prevalence of antisemitism, racism & Islamophobia of any political party. Surveys of party members partly confirm this
4/Hate crimes are the tip of the iceberg but reflect the relative size of daily abuse for many victim groups (pse click).
These do not include more frequent domestic and sexual abuses, particularly against women. All need to be addressed.
These do not include more frequent domestic and sexual abuses, particularly against women. All need to be addressed.
5/ Labour has around 20 000 BAME members and over 2 million BAME voters facing daily prejudice, and the Tory hostile environment criticised by the UN.
Alongside Jews and other minorities they need our protection inside and outside the Party too.
Alongside Jews and other minorities they need our protection inside and outside the Party too.
