In a Union Council meeting held in the evening of 18th November, Union councillors for uea(su) have voted in favour of adopting the JDA definition of anti-Semitism, replacing the currently-used IHRA definition. 28 councillors voted to approve the motion, 7 voted to reject the motion, and 17 abstained. Proposed by Sustainability Society Council Rep Sophie…
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Sick of student unions?
Do you feel represented? I don’t. Zamzam Ibrahim is the president elect of the National Union of Students (NUS). Her job is to represent all UK students in higher and further education. But she’s come under fire for stating she wanted to ‘oppress white people’ and ‘have an Islamic takeover’, comments she made when she…
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Clive Lewis: ‘Do I still think that I can think things through in a sexist, racist way? Yes I do’
Waiting in the side room of Clive Lewis’ office at OPEN Norwich, we wonder whether the Norwich South MP wants to be Labour leader after his pal (most of the time) Corbyn. He’s got all the right qualities. We can hear him laughing next door: charming. Tick. He was in the army. Toured Afghanistan. Tick….
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Labour anti-Semitism
The current political battleground in Britain looks almost unrecognizable to what we have grown used to over the past few decades. Brexit has become the most decisive political conversation of our times, and it’s creating an interesting scenario for Britain’s two major parties. Internal faction wars in the Conservative party over its handling of Brexit…
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Norwich South MP addresses criticism over support for accused anti-Semite
Norwich South MP Clive Lewis has addressed criticism over his support for accused anti-Semitic Marc Wadsworth, in what he has called ‘a point of principle’. Mr. Wadsworth was expelled from the Labour party last month over heckling Jewish MP Ruth Smeeth at an anti-Semitism conference. Mr Lewis believed it important to state that the party’s…
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Jewish students ‘disappointed’ with MP
Jewish students have described feeling upset after MP Clive Lewis came out in support of a Labour party activist investigated for anti-Semitic remarks. Mr Lewis, who represents the Norwich South constituency, submitted character statements in support of Marc Wadsworth, who has since been expelled from the party. The Labour activist was suspended in 2016 after…
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UEASU officers sign open letter defending Malia Bouattia
Around 170 student leaders, including five SU officers and student leaders from UEA have signed an open letter opposing claims made in a report on ‘Anti-Semitism in the UK’ by a Home Affairs Select Committee. The committee of MPs criticised NUS President Malia Bouattia for showing a lack of commitment to tackling the issue of…
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NUS accuses Bouattia of anti-semitism
Student leaders, including three NUS vice presidents, have signed an open letter criticising the union for “anti-Semitic rhetoric.” Signatories also said the union needs to do more to “address its attitude towards Jewish students.” 44 student leaders signed the letter, which claims that “Jewish students have not felt safe participating in our national movement.” The…
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