Bad News for Labour

David Miller, Antony Lerman, Justin Schlosberg, Mike Berry, Greg Philo

Description

During the summer of 2018, numerous members of the Labour Party were accused of anti-Semitic behaviour by their detractors. The controversy reached fever pitch amid claims that the Labour Party had become 'institutionally racist' under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, and that the prospect of a Corbyn-led government posed an 'existential threat' to Jewish life in Britain. Shrouded in confusion, hyped by the media, whether these accusations were true or not got lost in the mix.



This book clears the confusion by drawing on deep and original research on public beliefs and media representation of antisemitism and the Labour Party, revealing shocking findings of misinformation spread by the press, including the supposedly impartial BBC, and the liberal Guardian.



Bringing in discussions around the IHRA definition, anti-Zionism and Israel/Palestine, as well as including a clear chronology of events, this book is a must for anyone wanting to find out the reality behind the headlines.

Acknowledgements

Preface

1. Believe It or Not - Greg Philo and Mike Berry

2. Divisions and Competing Accounts - Greg Philo and Mike Berry

3. What Could Have Been Done and Why It Wasn't, and Will It End? - Greg Philo and Mike Berry

4. Media Coverage of the IHRA Definition and Its Adoption by the Labour Party - Justin Schlosberg

5. Weapons in the Labour Antisemitism Wars? The IHRA Working Definition and the Accusation of 'Institutional Antisemitism' - Antony Lerman

6. 'A' State of Israel or 'The' State of Israel: The Politics of the IHRA Definition - David Miller

Conclusion

Appendix: Timeline of Events - Mike Berry and Greg Philo

Bibliography

Index

Sujets

• Political Parties
• Political Process
• Political Freedom
• Political Science
• Media Studies
• Industries
• Reino Unido
• Jewish Labour Movement
• Jackie Walker
• BBC
• 21st century
• Labour Left Briefing
• John McDonnell
• Jeremy Corbyn
• Murder of Stephen Lawrence
• United Kingdom
• Journalism
• Great Britain
• BDS
• Discrimination
• British Broadcasting Corporation
• Industrie
• Royaume-Uni

Informations

• Publié par: Pluto Press
• Date de parution: 20 septembre 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781786805713
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

Bad News for Labour

‘Hé éŝŝàŝ  ŝ ôô ôé ééçé à àûéŝ à àé éé ôû ô à çôçéé, à éà çàéû àéô.’ Péé Gô, Eéûŝ Pôéŝŝô, Nôûà Uéŝ

‘A àŝ! éé ŝ à ôô à ôôûŝ éàéŝ é àçŝ é é àéàôŝ ô àŝéŝ  é àôû Pà. Hé éà ŝ ôé ŝôç, à ôé ŝûŝ, à é éàéŝ  é éŝŝ ôû àé ôû ééé. éé ŝ é ééçé – éà . Hé éà é éŝŝôŝ ŝûéŝé éé.’ Ké ôàç

‘Wà é çàéû éŝéàç éôé  ŝ ôô ééàŝ ŝ à ŝûççéŝŝû ŝôàô çàà. Aôé ô çàéŝ ô àçŝ ééŝ ô éà .’ Cô éŝ, ôôà Pôéŝŝô à Gôŝŝ Uéŝ ô ôô

‘Réà ŝ é ôô çôçéŝ é à é éà çàà ààŝ àŝéŝ  é àôû Pà ŝ ŝà ô é éà ôŝàû ô é “ôô éT”  é ŝ. Bô çààŝ çôéçé ô ŝôé ŝû ûŝ: à ô Làé à éàôŝé éŝé ûŝ ô ôçà ûôŝéŝ.’ Pôéŝŝô Jàéŝ Cûà, Gôŝŝ, Uéŝ ô ôô

‘Hŝ çôé, ôûû é ŝ éŝŝéà éà ô ééôé ô é éT à ô çôô àŝéŝ. ï ôéŝ à éçà ô ûûé éŝéàç à ŝàé é àç ŝ éôŝé ŝŝûé ô ôû é.’ é Séà, Béç Uéŝ ô ôô

Bad News for Labour

Antisemitism, the Party and Public Belief

Gé Pô, Mé Bé, Jûŝ Sçôŝé, Aô éà à Dà Mé

ŝ ûŝé 2019  Pûô Péŝŝ 345 Açà Rôà, ôô N6 5AA

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Acknowedgements Preface

Contents

 

1. Bééé ï ô Nô 1  Greg Pîo and Mîke Berry 2. Dŝôŝ à Côé Aççôûŝ 23  Greg Pîo and Mîke Berry 3. Wà Côû àé Béé Dôé à W ï Wàŝ’, à W ï E 45  Greg Pîo and Mîke Berry 4. Méà Côéàé ô é ïRA Déô à ïŝ Aôô  é àôû Pà 83  Justîn Scosberg 5. Wéàôŝ  é àôû Aŝéŝ Wàŝ é ïRA Wô Déô à é Aççûŝàô ô ‘ïŝûôà Aŝéŝ’ 110  Antony Lerman 6. ‘A’ Sàé ô ïŝàé ô ‘é’ Sàé ô ïŝàé: é Pôçŝ ô é ïRA Déô 166  Davîd Mîer Côçûŝô 174

Appendîx: Tîmeîne of Events Mé Bé à Gé Pô Bîbîograpy Index

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Acknowledgements

Wé ôû é ŝ ô à Yàû Dé ô é ééŝŝ ô  éŝéàç à àŝô éà é àûŝç ô ŝ ôô. àŝ àŝô ô ôûŝé Jôéŝ ô é é à àéçé à ô Aé MçKéàçà ô ô çàéŝ à ôé ôà éŝéàç àçéŝ. àŝ àŝô ô à ôŝé ô éé ŝé û à ô ôô à  ôû ôçûŝ ôûŝ. Wé ééé à éôé, ôŝ ô ô é àé ô àé à é ôû é ô à é à ô é é à é ôûû éŝôŝéŝ ç é àé. àŝ àŝô ô Dà Càŝé à Pûô Péŝŝ à ô à Màŝô à Sûàô. Vé à éôé àé éé ûŝ àô é à  àçé à ŝûô. Aŝ ààŝ, àŝ ô ôû à.

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ô ŝà à é ŝŝûé ô àŝéŝ  é àôû Pà àŝ éçéé à éà éà ô àôà àéô à ôéŝ ûŝçé ô é ŝéé ôûé ô çôéàé  éŝŝ, ééŝô à ŝôçà éà. A ŝéàç ô àôà éŝàéŝ ô çôéàé à éôé Cô, àôû à àŝéŝ ééé 15 Jûé 2015 à 31 Màç 2019 ŝôŝ é à à à ôûŝà àçéŝ. Wé àé çûé à éé à é é ô ŝ ôô ô é ôô ŝ éàôà àô ô ééŝ à éŝ ôûû. ï  ô éà é ŝŝûéŝ ôé, é àé ééé à àé ûé ô éôé ô ôéé éé éŝéçéŝ ô à ôççûé. Nô ééôé é àôàçé àŝ àààé ô çôé à éé à àŝ ŝô, é ûŝé ŝéçôà ŝôûçéŝ ô éŝûé à é éàûé à é àé ô ôô. Oé ûôŝé ô ôû ô éé ŝ ô éàé é ôŝŝé àçŝ ô é ôûé ô éà çôéàé ô ûç ééŝ àôû é àôû Pà. ï ûŝû ŝ, é çôŝŝôé à àôà ô à ûŝé ôçûŝ ôûŝ ô éàé é ôçéŝŝéŝ  ç éôé àé ûééŝ à àé ôé ôôŝ. é éŝûŝ ŝôé à ô àéàé éôé ééé à à  ô àôû Pà ééŝ à éé éôé ô à- ŝéŝ. A é éŝéàç ûéŝô ô ûŝ àŝ ô éàé ô  çôû é à ŝô à éôé çàé ô ééé ŝ é é àçûà ûé àŝ à éŝŝ à 1 é çé. ï é ŝ çàé, é éàé é çôôŝ ûé ç éôé àççéé ô ééçé à é éé ŝéé à éà  é éà, àŝ é àŝ é ŝôûçéŝ ô ôàô ç é ûŝé  ô é ééŝ.

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Bad News for Labour

Aŝ à é  ôçà à,  ŝ à é çôé ô àôû’ŝ ŝŝô à  ûŝ é à-àçŝ. ï à ŝéŝé, ôé çàŝé ô àŝéŝ ŝ ôô à. Bû é ûé ŝà ééé ûç éçéô à é àçûà ûé ô éôé çàŝéŝ ûŝ àé ŝ ôé ô é ôŝ ûç éàôŝ ŝàŝéŝ à àŝ éé éçôé. ï àŝéŝ é ûéŝô ô  é Pà àŝ ŝô ûàé ô éà  é ŝŝûé. Pà ô é éàŝô ô ŝ ŝ é éàôà ŝôŝ ç éŝé   ôô é ééçô ô Jéé Cô àŝ éàé  2015. ô éŝé ŝôŝ, éé àççôûŝ ééé àôû é àûé à é éé ô àŝéŝ  é ôéé. ï Càé 2, é éàé ŝ àé ô àûéŝ àŝ é àŝ é ŝû- éŝô à é éé é ô é éà ôçŝ ô é Pà à ô çôçŝ ôé àûéŝ à ôç ôàŝ ïŝàé. éé àŝ éàé ôé à àŝ àççéàé ççŝ ô à çôû à éé à àé ô ‘ééŝé’  ôû é àŝéç. Aéàé,  àŝ àûé à à ôéé ŝûç àŝ Bôçô, Déŝé à Sàçôŝ àŝ ŝ à é- àé ôçà ŝàé ààŝ à ŝôé ŝà àŝ à àçŝ ŝàé. ï Càé 3, é éàé à  àé éé ôé ô éŝôé é çŝŝ, à   ôô é Pà ŝô ô ô ééô à çôéé à àé éŝôŝé. Wé ôô à é çôçŝ ç ééôé ééé é éàéŝ, ééŝ ô é Pààéà Pà à àôû’ŝ ô ûéàûçàç. Aôé ôà éŝô ŝ é ôé ô é éà à é ôô à ô é ŝô àŝ ŝôééŝ ŝôé. ï Càé 4, Jûŝ Sçôŝé éŝéŝ à çôé ààŝŝ ô éà çôéàé ŝô à çààôûé ô éô àûéŝ. ŝ àŝ àçû- à ŝô  éàô ô é àôô  é àôû Pà  2018 ô é ô éô ô àŝéŝ ôéé  é ïéàôà ôôçàûŝ Rééàçé Aàçé. ï Càé 5, Aô éà ôéŝ à éàé çôé- à ô ô é ïRA éô ô àŝéŝ à é çàŝ à é àôû Pà ŝ ŝûôà àŝéç. é

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éàéŝ éŝé ô àéàŝ ô é ççŝ ééé à àôû ô ŝ à ô é éçéé ôé ô àŝéŝ. ï é ŝ, é ŝôŝ ô é ïRA éô ô àŝéŝ àŝ é çôéé ô ô é  ô ûôŝé. é àŝŝ éé ŝ àôô àŝ éé é Pà éà  é ŝŝûé ô àŝéŝ, ô àŝ  àé Jéŝ ôé ûéàé ô à- ŝéŝ. é ŝéçô ŝ çàéŝ ééé ààŝ àôû ô ‘ŝûôà àŝéŝ’. ï ééç, ŝ ŝ é àççûŝàô, çûé é éŝàé  é Eûà à ûà Rŝ Côŝŝô, à ŝ, à Jéŝ  é Pà, à é Jéŝ çôû ééà, àçé ŝéôûŝ ŝçàô àŝ à éŝû ô àôû’ŝ éàŝ  é. Cà ŝûç à çàé ààŝ à çôé ôàŝ é é àôû Pà é çéé Bô ŝŝûéŝ àé é ôéà ô çéàé ôé çûéŝ ô àôû ô ôà,  é ŝéçô éàŝ ôé ŝéôûŝ ŝçé éà ŝàçôŝ à é ôŝé. Wà  é ôé ô àé ûé ààé Oé ô é ŝŝûéŝ  çôéôà ûç àûéŝ ŝ ô àŝéŝ ŝ éé à é éŝ ô çôàŝ à àé éé àé ô é Pà ôé éŝçôŝ ô ïŝàé. ŝ éàéŝ çéà ô é ééàô ô é ïRA éô ô à- ŝéŝ. ï Càé 6, Dà Mé éŝçéŝ é çôûŝé ô ôé ô éŝé çôàŝ ô ç é àŝ ŝûéç, é ôçéŝŝéŝ à  é  à   àŝ ééûà ŝŝŝé. ï é à çàé, é ôô à çôéôà ééôéŝ  àçŝ à é ŝûé ààŝ . ô ôû ô ôéé ô çôûçàôŝ à ôç, é ôé ŝûéŝôŝ ô à à ôà ô àôû àŝ à é ôéŝŝé ôçé à é ô ô é éé ô û ààŝ à ôŝ ô àçŝ  é éŝ à é àéà.

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