Ian Malcolm-Walker

Stirrings in Bournemouth

Ian Malcolm-Walker

July 3 saw a a rally in Bournemouth. With nearly 1000 people attending, it was small by national standards but significant by Bournemouth standards

Earlier in the weeka man on mixed race had been subjected to racist abuse from a passing white van. The victim's daughter was not having it and went on social media to call a protest.

There were trade unionists present, Labour Party members, people from the LGBT community, people of different faiths and of none. There were people of all ages including a baby with a placard ‘Racism stinks more than my poo’ There was a carnival atmosphere but determination to resist racism.

People told me of kids in schools being told to pack their bags. A Trade Union full timer told me of the same comments being made in factories. The fight against racism is more vital than ever as some will use this vile poison to atomise workers at a time when only unity provides strength.

 

Ian Malcolm-Walker

Somme thoughts

The Somme was a bloodbath.  The armies of the British Empire took nearly twenty thousand dead and sixty thousand casualties on the first day alone.

Ian Malcolm-Walker
Ian Malcolm-Walker

Given the PIP

Ian Malcolm-Walker (Bournemouth West CLP) explains the latest disability benefits cuts and reminds readers of previous cuts that come into effect this April.

Ian Malcolm-Walker
Jackie Walker

IN BERLIN AND PRAGUE

A Syrian rap group kicks off proceedings, a Palestinian woman poet is next and then the audience laughs; it’s a joke in Hebrew, told by an Israeli performance artist, recently labelled an antisemite. Her crime? To dare to speak ‘intifada’ and ‘liberation’ in one poetic sentence.

Jackie Walker
IN BERLIN AND PRAGUE
Jackie Walker

Thoughts from a Windrush child

As a Windrush child I’m waiting, we’re all still waiting. But the hope? It’s wearing thin.

Jackie Walker
Thoughts from a Windrush child