INDEX - Politics
| 15/03/2017 A photograph that defines the best of Britain Peter Tatchell chooses an image from V-E Day, 8 May 1945 |
| 31/01/2017 Here’s what Jeremy Corbyn could do, to win in 2020 Less oppositionism. More constructive, imaginative alternative polices |
| 20/12/2016 The truth about Syria, Corbyn and our protest Both the Tories AND Labour failed to press for a vote on aid drops |
19/12/2016Stop the War UK has betrayed the Syrian people |
10/12/2016 Labour urged: Actions not words on Syria Human Rights Day protest by Syria Solidarity UK |
| 05/09/2016 Keith Vaz, drugs, the sex trade & conflicts of interest No contradiction between Vaz’s public stance & private behaviour |
| 07/06/2016 Conference on the rising threat of Europe’s far right Russia supports right-wing extremists to destabilise the West |
| 04/04/2016 The new ‘left-wing’ McCarthyism? Sectarian smears & fabrications have no place in progressive politics |
| 25/06/2015 Pride march - Call to end gay bans in Northern Ireland Peter Tatchell Foundation will highlight DUP discrimination at Pride |
| 13/05/2015 UKIP won 3.9 million votes & one MP. Scandalous! The voting system subverts democracy. Time for electoral reform |
| 28/04/15 DUP echoes the BNP & European fascist parties Cameron must reject post-election deal with anti-equality DUP |
| 21/04/2015 Greens have best policies for LGBTs & everyone For three decades the Greens have pioneered equality for all |
29/07/2014 Commonwealth Games - Alex Salmond speaks out again One Scotland campaign launched with pledge of LGBTI equality |
22/05/2014 Reform the EU - Power to the regions A decentralised federation of regions, with economic democracy |
21/05/2014 Fed up with the main parties? Vote Green, not UKIP More than a protest vote, Greens offer a positive alternative |
01/05/2014 Abolish the Lords, Elect the Senate Lords reform: PR elections, regional lists & 50% women’s representation |
22/04/2014 David Cameron is wrong on Britain & Christianity Privileging Christians insults other faiths & no faith majority |
09/09/2013 Anti-EDL demo: Support for LGBT & Muslim solidarity Opposition to the hate of the EDL and Islamist extremists |
06/09/2013 Gays & Muslims unite. Stop all extremists Anti-fascists must challenge Islamists to undermine the EDL |
24/07/2013 Tatchell invite vetoed by Downing Street - Again Cameron's LGBT & marriage equality reception excludes pioneer |
10/04/2013 Thatcher talked freedom but often supported tyrants She put anti-communism & business deals before human rights
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08/04/2013 Margaret Thatcher: Extraordinary but heartless Free market policies paved the way for current economic crisis
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20/02/2013 Liberal dirty tricks: Bermondsey by-election 30th anniversary Top Liberal accused of illegal anonymous 1983 election leaflets |
30/12/12 New Year Honours system needs reform Most top honours go to Establishment elite |
07/11/2012 1980s: A decade of state-sanctioned homophobia Open season on queers by state, church, tabloids & police |
19/10/2012 Nick Griffin and BNP smear critics False allegations re child sex abuse |
29/08/2012 Honours system reform is overdue |
09/07/2012 London Mayor sabotaged World Pride numbers? Parade start-time changed to reduce attendance |
05/07/2012 London Mayor accused over World Pride fiasco Boris Johnson snubs Pride, declines to attend |
15/06/2012 Government consultation on marriage equality Peter Tatchell Foundation submission to Equalities Minister |
07/06/2012 British identity doesn't need monarchy There are more worthy things to celebrate than aristocratic privilege |
31/05/2012 Diamond Jubilee: Sunday protest at Queen’s flotilla Time for elected head of state - Let Queen stand for election |
05/05/2012 Economic democracy – The next big Left idea? Seven ideas to make the economy democratic & accountable |
14/02/2012 Valentine’s wish: Equal love rights for gay & straight couples First anniversary of Equal Love appeal to European Court of Human Rights |
09/02/2012 Ken Livingstone is not homophobic Lots of Tories were closeted anti-gay hypocrites |
02 February 2012 Equal love rights for gay and straight First anniversary of Equal Love appeal to European Court |
28 September 2011 Labour evades gay marriage vote Still no official Labour policy on marriage equality |
16 September 2011 Why has Labour failed to vote for marriage equality? Ed Miliband has endorsed same-sex marriage but the party conference hasn’t |
| 5 September 2011 Tatchell gets Muslim hostility & support at anti-EDL demo Ordered to remove gay placard, Gays not permitted here |
2 September 2011 Protest against the EDL. Defend the Muslim community Anti-fascists must challenge the Islamist right to undermine the EDL |
1 July 2011 Nick Griffin mocked at Gay Pride - Queen of Fascism Call for LGBTs to oppose the bigotry of the BNP and EDL |
24 March 2011 Anti-cuts demo: Caroline Lucas not invited to speak. Why? Unlike Labour, Greens consistently defend jobs & public services |
1 January 2011 Honours system is rotten. Reform it |
3 October 2010 David Cameron isolated on gay marriage |
22 July 2010 Nick Griffin ambushed by Peter Tatchell |
16 July 2010 David Cameron curtails Pope protest petition |
4 July 2010 Boris Johnson backs same-sex marriage |
15 June 2010 Marriage equality is a litmus test for David Cameron |
29 April 2010 Lib Dems and Greens: Vote tactically |
21 April 2010 Hang ‘Em High – The campaign for a hung parliament |
15 April 2010 My challenge to David Cameron on LGBT rights |
11 April 2010 David Cameron & George Osborne fudge LGBT rights |
8 April 2010 David Cameron invited to “Come Out” on gay rights |
8 April 2010 Chris Grayling backs B&Bs that refuse gay couples |
30 March 2010 General Election Special: The Green Party |
3 March 2010 Michael Foot - A great socialist and democrat |
16 December 2009 Tatchell stands down as Green candidate |
Academics smear Peter Tatchell |
05 October 2009 David Cameron is all talk and no action on homophobia What gay rights policies will a Tory government deliver? |
30 September 2009 Savage cuts without pain - Cut the deficit, fund green jobs |
7 September 2009 Labour’s cynical pitch for voting reform |
16 July 2009 Time for disaffected Labour voters to support the Greens |
15 July 2009 Tatchell supports Greens in Norwich North by-election |
13 July 2009 Equality Bill discriminates against LGBTs |
10 July 2009 Lords are right to limit homophobic hatred law |
5 July 2009 My challenge to David Cameron - What are your gay rights policies? Will the Tories repeal the homophobic discrimination that Labour still supports? |
2 July 2009 Gordon Brown's sexual apartheid and hypocrisyon gay rights |
3 July 2009 Go on Sarah, get Gordon Brown to lift the gay marriage ban |
30 June 2009 Tatchell banned by Boris |
30 June 2009 Gordon Brown’s hypocrisy on gay rights |
22 June 2009 Tories ally with homophobic, misogynistic, anti-Semitic MEPs |
11 June 2009 Democratic reform can save Labour and expose Cameron |
3 June 2009 Protest against Brown - vote Green for a fairer, more just society |
2 June 2009 Vote Green to stop the BNP |
29 May 2009 Political reform must include fair votes |
2 June 2009 European elections - Vote Green to stop Nick Griffin and the BNP |
| 10/11/2008 Self-rule for Cornwall
Like Wales and Scotland, Cornwall deserves self-government. |
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| 29/04/2008 Pick Berry
London elections 08: Greens have a fine record in London, and with Sian Berry as mayoral candidate deserve the votes of all progressives. |
| 17/04/2008 Questions to Ken - and his Rivals
The Mayor’s record on gay issues is not as good as he claims. His rivals also need to set out where they stand. |
| 16/04/2008 “Vote to Stop the BNP”
Neo-Nazis threaten gay, black, Jewish and Muslim people. |
| 15/04/2008 Mayor Blocks Funds For Gay Championship
Gay football world cup denied support by Ken. |
| 29/03/2008 Livingstone Apologises to Tatchell (sort of)
Tacit admission that “Islamophobe” claim was unfounded. |
| 26/03/2008 Galloway's Iranian Propaganda?
The Respect MP has turned on supporters of gay rights in Iran and falsely accused us of war-mongering. |
| 03/12/2007 The Case For A Fair Fight
The lesson from the Miranda Grell affair is that smears and character assassination have no legitimate place in democratic politics. |
| 26/11/2007 Labour Backs Paedophile Slur Candidate
Convicted criminal and hate-monger gets Labour funding. |
| 29/06/2007 Royal Accounts are all Spin
The Queen's lack of financial transparency fuels speculation that she is avoiding tax on a massive scale. |
| 27/06/2007 Time For Green, not Brown
New Prime Minister, same old policies. |
| 10/06/2007 Gordon Brown - Greens Protest In Oxford
“Vote Green, not Brown,” urges Oxford Green Party. |
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| 10/05/2007 Tony Blair's Legacy
Some achievements, many failings. |
| 03/05/2007 Use Your Vote, Stop The BNP
By attending your local polling station today you can help to prevent electoral gains in Britain by the far right. |
| 17/04/2007 "Queer the Vote, Stop the BNP”
Neo-Nazis threaten gay, black, Jewish and Muslim people. |
| 29/12/2006 2007: New Policies for a New Year
2007 doesn't have to be a repeat of the failures of 2006. New policies are needed at home and abroad. |
| 23/09/2006 Labour "Blows Hot And Cold" On Gay Rights
Ministers still block gay equality. |
| 25/03/2006 Why I Support Freedom of Expression
Free speech is under attack and needs defending. |
| 14/02/2006 Anti-Fascists Fete Sacrani
Sir Iqbal Sacaranie to address union-sponsored conference. |
| 25/01/2006 Tatchell Backs Simon Hughes
Time to forgive the Liberal's dirty tricks in Bermondsey. |
| 22/01/2006 Mark Oaten is not the Only Gay Lib Dem MP
The most pro-gay party is also the most closeted. |
| 16/01/2006 Galloway Activist Urges: Assault Tatchell
Respect party member stirs homophobia, violence and xenophobia. |
| 25/11/2005 Galloway's Party Faces 'Cash For Power' Questions
Senior Respect leader is spokesperson for Islamist party that backs the death penalty for gays and lesbians. |
| 22/11/2005 Galloway's Party in Gay Rights Row
Respect's grassroots rebel against alleged deal with anti-gay Islamists. |
| 06/05/2005 “New Chartist Movement" To Demand Democratic Reform
Minority party wins majority of seats – lack of democracy “intolerable”. |
| 27/03/2005 Green is the New Pink
The Green Party is in the forefront of the battle for queer freedom. |
| 16/02/2005 Reds: Go Green! - Are the Greens an Alternative?
The best hope for progressive politics is the unity of red and green. |
| 05/02/2005 What's Wrong With The Left? - Goodbye Humanitarian Values?
Why has the left ditched universal human rights and international solidarity? |
| 27/01/2005 Tatchell Arrested in Holocaust Memorial Day Asylum Protest
Protest at Michael Howard’s asylum quota to block refugees. |
| 08/12/2004 Labour Is Blocking Gay Equality
Government backs homophobic discrimination in nine key policy areas. |
| 25/11/2004 Direct Action for a Republic
A campaign of Suffragette-style direct action to secure an elected Head of State. |
| 24/10/2004 Civil Disobedience for Voting Reform
Call for new Chartist movement and direct action. |
| 15/06/2004 The European Election Lesson For The Left: Go Green
The failure of Respect to make an electoral impact leaves the Greens as the only party offering a credible left alternative to Labour. |
| 01/06/2004 Stop The BNP - Neo-Nazis Threaten Queer Human Rights
Big gay vote urged to block the election of BNP candidates. |
| 07/04/2004 Peter Tatchell Joins The Green Party
The radical alternative to Labour - Social justice, human rights and ecological sustainability. |
| 13/12/2003 Peter Tatchell - Motives, Morality and Methods
Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell explains what makes him tick. |
02/02/2002 Tatchell: Sex harassment by Labour MP Bob Mellish Bermondsey by-election 20th anniversary revelation |
| 23/05/2001 Hard Labour
Labour's shameful record: queer rights vetoed 15 times! |
| 06/04/2000 Tatchell For London Election Manifesto
Peter Tatchell sets out his Manifesto for London, standing as an Independent green left candidate for the London Assembly in the election on 4 May 2000. |
| 12/03/2000 Labour Vetoes Gay Equality Thirteen Times!
Labour's sad, shameful record on gay human rights. |
| 14/02/2000 Why I Resigned From Labour
Peter Tatchell's resignation letter to the Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party, Tony Blair, in protest at Labour's rigging of the London mayoral candidate selection contest and the party's ditching of its commitment to equality and social justice. |
| 10/02/2000 The Tories - Still Homophobic
Peter Tatchell says the Conservative Party claims to be more liberal-minded and caring, but in reality it still supports anti-gay discrimination. |
| 14/09/1998 Labour Sabotages Gay Rights Labour's refusal to crack down on queer-bashing violence and homophobic discrimination is sickening. |
| 24/08/1998 Labour Bid To Restrict Gay Law Reform
Jack Straw's promised new legislation to equalise the age of consent will exclude the repeal of other discriminatory sexual offences laws. |
| 01/07/1998 Gay MPs Refuse To Support Equality
What is the point having out gay MPs if they don't support equality? |
| 01/07/1998 Labour Vetoes Equality (Again!)
Labour's sad, shameful record on gay human rights. |
| 10/06/1998 Labour's Shame
Labour's refusal to crack down on queer-bashing violence and homophobic discrimination. |
| 13/04/1998 A Fairy Story Without A Happy Ending
Hopes that Europe and Labour would deliver equality have turned out to be wishful thinking. |
| 11/04/1998 Battered, Bruised & Betrayed?
Tony Blair sent a message of support to last summer's Pride Festival pledging Labour's commitment to "build a new Britain free from discrimination". But since then, Labour has flunked and fudged on lesbian and gay equality. |
| 08/01/1998 New Labour, New Hype?
Before the election, Labour courted the queer vote with promises of gay law reform. Peter Tatchell says that since winning power, Labour's record has been mostly a succession of delays, u-turns and half-baked reforms. |
| 26/02/1993 Votes, Smears & Homophobia
The homophobic onslaught suffered by Peter Tatchell when he stood for parliament in the 1983 Bermondsey by-election - and the lessons he learned from the most homophobic election in British history. |