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Ruth Anderson

Ruth Anderson

Ruth Smeeth is the former Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent North who lost her seat in the 2019 General Election

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Starmer is a mensch and deserving of our trust

In 2019 our community was scared by the idea of Labour in power. Everything has changed

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Sir Keir Starmer (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

Eden Golan, Israel's participant in the Eurovision competition arrives to the Ben Gurion international airport near Tel Aviv, May 12, 2024. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** תרבות הופעה בן גוריון תל אביב האירוויזיון עדן גולן

What got forgotten was Eden Golan’s right to feel safe

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I’m exhausted by the tsunami of anti-Jewish hate

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Bearing witness to the October 7 pogrom was harrowing

Bearing witness to the October 7 pogrom was harrowing

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Some of our new ‘friends’ are unwelcome and unhelpful to our cause

Especially with Israel under attack, we need to think beyond the immediate news cycle

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December 14, 2023 12:21

Some of our new ‘friends’ are unwelcome and unhelpful to our cause

Hold on tightly to acts of solidarity from friends

We have been on an emotional rollercoaster and like many I am scared where this is leading

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October 26, 2023 16:23

Hold on tightly to acts of solidarity from friends

To support freedom of expression, read Maus

The US’s commitment to free speech is now so politicised that it’s endangering democracy

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September 7, 2023 14:40

To support freedom of expression, read Maus

The fight against British extremism is never over

A century after the UK’s first fascist party was founded, we should recall the heroes of the past

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July 20, 2023 12:57

Sir Oswald Mosley waving to his followers at a Fascist march through South East London, Millbank, Westminster, October 3rd 1937. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Let’s all celebrate the mensch that is Alf Dubs

The Labour peer has done so much for so many, and is still going strong as he turns 90

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June 1, 2023 12:24

Let’s all celebrate the mensch that is Alf Dubs

With good political leaders, peace is possible

In Israel as in Northern Ireland, a better future can be achieved with the right vision

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April 14, 2023 09:45

G6NN2R Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern Good Friday Agreement

My bittersweet feelings about Sir Keir's Labour party

Starmer has transformed the party, but so much damage was done under Corbyn

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February 23, 2023 09:28

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 15: Labour leader Keir Starmer speaks at Toynbee Hall on February 15, 2023 in London, England. The Equalities and Human Rights Commission has ended monitoring the Labour Party, saying it has met the demands imposed after a devastating report on antisemitism within the party in 2020. Keir Starmer apologised for the hurt caused to the Jewish community. He said, "What you have been through can never be undone. Apologies alone cannot make it right." The EHRC decision is "not a moment for celebration, but a moment for reflection". (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

I am a baroness with (big) imposter syndrome

Taking my seat in the House of Lords last month felt surreal and wonderful in equal measure

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January 5, 2023 12:11

I am a baroness with (big) imposter syndrome

Cut out the foul language about migrants

We of all people should understand the dehumanising impact of how migrants are labelled

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November 17, 2022 12:55

Detainees are seen wrapped in blankets inside the Manston short-term holding centre for migrants, near Ramsgate, south east England on November 3, 2022. - British immigration minister Robert Jenrick on Tuesday vowed "more radical" policies to counter illegal migration as record numbers make the treacherous crossing of the Channel in small boats. Jenrick accepted that conditions at the Manston migrant processing centre in Kent, southeast England, were "poor", and that people had been sleeping on the floor on mats. "The problem is that thousands of people are crossing the Channel illegally every day," he added. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

It has been hard, but we’re detoxifying Labour

Over 3,000 members, all staff and most MPs have been trained in antisemitism awareness

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February 24, 2022 12:55

(L-R) Jewish Labour Movement chair Mike Katz, former Labour MP Ruth Smeeth, Labour MP Margaret Hodge, vice chair Adam Langleben and National Secretary Peter Mason attend a press conference of the Jewish Labour Movement at the offices of law firm Mishcon de Reya in London on October 29, 2020 on the findings of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) report on anti-semitism in the Labour Party. - Britain's main opposition Labour party on Thursday suspended its former leader Jeremy Corbyn, after a government watchdog found his office broke equality law through its "inexcusable" handling of anti-semitism complaints. The shock development came after Corbyn said he refused to accept all the findings of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) report, in defiance of the party's new leadership under Keir Starmer. (Photo by Ian Vogler / POOL / AFP) (Photo by IAN VOGLER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)