Diane Abbott

Oct 30, 2024 | lrb.co.uk | Andy Beckett |Diane Abbott |Tom Baldwin |Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite

By​ 2014, Keir Starmer was tired of running up against the ‘limits of legal justice’. He had recently stepped down as director of public prosecutions when his local MP, Frank Dobson, announced his retirement. Starmer entered the race to replace him as the member for Holborn and St Pancras. He was a political unknown in a crowded field, facing past and present leaders of Camden Council as well as a popular local doctor.

Sep 6, 2024 | thebritishblacklist.co.uk | Tamika Mitchell |Caleb Femi |Diane Abbott

Our selection of books this month includes releases from Laura Henry-Allain MBE, comedian, actor and writer Lenny Henry, legendary female hip-hop artist Eve and Tennis champion Venus Williams for you to add to your reading list. Black Arsenal edited by Clive Chijioke Nwonka Arsenal is special. Its multicultural fandom reflects a changing city and a unique relationship with Black British popular culture.

Dec 7, 2023 | theguardian.com | Michael Rosen |Kae Tempest |Carol Ann Duffy |Joseph Coelho |colin grant |Diane Abbott | +1 more

Michael Rosen. Photograph: Karen Robinson/The ObserverMichael Rosen: ‘He nudged people into seeing the world through the eyes of the oppressed’British author and poetBenjamin was a hero to millions of people all over the world. His mix of poetry, novels, wisdom, humour and sheer presence grabbed us and delighted us. I first saw him when he was starting out in the poetry clubs, dancing a poem about his mother, voicing his poetry in a voice I hadn’t heard before: Brummie-Caribbean.