John Mann, at The Blogs

Sep 30, 2020, 1:53 PM

Unis risk becoming outliers in failing to deal with antisemitism

John Mann speaking at #EnoughIsEnough - Demonstration against antisemitism (Photo Credit: Marc Morris via Jewish News)

The Universities are in danger of becoming the outliers in failing to adopt effective policies and systems to deal with antisemitism. Only 29 Universities have so far properly adopted the IHRA (International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance) definition of antisemitism, unlike every political party present in Westminster,...

Nov 4, 2019, 12:06 PM

Cast out the antisemites at the ballot box

The Jewish community is spread across nearly every single parliamentary constituency in the UK. Since its readmission to this country some 360 years ago, the community has built a strong and proud record of engagement with public and civic life. British Jews are simply citizens,...

Jul 21, 2017, 2:05 PM

My plan to tackle abuse during election times

In recent weeks, party political points were sought as colleagues laid into one another about electoral abuse. This is regrettable and the wrong approach. It yields no results for electoral candidates and frustrates a public already disappointed with the level of debate in our country....

Mar 30, 2017, 3:02 PM

Vatican’s view on anti- Semitism gives us hope

Article co-written by John Mann MP and Nusrat Ghani MP Last week, under the auspices of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Against Antisemitism, we visited Rome’s Vatican City. The Group’s approach has always been that non-Jews should lead the fight against anti-Jewish hatred and we have...

About Me

Lord John Mann is an independent Advisor to UK Government on antisemitism, and a former Labour MP for Bassetlaw, who now sits in the House of Lords as a crossbench peer.