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Jan 26, 2022, 3:02 PM

I understand Nus Ghani’s pain at being ‘othered’ for her faith

Luciana Berger and Nus Ghani

The Conservative MP Nusrat Ghani disclosed this week that she had been told she was fired as a minister because her ‘Muslimness’ was too much for some of her colleagues and her loyalty to the Conservative party had been questioned. She is brave to be...

Oct 10, 2018, 5:04 PM

No more hushed voices when talking about mental health

Luciana Berger

We’ve come a long way in breaking down taboos and tackling stereotypes about mental illness. Young people in particular are far more likely to be able to speak openly about mental health and can describe different forms of mental illness. We have brave pioneers to...

Jun 22, 2016, 3:00 PM

Why I’ll be voting to remain in the EU

On the eve of EU Referendum day, I’d like to share my reasons for voting to Remain with Jewish News readers. Elements of the debate, if we are honest, have not shown British democracy at its finest. Constituents let me know that. But when asked...

Mar 17, 2016, 1:47 PM

A chance to reflect on my own struggles against anti-Semitism

This week I joined more than one hundred parliamentarians from here in the UK and across the world at the Inter-parliamentary Coalition for Combatting anti-Semitism’s international conference, hosted by the German Government in Berlin. I was privileged to be given the opportunity to join an...

Jan 1, 2015, 1:49 PM

Let’s achieve real parity of esteem with physical and mental health

The Jewish community, like every community, is affected by mental illness. One in four of us will develop some kind of mental illness over the course of our lives, ranging from depression and anxiety, to bipolar disease and psychosis. The chances are if we don’t...

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About Me

Luciana Berger is former MP for Liverpool Wavertree. She is now Managing Director of Advocacy & Public Affairs at Edelman UK