Bad News for Labour - Antisemitism, the Party and Public Belief

During the summer of 2018, numerous members of the Labour Party were accused of anti-Semitic behaviour by their detractors. The controversy reached fever pitch amid claims that the Labour Party had become 'institutionally racist' under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, and that the prospect of a Corbyn-led government posed an 'existential threat' to Jewish life in Britain. Shrouded in confusion, hyped by the media, whether these accusations were true or not got lost in the mix.

This book clears the confusion by drawing on deep and original research on public beliefs and media representation of antisemitism and the Labour Party, revealing shocking findings of misinformation spread by the press, including the supposedly impartial BBC, and the liberal Guardian.

Bringing in discussions around the IHRA definition, anti-Zionism and Israel/Palestine, as well as including a clear chronology of events, this book is a must for anyone wanting to find out the reality behind the headlines.

Sommario

Acknowledgements

Preface

1. Believe It or Not - Greg Philo and Mike Berry

2. Divisions and Competing Accounts - Greg Philo and Mike Berry

3. What Could Have Been Done and Why It Wasn't, and Will It End? - Greg Philo and Mike Berry

4. Media Coverage of the IHRA Definition and Its Adoption by the Labour Party - Justin Schlosberg

5. Weapons in the Labour Antisemitism Wars? The IHRA Working Definition and the Accusation of 'Institutional Antisemitism' - Antony Lerman

6. 'A' State of Israel or 'The' State of Israel: The Politics of the IHRA Definition - David Miller

Conclusion

Appendix: Timeline of Events - Mike Berry and Greg Philo

Bibliography

Index

Info autore

Greg Philo was an activist academic and Professor of Communications and Social Change at Glasgow University. He co-founded Glasgow University Media Group, where he fearlessly uncovered news bias and power in the media. He co-authored Bad News for Labour, More Bad News from Israel and Bad News for Refugees, amongst other books.

Riassunto

A groundbreaking study revealing how accusations of antisemitism damaged the British Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mike Berry, Antony Lerman, Antony (Bruno Kreisky Forum) Lerman, David Miller, Greg Philo, Greg Berry Philo, Philo Greg, Justin Schlosberg, Schlosberg Justin
• Editore: Pluto
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9780745340661
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-4066-1
• Pagine: 288
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Società; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Sistema politico; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, Political Parties, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Jewish Studies, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 2010 to c 2020, c 2010 to c 2019, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Political parties and party platforms, Social groups: religious groups and communities