Politics

Love Music Hate Racism correspondent

Many people have been shocked by the news that Britain’s Nazi Party – the BNP – has grabbed two seats in the European Parliament, in the North West and in Yorkshire. This even though the fascists' absolute number of votes stood still in both regions compared to the 2004 result.

Deborah Hobson - The-Latest EXCLUSIVE

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has eaten a large slice of humble pie in a desperate personal email blitz to Labour party members who he acknowledges "feel angered and frustrated" by scandalous revelations about greedy MPs' expenses. 

Ole Seidenberg - in Bonn, Germany

Delegates from 182 nations are gathering in Bonn, Germany, today to start discussions on negotiating texts which could form the basis of an ambitious United Nations-backed climate change deal to slash greenhouse gas emissions, expected to be clinched in Copenhagen in December this year.

Provocative poster campaigns aimed at voters

Three minor parties are slugging it out for one of the seats representing London in the European parliament amid charges from a flamboyant Black campaigner that his rivals are stirring up anti-immigrant and racist sentiments, writes Marc Wadsworth.

The-Latest - EXCLUSIVE

News media frenzy over the Labour government's current troubles has focused on gossip among politicians in the Westminster village. The anti-Labour propaganda from the right-wing press has failed to look at the grassroots people who will decide whether or not prime minster Gordon Brown, right, holds onto power at the next general election - the long-suffering party members. Missed has been the story that these are the folk who top government ministers are frantically trying to keep onboard by smoozing them at local Labour functions, as The-Latest reports.

David Plouffe - Obama for America Campaign Manager

Wednesday marked the President's hundredth day in office. A lot of attention was given to this largely symbolic day. But the truth is that what we do every day after it will be just as important - if not more.

Marc Wadsworth - Brussels, Belgium 

London chief Jennette Arnold's power to the people callBlack politicians, activists and policy-makers from America and Europe painted a bleak picture of the state of race relations in this corner of the world when they met for a special summit, April 15-16.