Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Labour Party, has hit out following David Cameron’s abandonment of cross-party talks on the Leveson proposals.
Lord Justice Leveson’s report, which was published in November, called for a new independent watchdog for the press, which he said should be underpinned by legislation.
The 2,000-page report into press ethics found that press behaviour was “outrageous” and “wreaked havoc with the lives of innocent people”.
Ed Milliband said:
“David Cameron’s decision to walk away from the talks is an historic mistake.”
“He has not just walked away from the talks, he has walked away from his own words.
“This is not a party political issue; this is about the national interest and we are going to reach out to all of the concerned people, obviously the Liberal Democrats, but also the Conservatives, to say let’s construct a workable solution that serves the interest of the victims.
“I still believe that we can do that on a cross-party basis. It may not involve David Cameron, but I’m afraid that is his choice.”
Helen Jones receives cheque from Revenge’s Harry Woodhams
Club and Bar Revenge have donated £1,000 to MindOut, the LGBT Mental Health Charity following an evening of entertainment on Sunday. March 3. The amount included a donation of £209 from Club Revenge.
A selection of over thirty prizes were donated by local businesses for a mega raffle and collection buckets were on the doors of both venues over the weekend.
Andrew Roberts, General Manager at Club and Bar Revenge, said:
“We’d like to extend a special thank you to all the businesses that donated prizes as well as everyone who came down to enjoy the food and entertainment. We’re extremely proud of the amount of money raised in such a short space of time. Mental health is an issue that can affect all of us, especially those within the LGBT community, who are often left to face situations alone.”
Helen Jones, Director of MindOut, said:
“MindOut are delighted that our marathon fundraiser at Bar Revenge went so well. Many thanks to everyone who donated raffle prizes, the fantastic performers, the people who came and to the Bar Revenge staff, who couldn’t have been more helpful. It’s so important to us to know that the community is so supportive of our work, accessible mental health support has never been more needed.”
4 Poofs & A Piano, the former house band from the Jonathan Ross Show, will be performing at The Old Market, Brighton on Saturday, April 13 at 7.30pm.
Camp and naughty, the show features original comedy songs, musical parodies, pop standards, dance, physical comedy and light-hearted banter.
Original member Big Dave Wickenden, who is Brighton born and bred and now sings in the Brighton Gay Men’s Choir joins a new line-up including fellow Brightonian, Graeme Clark, whose alter-ego Connie Conway is renowned on the Brighton drag circuit and two other ‘poofs’ the legendary pianist, Bobby Crush and Ian Lilley for this high-octane show, which promises to be Bigger, Louder, Harder & Longer!
Tickets: £15/£12 concs
There is a group booking deal available. Buy 10 tickets and you get them for £12 rather than £15! To book tickets click here:
X Factor finalist, Rylan is the latest addition to the line-up of artists performing at As One In The Park 2013, a new LGBT festival for London, to be held in Victoria Park, Hackney on Bank Holiday Sunday, May 26.
He joins Brit nominee Rita Ora, Holly Johnson, Katy B, Union J, Offer Nissim and Skin (DJ set).
As One In The Park a joint production between Orange Nation and Saturn Star is the the first large-scale gay festival in London for over a decade, putting the capital in line with other major European cities including Barcelona and Madrid. Victoria Park is firmly established as a prime festival site, and plays host to events including Field Day.
Rita Ora
BRIT nominee Rita Ora has been announced as the first headline artist for the main stage at London’s new LGBT Festival. She will be performing the three No. 1 hits from her No.1 Album; Hot Right Now, R.I.P., How We Do (Party) and others including her new single Radioactive.
As One In The Park will feature four large indoor arenas and five additional stages, which will be hosted by some of the world’s leading gay party brands. The Circuit Arena will be presented by international circuit parties, Matinee, WE Party and The Week, while the Best Of British Arena will be hosted by Beyond, Orange, and Salvation.
Other brands involved in the event include Delooded, Shadow Lounge, Bearracuda, Madame Jojo’s, FNDHRR, Girl Action, L Fest, Mint, Code, Ku Bar, Rupert Street and Comptons with more to be announced.
A limited number of exclusive VIP Tickets are available for the event.
VIP ticket benefits include:
• Fast Track Entry
• Complementary glass of champagne
• Entry to Shadow Lounge Exclusive VIP Village (behind the Main Stage)
• VIP Bar Table Service
• Premium Spirits
• VIP Toilets
Craig Elder, from Orange Nation said:
“As the UK’s premier gay clubbing group, we felt it was time that London was no longer overlooked when it came to a major gay outdoor entertainment event. Over a year in the planning we transform one of our most successful club brands the legendaryAs One into a massive outdoor event on one of London’s most loved festival sites, Victoria Park. Orange Nation bringing together the cream of London’s gay scene alongside the world’s most internationally renowned gay brands, coupled together with some of the world’s biggest stars. We bring you “AS ONE IN THE PARK”!
The Orange Nation is the UK’s largest gay promotions company, a collective of LGBT club promoters who operate large internationally renowned parties including Beyond, We Party and Matinee in venues across London including Electric Brixton and The Coronet Theatre. They also own South London based nightclub venues Fire, The Lightbox, Area, Protocol and Covert.
Orange Nation has a strong history within the LGBT London community as the leading nightlife promotions group and has represented London’s dance scene at events including London Pride (host of the Soho Square Dance Stage) and internationally at events including Barcelona Circuit Festival and at cities including Paris, Ibiza and Rome.
Fem Writes, a new organisation to combat a perceived bias against female writers who dare to push sexual boundaries and norms has been launched by best-selling authors Sarah Luddington, Adele Carrington and Jenny Ainslie-Turner.
This collaboration between women who explore the frontiers of erotic fiction intends to fight sexual prejudice and double standards in the publishing world and challenge the establishment’s view that female authors should only write in relatively specific genre.
Sarah Luddington, Fem Writes’ Front-Woman, said:
“E L James has proven that female authors can push sexual boundaries in their writing, but even she first published under an androgynous pseudonym. The author of Story Of O kept her identity secret for years and most assumed it had been written by a man, as a woman could never be capable of such writing. My own novels have caused a firestorm on Amazon as I write in first person as a bi-sexual medieval knight, yet similar tales written by men rarely raise an eyebrow.”
The Rainbow Fund grants panel has agreed proposed funding of £18,000 for the new Pride organisers to seed fund the 2013 event, this has been made possible by the pre-accounts settlement from last year’s Pride event totalling £40,000.
The Rainbow Fund has already made a grant of £6,640 following a request to cover the costs of the staffing period from October 2012 until the council announced its decision of this year’s organiser on January 10, 2013. This provided consistency between the two organising groups, giving confidence and stability for the 2013 event during the transition period.
Distribution of the remainding funds is currently being considered.
The Rainbow Fund is committed to full transparency in its work and publishes its decisions in an open and transparent way. Payments relating to this funding are made independently by the Sussex Community Foundation, to provide full scrutinty of the grantmaking process.
John Summers, Treasurer of the Rainbow Fund, said:
“It is in the LGBT community’s best interests that the planning and development stage of this year’s event goes as well as possible, and this proposed funding will help ensure a smooth and stable development phase.”
The Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus are holding their annual Spring Jambouree fund-raising event on Saturday, April 6 at the Brighton Tavern, Gloucester Road, starting at 3pm.
Go along and join the Chorus for cakes, hot drinks and lots of activities including table top stall, tombola, face painting and a lucky draw.
Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been elected as the new Pope for the Catholic church by the Conclave of Cardinals in Rome. He will take the name Francis I.
The UK gay humanist charity the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT) is not at all surprised that the new Pope is as homophobic as the previous incumbents.
When a Cardinal in Argentina, Pope Francis I strongly opposed legislation introduced in 2010 by the Argentine Government to allow same-sex marriage, calling it a “real and dire anthropological throwback”.
In a letter to the monasteries of Buenos Aires, he wrote:
“Let’s not be naive, we’re not talking about a simple political battle; it is a destructive pretension against the plan of God. We are not talking about a mere bill, but rather a machination of the Father of Lies that seeks to confuse and deceive the children of God.”
He has also insisted that adoption by homosexuals is a form of discrimination against children. This homophobic outburst received a rebuke from Argentine president Cristina Fernández de
Kirchner, who said the church’s tone was reminiscent of “medieval times and the Inquisition”.
Reacting to the appointment, the PTT Secretary George Broadhead, said:
“The Argentine President’s comment couldn’t be more apposite. All rational thinking people must have been sickened by the sycophantic coverage by most of the media of the new Pope’s election in which the iniquities of the Roman Catholic Church – the cover-up of child sex abuse, the opposition to the use of condoms, especially to prevent AIDS, the opposition to voluntary euthanasia for those suffering terminal illness and of course the opposition to LGBT rights – were largely ignored.
“LGBT people face intensified hostility from this vile, reactionary institution.”
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The Rainbow Fund grants panel has agreed proposed funding of £18,000 for the new Pride organisers to seed fund the 2013 event, this has been made possible by the pre-accounts settlement from last year’s Pride event totalling £40,000.
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