One of the notable outcomes from this month’s UK General Election was the ousting of Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes from the seat of Bermondsey. Hughes had been the sitting MP since over-turning a 63% Labour majority at a controversial … Continue reading →
In 1983, Peter Tatchell stood as the democratically selected Labour Party candidate for the London seat of Bermondsey. The seat had been a safe Labour seat for decades with the Party usually taking some 60% of the vote. But the … Continue reading →
The Rights of Gay Men and Women was a discussion document published by the National Executive Committee of the British Labour Party in 1981. It was that Party’s first official document to address the subject. Based on the Campaign for … Continue reading →
“I was by far the most popular candidate at the start of the election campaign, yet lost heavily on polling day.” So said Peter Tatchell, in an article written for Capital Gay, ten years after the infamous Bermondsey by-election in … Continue reading →