About
TMP is an online magazine and forum for the multicultural progressive – left leaning British Black, Asian and minority ethnic people. We aim to provide a vehicle through which multicultural progressives can come together and explore how we can build a more fair, free, equal and democratic world. We hope the site is of use not only to multicultural progressives, but also to those seeking to canvass their views or who are interested in the multicultural progressive perspective on current affairs.
We aim to serve as an information resource, discussion space and general stimulus for debate in the British political sphere, but also in the international arena.
For the avoidance of doubt, we are an inclusive website and welcome contributions and input from all those who have something to offer which may be of interest to multicultural progressive peoples.
Who are we?
Editor
Justin Baidoo is a dynamic grass roots campaigner of the new political generation. He is a former President of Epping Forest College Student Union and a former teacher. In his present day job, he is an IT consultant. Commenting on the state of the world today, Justin said “I don’t think social justice can be achieved without abandoning neo-liberal economic policies and embracing democratic socialism”.
Advisory Board
Joseph Harker is Deputy Comment Editor of the Guardian newspaper. Previously he was a journalist on The Voice newspaper.
Josephine Osikenna is Programme Manager for Democracy and Development at the Foreign Policy Centre, the foreign affairs thinktank. She had previously worked on preparations for the UK presidency of the European Union at the Cabinet Office and on strategic and financial sponsorship of the Environment Agency at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
Murad Qureshi AM is a member of the London Assembly. Before becoming an Assembly Member, Murad worked in housing and regeneration for 15 years, during which time he helped establish ethnic minority housing associations in the East End of London. He also served as a local concillor in Westminster from 1998 until 2006.
Chuka Umunna founded TMP. He is a member of the management committee of the progressive pressure group, Compass. He has written for the Guardian, the Financial Times and the New Statesman, amongst other publications, and is an employment lawyer by profession. In March 2008 he was selected as the Labour Party’s parliamentary candidate for Streatham.
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The advisory board has no editorial control over the contents of TMP but provides guidance to those running the online magazine when advice is sought. The views expressed are those of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of TMP. All content is the copyright of TMP but we give permission for its use, unless otherwise stated.
