"Among the big race issues of recent years have been the Government's shameful treatment of asylum-seekers; Belmarsh; and control orders. [45] However, he was told his behaviour was "inappropriate and ill-advised". And a caller rang in and said, 'They'll send that. Some parts of the country could become "fully-fledged ghettos" like those in the United States. Member (Labour), since 2000 and deputy chairman, 2001-May 2002, London Assembly, Greater London Authority (chairman, 2000-01), Married: Asha Bhownagary, 1981; two daughters. If I start walking, everybody can tell I'm foreign, because I'm walking twice as fast. He presented Trevor Phillips on Sunday, a Sunday morning talk show on Sky News, from 2021 to 2022. It's hard to think of anyone else who'd be more effective against any incursions by an incoming Tory government. "Well, I can't not, because people keep asking me about it. Sushila Phillip died peacefully in her mother's arms aged 36, her sister Holiday confirmed in a Facebook post.. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. The family of nine lived in a two-bedroom house in Finsbury Park until Phillips' parents moved to New York in the 1960s to improve their quality of life. The report helped establish the term "Islamophobia" in UK discourse and it noted that abuse against Muslims was often racialised therefore "a legal term such as religious and racial violence is required". In terms of views on homosexuality, religious devotion, and the role of women, Oborne said "Phillips could have carried out a similar poll of Conservative Party activists, of Roman Catholics, of orthodox Jews, or many other religious minorities and come up with something roughly similar. His supporters say his comments are evidence of unusually nuanced and imaginative thinking on race. Trevor Phillips was created on Dec 31, 1953 in London, Britain as Tag Trevor Phillips. What young black men need, says Trevor Phillips, who stepped down as chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality this week in preparation for taking over as the top man in a far bigger quango, is better role models. She was rejected by Bristol, despite achieving two A/S-level A grades, and gaining a mark of 296 out of 300 in her A/S-level English. [41] The EHRC also had the role of promoting and defending human rights, and secured recognition as the national human rights institution for England and Wales (alongside separate commissions in Northern Ireland and Scotland). But he still shares his car with his wife and often pops round to collect it. Who cares about their anguish that there aren't enough ethnic minority people in parliament, if they won't do anything about it? Phillips had "gone so far over to the other side that I expect soon he'll be joining the BNP". That isn't actually the case" - Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London, Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. When he returned to London it was to study chemistry at Imperial College. The independent sector fears that the Government's new "access regulator" - the watchdog that will police admissions policies - will put even more pressure on top universities to admit more working-class applicants. to be Blair's preferred choice for the role, and when Blair called for the party to swiftly unite behind one candidate, Ken Livingstone, a left-winger and favourite to win the nomination, offered to form a joint ticket with Phillips as his running mate. Instead, he accepted an offer to be running mate to Frank Dobson. If I go into a shop, they know I've come from England because I start looking for the queue. Phillips served as chairman of the Assembly until February 2003, resigning his seat to take up his appointment at the Commission for Racial Equality. And that's why I'm here', Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, Trevor Phillips, chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission Photograph: David Levene/Guardian, The G2 interview: Decca Aitkenhead meets Trevor Phillips, he head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) was sitting in the back of a taxi, half listening to the radio, when something caught his attention. Sushila Phillips, 18, whose father, Trevor, is a prominent member of the Labour Party and who chaired the London Assembly until his recent appointment, believes that she was rejected by Bristol because she attends Westminster School, one of Britain's most prestigious independent schools, which charges day pupils fees of 12,000. Phillips met his former wife, a child psychologist, as a student, and the couple have two grown-up daughters, Sushila and Holly. His programme was temporarily rebranded as Trevor Phillips on Sunday. ', "We're trying to put a stake in the ground so that we have systemic changes so that it means it doesn't matter what the next government looks like, and it doesn't matter who is sitting in No 10.". He would have been the first non-politician in over half a century to be convicted of contempt of Parliament, but the Lords Committee found that the allegations were "subjective, and that no firm factual evidence is presented in their support; nor are they borne out by the submissions by individual members of the JCHR. It is a background from which he has developed some controversial thoughts about the nature of Britishness - a subject on which he was expanding to Teachers TV yesterday. "I am delighted to be given the opportunity to lead the CRE in its twin tasks of helping to bring all our diverse communities together and in rooting out racism and discrimination in all its forms," he said. For more information on eating disorders, and to get support, contact Beat. HE SAYS "Race relations is the one issue where everybody thinks that they are experts based upon what happened to them in Tesco last week. He returned to England to study at Imperial College London, where he obtained a BSc degree in chemistry in 1975. He and Tony Blair exchange Christmas cards. FRSA 1995. [33] Phillips defended his statements on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, reiterating his view that Muslims should not be treated as a racial group and saying "Muslims are different, and in many ways I think thats admirable". The university's departments have individual targets for state school students. National identity, he said, is about more than symbols like the Queen and the flag. Asha Aline Francine Bhownagary was previously married to Trevor Phillips (1981). He must address head on the racism that continues to shackle black talent and leave many with little hope. She also had a diploma in law and masters degree in English literature. [citation needed], In 2006 Phillips said that Britain's current approach to multiculturalism could cause Britain to "sleepwalk towards segregation". Mr Phillips heads his own production company, Pepper Productions, and Ms Veale owns Outline Productions, which specialises in reality TV shows including the Jade Goody documentary Living With Jade, which covered her dying days. In 2010 Phillips was investigated regarding alleged attempts to influence a Parliamentary committee (the Joint Committee on Human Rights) writing a report on him. [28] Simon Woolley, founder of Operation Black Vote, said the documentary pandered to prejudice, treated Muslims as a monolithic group and gave "no historical or social/political context". Born December 31, 1953 Add or change photo on IMDbPro "They think that we're just there to catch them out. Sir Mark Trevor Phillips OBE ARCS FIC (born 31 December 1953) is a British writer, broadcaster and former politician who served as Chair of the London Assembly from 2000 to 2001 and from 2002 to 2003. [6], In March 2015, Channel 4 aired Things We Won't Say About Race (That Are True), a feature-length documentary written and presented by Phillips and co-produced by Pepper Productions and Outline Productions. Ministers hope the stringent selection process, overseen by an independent recruitment company, will dispel any allegations of cronyism. The campaigner wrote that Sushila had received regular treatment at a specialist medical unit when the daily struggle against her demons proves just too exhausting., He added: Though I have thankfully never sunk to the despair described by the duchess, our family has spent more than two decades watching helplessly as my older daughter battled a severe eating disorder.. ", Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. "But nobody here in this organisation is addicted to rushing around getting into other people's business. He presented Trevor Phillips on Sunday, a Sunday morning talk show on Sky News, from 2021 to 2022. He opposed National Front marches, led sit-ins, and was elected the first black president of the National Union of Students. So he is thinking about it? "Somehow I don't quite see that chiming with anyone who knows me well." Trevor Phillips was born on December 31, 1953 in London, England, UK. Following the suspension, Phillips defended his comments about British Muslims on BBC Radio 4's Today programme. It is about behaviour. According to our records, Asha Aline Francine Bhownagary is possibly single. Trevor's first wife was the interesting Parsi Indian Asha Bhownagary, another crackpot leftie who self-describes as a 'psychotherapist, author, lecturer, mindfulness teacher, lover of meditation, neuroscience, pilates, chi qong, dancing, Beatles, chamber music and Rafa'. It was intended, the Mayor said, "to grab alarmist headlines rather than develop meaningful discourse". In the coming months the equalities bill will pass through parliament, seeking to consolidate more than 100 existing acts of anti-discrimination legislation into a coherent philosophy of equality for the 21st century. [55][56][57][58], Phillips married Asha Bhownagary, a Parsi child psychotherapist with Indian ancestry, in 1981 and they had two daughters,[59] one of whom, Sushila, died in April 2021 due to anorexia.[60]. He's a maker and article writer, known for The London Program (1975), Items We Won't State About Competition That Are Accurate (2015) and What English Muslims THINK (2016). Mr Phillips will devote four days a week to the job, for a salary of 94,000. These comments came after the protests against the Danish cartoons satirising the Islamic prophet, Muhammad which sparked protests in the Muslim community. Mr Blunkett said: "As chair of the commission, Mr Phillips will play a vital part in bringing about real and lasting change, providing the leadership and vision to help achieve race equality across the UK. Phillips was served as chairman of the Runnymede Trust, a think-tank promoting ethnic equality, from 1993 to 1998, and as a commissioner for a number of other charities. French Embassy in London: Mr Trevor Phillips made Chevalier de la Lgion dHonneur. "The point is that the history of our work has rightly been, until the last decade, a history largely about anti-discrimination. Talking from his family's home in Highgate, north London, Mr Phillips said that Bristol's rejection of his daughter - who has an outstanding academic record - had shocked family and friends. Phillips has made speeches stating that "it was right to ask hard questions about multicultural Britain". Mr Phillips, a New Labour supporter, had been heavily tipped to. At LWT he worked again with Peter Mandelson, who was best man at his 1981 wedding to Asha Bhownagary, a Parsee child psychologist. [35], Phillips's suspension from the Labour Party was lifted in June 2021, though investigations had not concluded. He has been married to Asha Aline Francine Bhownagary since July 25, 1981. Mr Phillips met his wife, who is a child psychologist, as a student and the couple have two grown-up daughters. Who Is Trevor Phillips's Wife? Phillips's supporters discount such attacks. Relaxes. "[22], While supporting free speech, Phillips has spoken out against providing the far-right with a platform. I do know what it feels like to have to pin your teenage child to the floor of a speeding car to prevent her throwing herself out of the door, he wrote. And if some of those are economic then I think it's our business to say to government, whatever government it is, if you really want gender or race equality it won't be enough to give them remedies against discrimination, you have to remove some of the structural biases in the system.". Im a TV producer and Im about to go to work. If his tenure were to be judged on his record for provoking both left and right alike, it would have to be ruled an outstanding success. But aren't those the very people likely to commit the 1,000 acts of unthinking unkindness? "I do have a pretty great job. He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1999 Queen's Honors List for his services to journalism. Help us build our profile of Trevor Phillips! [citation needed] He has been a member of the board of the Barbican Arts Centre,[39] the Council of Aldeburgh Music, and a trustee of the Social Mobility Foundation, among other charities. He continues to be wedded to Asha Aline Francine Bhownagary since July 25, 1981. The commission's former head, Gurbux Singh, resigned after a drunken row with a police officer outside Lord's cricket ground. Phillips has in the past recalled how, as a boy, his father took him to watch Arsenal. "Actually," Phillips himself says, "I don't think most of these things that are supposedly controversial are controversial at all. They're people who get shot, they're people who get put in prison, they're people who steal, they're people who basically are unpleasant and bullying. The 110,000-a . And I think that a lot of the systemic bias we have to deal with now is the result of 1,000 small things said that nobody noticed at the time, 1,000 acts of neglect, 1,000 little slights that sometime the person who's doing it is completely unaware of. Read writing from Asha Bhownagary on Medium. She became one of 100 girls studying for their A levels. Trevor Phillips was previously married to Asha Aline Francine Bhownagary (1981). They have two children. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, Male Officers of the Order of the British Empire Recipients, Officers of the Order of the British Empire List II. "The commission are trying to develop a reputation where they're seen as not advocates of 'political correctness gone mad'.". He insists he is a friend of business, but business doesn't always believe him. At present she works privately, seeing children, families and couples. So, how much is Trevor Phillips worth at the age of 68 years old? [42][43] However, they were replaced and Phillips later completed his term in September 2012. The Asian community had by this point - post 9/11 and the "war on terror" in Afghanistan and Iraq - redefined itself in religious terms. [21], Phillips has spoken on the need for free speech to "allow people to offend each other". "A large number of parents from ethnic minorities, especially Asian families, go into debt to send their children to independent schools because they believe that it will help their children escape the disadvantage that they might otherwise face in the state system. Mr Phillips, a New Labour supporter, had been heavily tipped to win the job. But although the eventual winner, Ken Livingstone, offered him the role of deputy mayor, Phillips loyally became the running mate of the official Labour candidate, Frank Dobson, and promptly lost. Sushila had written for publications including the Sunday Times after graduating with a first class honours degree in English literature from York University in 2008. Black figures such as the MP Diane Abbott have accused Phillips of being too close to the Government. But we won. Mr Phillips said that Bristol's admissions policy would discriminate against many black and Asian families who send their children to private school to escape racism within the state system. [2], Mark Trevor Phillips was born in Islington, London, the youngest of ten children. "I was so small that I couldn't see over the parapet. "Hip-hop stars and so forth - what are they? I dare any politician to say that.". All I would say is: it's not an automatic option. But Phillips regards these conventional categories as only one dimension of his remit - and not even its most important. An onlooker said: They looked very much like a couple, relaxed and smiling and laughing with each other.. Actually I've no interest in that. , updated Last week it was announced that universities that accepted more low-achieving and deprived students would be rewarded with an extra 200 million in grants. Ms Veale, 39, wore a blue dress top with jeans, carried a matching blue bag and had her hair up. But in less than 18 months the country may well have elected a government which does not believe the free market should be meddled with, let alone to engineer class equality. [18] Phillips has subsequently cited recent work by, amongst others, Professor Eric Kaufmann of Birkbeck College, London showing that white and non-white segregation in London and Birmingham has increased during the census period to 2011. It was as a student that he met his wife, Asha Bhownagary, from whom he is separated. "We don't get anywhere by being timid," Lord Ouseley complained. If class is afforded the permanent legal status afforded to race or gender, the political implications will be profound. "It was easy in the old days when all we had to say was, 'Look guys, I'm standing up for the black people and women.' He has been a television presenter and executive. The former left-wing. In the event, however, the race was a close-run contest and Mr Phillips only narrowly beat Naaz Coker and Zahida Manzoor, two women of Asian origin, who also made the final shortlist of three. Last year he announced that we should focus less on the disadvantages facing ethnic minorities, and worry more about "poor whites". Well, he might look at Barack Obama, and consider the comments he has made in the past about the obstacles facing most black candidates in this country, and conclude that his profile and credentials confer a responsibility on him to run for office. Many thought he was playing into the hands of the right-wing anti-immigration lobby, but he stuck to his line. he laughs. It was said to be dogged by controversies and internal dissent. ", Phillips also wants parties to be allowed to introduce all-ethnic minority shortlists forCommons candidates, and to have their proposed appointments to the Lords scrutinised for their impact on the diversity of the upper chamber. The average point score is 35, the equivalent of more than three A grades. We are here to do something which I think is profoundly important to this society. Asha Phillips is a child psychotherapist trained at the Tavistock Clinic. 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