Trevor Phillips
Trevor Phillips
Mark Trevor Phillips, OBEis a British writer, broadcaster and former politician. In March 2015, Phillips was appointed as the President of the Partnership Council of the John Lewis Partnership for a three-year term. He is the first external appointment since 1928...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth31 December 1953
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There's this naive belief in our soccer that everything is going to be solved by naming a new coach. These plans are based on the idea that if we get the system right then the new man has a better chance of succeeding.
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It is essential that those in charge of the football industry realize that addressing racial equality is a necessity, not an option.
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This review shows where we need to focus our efforts to ensure that all of those who are disadvantaged in some way are given the opportunity to reach their full potential and contribute to a vibrant and successful UK economy.
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There are proposed changes to the immigration laws and we want to give clubs information so that they are aware how this is going to affect our foreign players.
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Human rights are not worthy of the name if they do not protect the people we don't like as well as those we do.
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There's no secret about my ambition, I do not want to go into the House of Commons. My only real political interest is in London and if one day I'm in a position to run for mayor, then terrific.
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We need more male black teachers, tempting them with extra cash if necessary.
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Across the board, people are looking at the problem, but simply not changing anywhere near fast enough.
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I ask questions, and a large part of my life has been spent asking questions of Ken Livingstone.
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I don't want to have people brought in simply because they are black or Asian.
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My brother and I have too good a relationship to spoil it by working together.
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There's no question that there is more anti-religion noise in Britain.
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You can't say 'because we decide we're different then we need a different set of laws.
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I think there's an awful lot of noise about the Church being persecuted but there is a more real issue that the conventional churches face - that the people who are really driving their revival and success believe in an old-time religion which, in my view, is incompatible with a modern, multi-ethnic, multicultural society.