"politically-motivat
ed racist smear campaign"

I haven't read or found any articles written by the Standard that are racist in any way towards this Jasper character.
He's been caught out mis-appropriating taxpayers money and the only defense he can come up with is to play the race card.

George wrote:
"politically-motivat ed racist smear campaign" I haven't read or found any articles written by the Standard that are racist in any way towards this Jasper character. He's been caught out mis-appropriating taxpayers money and the only defense he can come up with is to play the race card.

Oh George your so naive. Didn't you know that different standards of propriety are used for ethnic minorities.

It's about time that those who falsely claim racism when accused of some crime be prosecuted for it. Far too often the courts hear this defence when it has nothing to do with the charge. Playing this game is simply taking advantage of absurd 'race laws' which are easily manipulated and used by the accused to intimidate their accusers and draw in support from those of the same race - indeed they are using a racist defence.

I think mr Jasper may have a point,, the government are always misusing and wasting public funds,
look at the Millenium dome. Over £1billion of public funds have been ploughed into that farce and I am not aware of any of the high ranking officials behind that being suspended.

If there is any grounds for believing serious fraud was committed re. the Millenium Dome then this too should be investigated and anyway claiming others have committed crimes is no defence, whatever whatever your race. The misusing of funds should stop - stopping it now would be a good idea and so the Labour Mayor should stop paying £120k to a 'so-called' 'Race Advisor' with no worthwhile qualifications just because he is a friend. The taxpayer deserves better.

I thought his job was to talk about big brother.

Posted by: Heike, London on 6:53pm today
If there is any grounds for believing serious fraud was committed re. the Millenium Dome then this too should be investigated and anyway claiming others have committed crimes is no defence, whatever whatever your race. The misusing of funds should stop - stopping it now would be a good idea and so the Labour Mayor should stop paying £120k to a 'so-called' 'Race Advisor' with no worthwhile qualifications just because he is a friend. The taxpayer deserves better.
If there is any grounds for believing serious fraud was committed re. the Millenium Dome then this too should be investigated and anyway claiming others have committed crimes is no defence, whatever whatever your race. The misusing of funds should stop - stopping it now would be a good idea and so the Labour Mayor should stop paying £120k to a 'so-called' 'Race Advisor' with no worthwhile qualifications just because he is a friend. The taxpayer deserves better

As far as I am aware there are no allegations of fraud against Mr Jasper and I was not accusing anyone behind the MDome debacle of fraud.
I think the accusations are of misuse of public funds.
As I said I am sure Jasper`s misuse could not of been on the scale(£1billion) of those behind the dome and none of them have been brought to book over that.
I do agree that many politicans responsible for spending huge amounts of public money do not have the required credentials to do so and are lacking in any real business acumen.
As for you saying Mr Jasper was not qualified for his role.
who do you think is better qualified for his position then?
I suppose your probably one of those, that dont think we need race relations.
Jasper was there to bridge gaps between mistrusting groups and i think a lot of the work he has done has been positive and beneficial, a notable example of this being his involvement with trident.
In the past we have seen what the results can be when mistrust is allowed to build unchecked.So I think if it can help prevent the scenes of brixton 1981 or tottenham 1985 then 120k a year is small beer considering the copius amounts of public money wasted by the government on a daily basis.

Posted by: Heike, London on 6:53pm today
If there is any grounds for believing serious fraud was committed re. the Millenium Dome then this too should be investigated and anyway claiming others have committed crimes is no defence, whatever whatever your race. The misusing of funds should stop - stopping it now would be a good idea and so the Labour Mayor should stop paying £120k to a 'so-called' 'Race Advisor' with no worthwhile qualifications just because he is a friend. The taxpayer deserves better.
If there is any grounds for believing serious fraud was committed re. the Millenium Dome then this too should be investigated and anyway claiming others have committed crimes is no defence, whatever whatever your race. The misusing of funds should stop - stopping it now would be a good idea and so the Labour Mayor should stop paying £120k to a 'so-called' 'Race Advisor' with no worthwhile qualifications just because he is a friend. The taxpayer deserves better

As far as I am aware there are no allegations of fraud against Mr Jasper and I was not accusing anyone behind the MDome debacle of fraud.
I think the accusations are of misuse of public funds.
As I said I am sure Jasper`s misuse could not of been on the scale(£1billion) of those behind the dome and none of them have been brought to book over that.
I do agree that many politicans responsible for spending huge amounts of public money do not have the required credentials to do so and are lacking in any real business acumen.
As for you saying Mr Jasper was not qualified for his role.
who do you think is better qualified for his position then?
I suppose your probably one of those, that dont think we need race relations.
Jasper was there to bridge gaps between mistrusting groups and i think a lot of the work he has done has been positive and beneficial, a notable example of this being his involvement with trident.
In the past we have seen what the results can be when mistrust is allowed to build unchecked.So I think if it can help prevent the scenes of brixton 1981 or tottenham 1985 then 120k a year is small beer considering the copius amounts of public money wasted by the government on a daily basis.

p.s sharon benson
Lee jasper is mixed race and his mother is white

rajesh wrote:

Posted by: Heike, London on 6:53pm today If there is any grounds for believing serious fraud was committed re. the Millenium Dome then this too should be investigated and anyway claiming others have committed crimes is no defence, whatever whatever your race. The misusing of funds should stop - stopping it now would be a good idea and so the Labour Mayor should stop paying £120k to a 'so-called' 'Race Advisor' with no worthwhile qualifications just because he is a friend. The taxpayer deserves better. If there is any grounds for believing serious fraud was committed re. the Millenium Dome then this too should be investigated and anyway claiming others have committed crimes is no defence, whatever whatever your race. The misusing of funds should stop - stopping it now would be a good idea and so the Labour Mayor should stop paying £120k to a 'so-called' 'Race Advisor' with no worthwhile qualifications just because he is a friend. The taxpayer deserves better

As far as I am aware there are no allegations of fraud against Mr Jasper and I was not accusing anyone behind the MDome debacle of fraud. I think the accusations are of misuse of public funds. As I said I am sure Jasper`s misuse could not of been on the scale(£1billion) of those behind the dome and none of them have been brought to book over that. I do agree that many politicans responsible for spending huge amounts of public money do not have the required credentials to do so and are lacking in any real business acumen. As for you saying Mr Jasper was not qualified for his role. who do you think is better qualified for his position then? I suppose your probably one of those, that dont think we need race relations. Jasper was there to bridge gaps between mistrusting groups and i think a lot of the work he has done has been positive and beneficial, a notable example of this being his involvement with trident. In the past we have seen what the results can be when mistrust is allowed to build unchecked.So I think if it can help prevent the scenes of brixton 1981 or tottenham 1985 then 120k a year is small beer considering the copius amounts of public money wasted by the government on a daily basis.

In order for the Mayor, Ken Livingstone to prove to Londoners that Lee Jasper did not interfer with funding decisions to organisations/busine
sses run by Jasper's close personal friends and associates. Ken Livingstone should answer his critics (as detailed on BBC London, BBC Radio 4, the Telegraph and the Evening Standard) and either confirm or disagree with the following:-

a) The owner of Diversity International is a long time friend of Lee Jasper and a Board Director of the 1990 Trust

b) Lee Jasper is involved in the day to day management of the 1990 Trust directing its work and operations from City Hall, hence the attack on Trevor Phillips to stop him getting the job as the Chair of the new CEHR.

c) Lee Jasper is a long time friend of Errol Walters

d) Lee Jasper influenced the appointment of Errol Walters as the 'Interim Director' of the Black Londoners Forum despite his lack of qualifications for the post.

e) Two years have passed since the appointment of Errol Walters to the position of 'Interim Director', yet despite City Hall funding no recruitment has been undertaken to fill the post on a permanent basis, giving Errol Walters a free ride.

f) Lee Jasper intervened in the LDA funding of Brixton Base also run by Errol Walters from funding failure to funding success despite there being existing long established organisations in the Balck community engaged in work with young people, music and the creative industries whom were better placed to deliver and could have been given the opportunity to compete for the contract instead.

g) Lee Jasper is the Company Secretary of the African Caribbean Positive Image Foundation (ACPIF) a business he set up with two others to put on an awards event in order to compete with already established and experienced Black Awards events.

h) ACPIF lost money in its first year of operation and in order to fill this debt, ACPIF acquired a loan from 'Ethnic Mutual' a loan bank funded by the LDA and the DTI to help business to grow and develop. ACPIF 'falsely' acquired funds from 'Ethnic Mutual' to fill its £18,000 debt and then according to company's house ACPIF in 2007 closed down with Lee Jasper still as its Company Secretary.

i) Ken Livingstone was critical of Atma Singh, a former mayoral advisor for running a business whilst an employee, yet what action is taken of Lee Jasper who too was running a business (ACPIF) while being an employee.

Lee Jasper has been accused of breaking the rules not breaking the law, thus why doesn't Ken Livingstone refer the whole matter to the District Auditor to be properly independently investigated. The police have no remit to investigate public officials who break the rules. Is Ken alleging that a crime may have been committed?

As yet, no allegations have been put that Lee Jasper committed a crime, so why put up the police as a smoke screen.

Lee Jasper does not act as a bridge to the Black community, more a gatekeeper – he is interested in anything that gives him a media profile and including getting his picture in every available Black publication.

Finally, given that Lee Jasper has been suspended, why is he being allowed to give a series of press interviews on his full City Hall salary of £121,000.

rajesh wrote:

Posted by: Heike, London on 6:53pm today If there is any grounds for believing serious fraud was committed re. the Millenium Dome then this too should be investigated and anyway claiming others have committed crimes is no defence, whatever whatever your race. The misusing of funds should stop - stopping it now would be a good idea and so the Labour Mayor should stop paying £120k to a \'so-called\' \'Race Advisor\' with no worthwhile qualifications just because he is a friend. The taxpayer deserves better. If there is any grounds for believing serious fraud was committed re. the Millenium Dome then this too should be investigated and anyway claiming others have committed crimes is no defence, whatever whatever your race. The misusing of funds should stop - stopping it now would be a good idea and so the Labour Mayor should stop paying £120k to a \'so-called\' \'Race Advisor\' with no worthwhile qualifications just because he is a friend. The taxpayer deserves better

As far as I am aware there are no allegations of fraud against Mr Jasper and I was not accusing anyone behind the MDome debacle of fraud. I think the accusations are of misuse of public funds. As I said I am sure Jasper`s misuse could not of been on the scale(£1billion) of those behind the dome and none of them have been brought to book over that. I do agree that many politicans responsible for spending huge amounts of public money do not have the required credentials to do so and are lacking in any real business acumen. As for you saying Mr Jasper was not qualified for his role. who do you think is better qualified for his position then? I suppose your probably one of those, that dont think we need race relations. Jasper was there to bridge gaps between mistrusting groups and i think a lot of the work he has done has been positive and beneficial, a notable example of this being his involvement with trident. In the past we have seen what the results can be when mistrust is allowed to build unchecked.So I think if it can help prevent the scenes of brixton 1981 or tottenham 1985 then 120k a year is small beer considering the copius amounts of public money wasted by the government on a daily basis. p.s sharon benson Lee jasper is mixed race and his mother is white

This is not true. Anybody who has seen his Mother will know that she is Black British.

If you insist on getting your knowledge from Wikipedia then you will continue to believe in spin.

Ask Lee Jasper yourself if you do not believe me

Sharon Benson wrote:

rajesh wrote:

Posted by: Heike, London on 6:53pm today If there is any grounds for believing serious fraud was committed re. the Millenium Dome then this too should be investigated and anyway claiming others have committed crimes is no defence, whatever whatever your race. The misusing of funds should stop - stopping it now would be a good idea and so the Labour Mayor should stop paying £120k to a 'so-called' 'Race Advisor' with no worthwhile qualifications just because he is a friend. The taxpayer deserves better. If there is any grounds for believing serious fraud was committed re. the Millenium Dome then this too should be investigated and anyway claiming others have committed crimes is no defence, whatever whatever your race. The misusing of funds should stop - stopping it now would be a good idea and so the Labour Mayor should stop paying £120k to a 'so-called' 'Race Advisor' with no worthwhile qualifications just because he is a friend. The taxpayer deserves better

As far as I am aware there are no allegations of fraud against Mr Jasper and I was not accusing anyone behind the MDome debacle of fraud. I think the accusations are of misuse of public funds. As I said I am sure Jasper`s misuse could not of been on the scale(£1billion) of those behind the dome and none of them have been brought to book over that. I do agree that many politicans responsible for spending huge amounts of public money do not have the required credentials to do so and are lacking in any real business acumen. As for you saying Mr Jasper was not qualified for his role. who do you think is better qualified for his position then? I suppose your probably one of those, that dont think we need race relations. Jasper was there to bridge gaps between mistrusting groups and i think a lot of the work he has done has been positive and beneficial, a notable example of this being his involvement with trident. In the past we have seen what the results can be when mistrust is allowed to build unchecked.So I think if it can help prevent the scenes of brixton 1981 or tottenham 1985 then 120k a year is small beer considering the copius amounts of public money wasted by the government on a daily basis.

In order for the Mayor, Ken Livingstone to prove to Londoners that Lee Jasper did not interfer with funding decisions to organisations/busine sses run by Jasper's close personal friends and associates. Ken Livingstone should answer his critics (as detailed on BBC London, BBC Radio 4, the Telegraph and the Evening Standard) and either confirm or disagree with the following:- a) The owner of Diversity International is a long time friend of Lee Jasper and a Board Director of the 1990 Trust b) Lee Jasper is involved in the day to day management of the 1990 Trust directing its work and operations from City Hall, hence the attack on Trevor Phillips to stop him getting the job as the Chair of the new CEHR. c) Lee Jasper is a long time friend of Errol Walters d) Lee Jasper influenced the appointment of Errol Walters as the 'Interim Director' of the Black Londoners Forum despite his lack of qualifications for the post. e) Two years have passed since the appointment of Errol Walters to the position of 'Interim Director', yet despite City Hall funding no recruitment has been undertaken to fill the post on a permanent basis, giving Errol Walters a free ride. f) Lee Jasper intervened in the LDA funding of Brixton Base also run by Errol Walters from funding failure to funding success despite there being existing long established organisations in the Balck community engaged in work with young people, music and the creative industries whom were better placed to deliver and could have been given the opportunity to compete for the contract instead. g) Lee Jasper is the Company Secretary of the African Caribbean Positive Image Foundation (ACPIF) a business he set up with two others to put on an awards event in order to compete with already established and experienced Black Awards events. h) ACPIF lost money in its first year of operation and in order to fill this debt, ACPIF acquired a loan from 'Ethnic Mutual' a loan bank funded by the LDA and the DTI to help business to grow and develop. ACPIF 'falsely' acquired funds from 'Ethnic Mutual' to fill its £18,000 debt and then according to company's house ACPIF in 2007 closed down with Lee Jasper still as its Company Secretary. i) Ken Livingstone was critical of Atma Singh, a former mayoral advisor for running a business whilst an employee, yet what action is taken of Lee Jasper who too was running a business (ACPIF) while being an employee. Lee Jasper has been accused of breaking the rules not breaking the law, thus why doesn't Ken Livingstone refer the whole matter to the District Auditor to be properly independently investigated. The police have no remit to investigate public officials who break the rules. Is Ken alleging that a crime may have been committed? As yet, no allegations have been put that Lee Jasper committed a crime, so why put up the police as a smoke screen. Lee Jasper does not act as a bridge to the Black community, more a gatekeeper – he is interested in anything that gives him a media profile and including getting his picture in every available Black publication. Finally, given that Lee Jasper has been suspended, why is he being allowed to give a series of press interviews on his full City Hall salary of £121,000.

You little swot.

posted by sharon benson

This is not true. Anybody who has seen his Mother will know that she is Black British.

If you insist on getting your knowledge from Wikipedia then you will continue to believe in spin.

Ask Lee Jasper yourself if you do not believe me

Anyone who isnt retarded or has actually lived in london in the last 20 yrs can tell Lee Jasper is of mixed heritage Black/White

As for wikipedia does it say his mum is white there too???....Thats just further proof then....
Perhaps thats where the Guardian got their info from, for their article on him , they also reported that his mother was white.
As for your comment about believing spin..... I cant remember seeing any positive portrayals of Mr Jasper in the media for quite some time..........
So I would suggest you are the one falling for "spin".

To Sharon Benson .

In response to your rambling post(think you went a bit ott with the old copy paste !!)



The allegations against Mr Jasper made by the evening standard, although they dont outrightly accuse him of breaking the law.Their allegations question his integrity rather than his judgment ,they imply he has given certain groups public money under false pretences, to benefit either himself personally or his friends, which if the claims are true, it is most definately an issue of dishonesty, which should be investigated by the police.
As for you mentioning him still being on his full salary while suspended , I think you will find this is the normal procedure in cases like this, when employees are suspended pending investigation and have not actually been found guilty of anything as yet.
So why should he be treated differently??
Also I wasnt aware that because he is suspended from his post ,that means he shouldnt be allowed to speak to the media or whoever else he wants to.
Should he not be allowed to tell his side of the story?
I suppose you`d like him put under house arrest too.

In response to your rambling post(think you went a bit ott with the old copy paste !!)

Come off it Rajesh, Sharon post is the most coherent post on this page

Thomas Jefferson felt a "revolution" was necessary every twenty years...each generation

I am a young black male in my early 20's. I am disgusted that every time a black man is given a position of power they always seem to abuse it for their own personal profit!

I mean, I have no doubt that when Lee Jasper started out, he probably started for a good cause (as most of them do) but many temptations are dangled in front of our faces as black people trying to help one another! A lot of these so called 100 Great Black Britons are sell outs in this respect. And when I say sell outs I don't mean 'bargainers' as opposed to 'challengers'. I mean they forget about the whole reason why they started and they jump on any agenda given to them by the Establishment! Our young people are wising up! In future it won’t be as easy to discredit positive black people that want to make a difference!

A revolution is starting, no matter what colour, creed or religion you are, you know what is morally right and wrong! You know that for things to get better there needs to be a change!

The conservatives know a revolution is coming.

As politically insulated as many of our youth are these days, the sheer volume and magnitude of mistakes and failures of the Conservative Party have nevertheless become glaringly obvious to most of them, and they can’t help but see how deeply and negatively they’ve been impacted by the Tories agenda.

I don't know whether Lee Jasper is guilty or not, and I don't care because it's too late. If he is guilty, more fool him, and he's exactly the type of person we don't need speaking for us and representing our views.

What I do know is Boris Johnson and a lot of Tories are constantly making racist comments and thus they can in no way fairly represent London of today, maybe back in the 70's/80's where National Front ruled most of Enfield and anyone of an ethnic minority couldn't walk the streets without fearing for their safety, but not today!!!!

I know there is now way Boris can win the mayoral election because if he does there will be chaos much worse than the Brixton riots.

Black communities have been building a strong foundation for race equality and black community civic and political involvement in London and with one swift move the Tories can undo all of this. Racism must not be allowed to drop down the agenda!!! As a society we have come along way but there are still people out there who have a problem with racism and with those who value diversity.

Our government institutions have become mired in corruption. They both collude and are beholden to business interests that place profit above loyalty and ethics. A voter and generational revolution is overdue!

Otherwise a much worse, and likely bloody, revolution will result somewhere down the line!!!

It should be the hope of every generation of British people to conduct their own peaceful revolution, seeking to avoid or forestall the necessity of a violent one!

This is the world today - multi-racial and full of hope for a better future against all odds. In order to solve the many problems, we need a leader who can help us get there. The country has gone downwards, "ruled" over by the same old faces, same old ideas for the last decades. We need hope and new ideas, not Boris Johnson who will recycle the tired Tories agenda!

We need a major who represents everybody in london and Boris is the man. If you think Boris is a typical tory then you are a bad judge of people.

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I know there is now way Boris can win the mayoral election because if he does there will be chaos much worse than the Brixton riots.


What we don't need is threats of violence if people don't get their favoured candidate. I think we can leave that to places like Kenya.

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Enfield and anyone of an ethnic minority couldn't walk the streets without fearing for their safety.

A bit like London today for white people and other nationalities.

rajesh wrote:
posted by sharon benson

This is not true. Anybody who has seen his Mother will know that she is Black British. If you insist on getting your knowledge from Wikipedia then you will continue to believe in spin. Ask Lee Jasper yourself if you do not believe me

Anyone who isnt retarded or has actually lived in london in the last 20 yrs can tell Lee Jasper is of mixed heritage Black/White As for wikipedia does it say his mum is white there too???....Thats just further proof then.... Perhaps thats where the Guardian got their info from, for their article on him , they also reported that his mother was white. As for your comment about believing spin..... I cant remember seeing any positive portrayals of Mr Jasper in the media for quite some time.......... So I would suggest you are the one falling for "spin".

Rajesh,

In case you haven't realised your perception of what a mixed race person should look like is rather strange and full of prejudice and narrowly defined. Those of us who are Black, yet constantly mistaken for mixed would disagree with your perception as I am sure Lee Jasper would too. His parents are indeed Black. But in the final analysis does it really matter. Being mixed does not offer any advantages and/or favourable treatment.