Since I was first elected to Parliament in 2010, I have witnessed appalling attacks on Jewish people, including my fellow MPs.
I left the Labour Party because I consider it a racist endeavour. I could no longer, in good faith, knock on doors and say vote for me, and by extension get Jeremy Corbyn as Prime Minister.
The difference between the BNP and Labour is that the BNP was always a fringe party, never a contender for power.
Decent people must refuse to back Corbyn and his candidates.
In 2008/9 26,000 people in the U.K. relied on emergency food aid from a foodbank; which was 26,000 too many.
All too easily I have had people dismiss food poverty as an affliction of the workless and idle, insinuating that it is a way of life only for those who choose it. Yet the reality couldn't be more different.
Most people who rely on food banks are there through no fault of their own.
For many food poverty is the product of a toxic combination of low wages, austerity economics, spiralling food prices and lengthy delays to benefit payments, all of which should concern us.
There are a lot of myths about food banks, but the truth is that many people are increasingly having to turn to them just to put food on the table, including many in work.
Anti-racism is one of our central values and there was a time not long ago when the left actively confronted anti-Semitism.
As a university student and activist, I was attacked from all quarters from the far right to the far left.
Mental illness is a fact of life, like cancer or heart disease.
Despite being commonplace, too many people with mental health problems still face stigma, prejudice and discrimination.
Many of us grew up with colourful characters such as Tony the Tiger, Coco the Monkey and Ronald McDonald. These figures were designed to market products - from sugary breakfast cereals to hamburgers - to children.
As we confront the child obesity crisis, advergames that promote unhealthy foods to kids are a real cause for concern.
While a traditional TV advert might last for 30 seconds, a child can play an advergame for hours on end.
There is no excuse for using someone's mental health as a stick with which to beat them.
The sad truth is that millions of people with mental illness suffer stigma and prejudice, especially at work.
There are laws in this country to protect everyone and that includes the Jewish community.
Since I was a teenager I have been standing up to antisemitism, racism and discrimination in all its forms.
