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
affect aware changes clubs foreign information laws proposed
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.
rights names people
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.
running real ambition
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.
teacher black needs
We need more male black teachers, tempting them with extra cash if necessary.
people boards problem
Across the board, people are looking at the problem, but simply not changing anywhere near fast enough.
asking-questions asking has-beens
I ask questions, and a large part of my life has been spent asking questions of Ken Livingstone.
people black asian
I don't want to have people brought in simply because they are black or Asian.
brother together spoil
My brother and I have too good a relationship to spoil it by working together.
noise anti-religion britain
There's no question that there is more anti-religion noise in Britain.
law different needs
You can't say 'because we decide we're different then we need a different set of laws.
real believe thinking
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.
men doors law
It's perfectly fair that you can't be a Roman Catholic priest unless you're a man. It seems right that the reach of anti-discriminatory law should stop at the door of the church or mosque.