Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

[11] After graduating in English literature from Makerere University in 1972, Alibhai-Brown left Uganda for Britain, along with her niece, Farah Damji, shortly before the expulsion of Ugandan Asians by Idi Amin,[8] and completed a Master of Philosophy degree in literature at Linacre College, University of Oxford, in 1975.

[17] She ended her connection with the Labour Party over the 2003 war in Iraq and other issues, and supported the Liberal Democrats in the 2005 and 2010 general elections.

In the New Year Honours 2001, Alibhai-Brown was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) "for services to journalism".

[23] In 2005, she performed her autobiographical one-woman show Tales of an Extravagant Stranger at the Soho Theatre, under the auspices of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

She also said: "It is no longer morally justifiable for activists to target only Israel and either ignore or find excuses for corrupt, murderous Arab despots.

"[27] Brown previously condemned ethnic minority campaigners against racism failing to mention white victims of racially motivated crimes, suggesting they were guilty of double standards.

After Alibhai-Brown passed the letter to police, an investigation was initiated, culminating in Hall being arrested and charged with multiple counts of sexual assault.

Michael Wharton has accused her of an excessive pursuit of political correctness: "At 3.6 degrees on the Alibhai-Brown scale, it sets off a shrill scream that will not stop until you’ve pulled yourself together with a well-chosen anti-racist slogan.

"[34] Stephen Pollard accused her of racism and called her opinions "utterly vile" in The Jewish Chronicle in June 2008.