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He said: "The answer to our problems is not to denigrate success but to celebrate it; the answer to our problems is not to chip away at wealth creators with new taxes and new burdens, but to do everything possible to liberate them to create more jobs and opportunities for all.

"And the answer to how we make our country strong in the future is that we welcome talent from whenever it comes and we celebrate the fact that we are stronger together as a United Kingdom, as a multi-cultural nation than we could ever be if we looked back to the past."

The comments from Mr Gove, who is close to Prime Minister David Cameron, were backed by other senior Tories.

Alok Sharma MP, the Conservatives' vice chairman for black and minority ethnic issues told The Daily Telegraph that people would regard to Mr Gove's remarks "positively".

He said: "Britain is a multi-cultural nation and many will regard Michael Gove's comments positively.

"The vast majority of people from ethnic minorities regard a multi-cultural nation as one in which communities are integrated into the mainstream of British society and adhere to British values, whilst being able to respect their own cultural heritage."

Is multi-culturalism a force for good in modern day Britain?

Research from Demos last week suggested that number of middle-class ethnic minority voters could help tip the election in favour of David Cameron.

The report by Trevor Phillips, a former head of the equalities watchdog, and Richard Webber, a university professor of geography, concluded that "upwardly mobile" ethnic minority voters were more likely to turn Conservative.

The study said that Labour risked losing some of its traditional support from black and Asian voters as many move to the suburbs.

It suggested that second or third generation immigrants could lose their "reflex" support for Labour, and those moving to traditionally white middle-class areas would be less likely to vote Labour.

David Green, from the right of centre thinktank Civitas, said Mr Gove had confused "multi-ethnicity" with "multi-culturalism".

He said: "Michael Gove has confused a multi-cultural society with a multi-ethnic society. We have become a multi-ethnic society, but we beensuccessful because our dominant culture of freedom and democracy allows space for different lifestyles.

"The vital point is that alternative lifestyles must be compatible with a free, democratic and tolerant society.

"Multiculturalism is the name for the condition in which antagonistic cultures co-exist in the same country.

"Mr Gove should have known from his experience of dealing with alleged sectarianism in Birmingham's schools that not all cultures are compatible with a free society.

"Muslims who are opposed to extreme interpretations of Islam will not thank him for confusing the issue.

"There is good diversity and bad diversity, as the people of Ukraine can testify. Sectarianism is diversity that threatens freedom, democracy and toleration."

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We should celebrate that we are a multi-cultural nation, says Michael Gove

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He said: "The answer to our problems is not to denigrate success but to celebrate it; the answer to our problems is not to chip away at wealth creators with new taxes and new burdens, but to do everything possible to liberate them to create more jobs and opportunities for all.

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Notting Hill Carnival: History - Carnival and The Performance of Heritage (1/5)

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For more like this subscribe to the Open University channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXsH4hSV_kEdAOsupMMm4Qw Free learning from The Open University http://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/history/heritage --- The development of Notting Hill Carnival from Britain's recruitment of Carribean workers in the 1940's to the present day.

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1.1 London Notting Hill Carnival Enterprises Trust (LNHCET) has submitted a plan to increase stewarding at Notting Hill Carnival 2016, to support their long-term strategic planning to help the event become more self-sustainable and less reliant on policing support over time and improve the community ownership of the event. They are requesting GLA funding to support this plan, at a cost of £190,000 (in addition to the £150,000 funding already committed to support stewarding, as approved via MD1576). This budget increase is funded from within the 2016/17 External Relations minor programme budget.

1.2 Notting Hill Carnival is a great celebration of Caribbean culture and one of London's highest profile public events, attracting people not only from across the capital, but the UK and overseas. With an estimated 1 million attendees over the weekend it is Europe's largest carnival event.

1.3 The carnival community is currently celebrating '50 Years of Carnival' - marking the three years the different elements of Carnival began in 1964, 1965 and 1966.

1.4 The event takes place over the August bank holiday weekend, when Notting Hill is transformed into a sea of vibrant colours as 60 bands in magnificent costumes dance to the tantalizing rhythms of the mobile sound systems or steel bands. There are 5 different Carnival 'arenas', as follows:

* Carnival Arts and Masquerade Foundation (CAMF),
* Caribbean Music Association (CMA),
* British Association of Static Sounds (BASS),
* British Association of Steelbands (BAS), and
* Association of British Calypsonians (ABC).

1.5 Notting Hill Carnival also reflects diverse art elements, cultural identity and heritage, and community cohesion. It also celebrates the history of Carnival. Additionally, it has an impact through the work that is built up over the year, for example through the Carnival Arts Education Programmes.

1.6 Unlike many other large-scale events, Notting Hill Carnival has developed organically as opposed to being driven by a single group or individual. As such the lines of responsibility and management have never firmly been drawn. Whilst there is an 'overseeing body' London Notting Hill Carnival Enterprises Trust, it is presented with significant challenges around resources (financial and physical) and getting a fully 'joined up' plan from the individual arenas and their components.

1.7 This and the sheer numbers of people attending the event, has resulted in the need for a significant police presence on the ground. This has occasionally resulted in community conflict, and does not present a particularly positive image for Carnival. The carnival community themselves would like to see a larger stewarding versus policing presence at the event, but do not have the resources to implement this without additional funding.

1.8 The bid for additional stewards is an outcome of a review of the stewarding operation and a strategic plan to try to reduce, over time, the policing resource and costs. It is felt that this would also have wider benefits of LNHCET having more responsibility for the event, improve community relations, presenting the 'softer' look for Carnival and potentially making it more attractive to sponsors.

1.9 The stewarding is being provided by a professional stewarding company McKenzie Arnold who were procured at the end of last year, when the Trust undertook an open tender process for a 3-year contract.

1.10 The funding will support an extra 160 stewards on the Saturday, 485 on Sunday and 615 on the Bank holiday Monday, including higher visibility stewarding in the early hours and late evenings and an increased manpower in some targeted areas.

1.11 The LNHCET estimates that the proposed additional funding support of £190,000 could result in up to £430,000 savings of policing costs and additional potential savings in logistics. It should be noted, that the proposed new stewarding plan could potentially allow for even greater savings through reduction in police numbers, however, for year one, the MPS would not pull out all of this potentially 'saved' resource until the stewarding company can demonstrate it can deliver the agreed plan successfully. Police savings are predominantly achieved via changes in shift timings and operations/logistics, which can be achieved due to a more robust stewarding plan. The MPS would have a greater level of contingent reserves to support the proposed new stewarding plan, but also enable the police to focus on its core duty in the prevention of crime and disorder.

2.1 As noted above, the Trust estimates that potential savings of £430,000 can be achieved by the MPS as a result of GLA investing £190,000 additional funding into the Carnival stewarding plan. This expected saving will need to be confirmed by the MPS after the event.

2.2 There is a longer-term objective of LNHCET becoming less reliant on public funds, but this is dependent on them being able to increase the positive profile of Carnival in the eyes of sponsors. A greater visible focus on stewards, rather than policing, at the event, will help. The Trust will be required to produce an evaluation of the new stewarding and security operation put in place this year, as well as a sponsorship plan which sets out how income will be increased over the coming years to address this increase in expenditure.

a) key risks and issues;
* Whilst there is a requirement to reduce the visible presence of policing at Notting Hill Carnival, and ultimately the public sector cost, it is important that at this time of increased security risk, the policing resource remains appropriate to the current threat levels. Furthermore, without this additional stewarding support, there is likely to be a requirement put on the policing resource to support roles that could easily be covered by stewards, thus taking them away from their core responsibility of crime and disorder prevention.
* There is a risk that the Trust does not increase sponsorship and that this additional funding may be requested from the GLA next year. Any such request would be considered on its own merits and this year's provision should not be seen as a precedent. In addition, the risk is being mitigated by GLA making this year's funding subject to following to be provided by November 2016 in good time for all parties to consider the best approach for 2017:
1) an evaluation produced by the MPS after the event of the actual savings in policing costs
2) an evaluation produced by the Trust in conjunction with McKenzie Arnold of the effectiveness of the new stewarding plan and
3) a detailed sponsorship plan produced by the Trust setting out how it will allow delivery of its five-year Business Plan to 2019-20

b) Mayoral Strategies and priorities;
* This is in line with the Mayor's manifesto commitment to 'continue to back major cultural festivals to celebrate London's religious and racial diversity'.

c) Impact and assessments;
* The impact and assessment of the event will be through the multi-agency planning process (Operational, Safety Planning Group) and other sub groups, including Westminster City Council, London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, MPS, TfL, LAS, LFB, Notting Hill Carnival Trust and other key stakeholders. This is to ensure that the event is delivered safely and adheres to the regulations regarding Licencing, noise, crowd management and infrastructure.
* The Notting Hill Trust engages with the wider community and stakeholders to ensure that the community is represented from all generations. Public correspondence, via the GLA Public Liaison, WCC and RBCK and market research at the event is also considered for future planning of events where negative comments and improvement suggestions are made and may be reasonably implemented.

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1.1 London Notting Hill Carnival Enterprises Trust (LNHCET) has submitted a plan to increase stewarding at Notting Hill Carnival 2016, to support their long-term strategic planning to help the event become more self-sustainable and less reliant on policing support over time and improve the community ownership of the event.

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THE METROPOLITAN police has blamed the increase of reported crimes at this year's Notting Hill Carnival on its "financial situation".

More than 400 arrests were made at this year's Caribbean street party - the highest number in more than a decade.

Offences included the stabbing of a police officer and an attempted murder.

Speaking to the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee today (Sept 24), the Met's commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe admitted that the police had reached breaking point in terms of the service they can offer.

"The Carnival's got great tradition but it's also got great responsibilities," he said.

"We cannot continue to provide policing at that level...considering our financial situation, this is the time to draw the line."

Sir Bernard said he would be writing to festival organisers to make them aware of police concerns about violence and criminal behaviour during the event.

"Health and safety can be improved but we cannot take responsibility from the organisers," he added.

Deputy mayor for policing and crime Stephen Greenhalgh said: "The Greater London Authority [GLA] provides funding for the stewards.... We need a more effective stewarding operation.... There is not a huge pot of money to pay for more stewards. We want it to be safe and something that people can enjoy."

Chair of the police and crime committee and London Assembly member Joanne McCartney concluded: "We heard today about the scale of the funding cuts and that there needs to be a radical change in the way the Met polices events like the Notting Hill Carnival.

"In future, a greater degree of cooperation will be necessary between the organisers and the Met to ensure that costs can be mitigated as much as possible. This wonderful cultural event needs to continue its proud tradition but the crime levels are currently unacceptable."

Yesterday (Sept 23) a 17-year-old boy has been sentenced for stabbing a police officer at this year's event.

The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced at Wimbledon Youth Court o having previously pleading guilty to wounding and possession of a knife with intent to cause threats and violence.

He was given a six month detention and training order for each offence, to run concurrently.

Posted on: 24/09/2015 04:31 PM

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Met blames budget cuts for Notting Hill Carnival crime rise

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THE METROPOLITAN police has blamed the increase of reported crimes at this year's Notting Hill Carnival on its "financial situation". More than 400 arrests were made at this year's Caribbean street party - the highest number in more than a decade. Offences included the stabbing of a police officer and an attempted murder.

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Chosen route for Birmingham Carnival

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Notting Hill parade route

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Notting Hill official site

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The official London Notting Hill Carnival website