A double standard exposes Britain’s white discomfort
“To know who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise,” is a quote often misattributed to Voltaire. Seemingly the line is a tidier v...
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A guilt-free ride on the wrong side of history
Even as a hedging sceptic without a party to call home, I still find it easy to forget how differently other people see the world. This amnesia is most obvious ...
It’s better not to take a knee
In one of the mildest scandals of recent weeks Dominic Raab was criticised for misunderstanding the origin of taking a knee in solidarity with the Black Lives M...
Englishmen don’t say ‘folks’
I’ve long suspected one of the problems with our politics is an excess of humanities graduates slouching through the corridors of power, as well as skulki...
The statue debate shows the patriot divide
Before Edward Colston took a dip in Bristol harbour the prospect of problematic statues being removed in Britain was a mere glint in Afua Hirsch’s eye. Ho...