My Daily Telegraph column today is about how poverty is a greater
problem in Britain than racism, which I describe as an ‘almost-vanquished evil’. This has drawn some criticism, not least from those asking (understandably) what a white guy like me can
know about racism. Not much, but plenty of academics have done a hell of a lot of work into racism in Britain (including two brilliant, young academics, Matt Goodwin and Robert Ford). And their studies present a far
brighter picture than we’re used to. The abject failure of the BNP is not just down to Nick Griffin being a plumb — it’s because he tried to hawk a racist message to the most tolerant
country on earth. CoffeeHousers may be interested on why I think this is so. Here are five points:
1. Racism dying amongst younger age groups. The British Social
Attitudes survey asks people if they would mind having an Asian or black boss.
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