General Article The delusion of racial tolerance in the UK

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By David Roberts

‘The greatest trick the devil ever played, was making us believe he doesn’t exist 

  - The Usual Suspect

A very British notion

Britain has long prided itself on being a tolerant society. Far Right rags like The Spectator proudly trumpet Britain’s ‘tolerance’ in the face of a ‘few football racists’ that can be dismissed as rotten apples. Diversity UK pointed out that ‘seventy years ago in Britain, issues of race and identity were unfamiliar to most [if you were White]. Howev...

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