Perhaps the most alarming thing about @BLMUK is that the people behind it remain anonymous. Despite having raised £1million, the group has no leader, no board of trustees or directors, no website, no address, no spokesman and no presence at Companies House, the Government’s registry of UK firms. It is not a registered charity and… Continue reading Western Culture under Attack Part 21
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Western Culture under Attack Part 20
Protests have erupted across the United States in the past few days following the death of an unarmed black man in police custody. George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer who knelt on the man’s neck, suffocating him to death. Floyd’s death, the latest in a line of killings of African-Americans by law… Continue reading Western Culture under Attack Part 20
Western Culture under Attack Part 19
This sense of grievance and solidarity gave voice to protests in Toronto, Berlin, London and other Western cities. “People all over the world understand that their own fights for human rights, for equality and fairness, will become so much more difficult to win if we are going to lose America as the place where ‘I… Continue reading Western Culture under Attack Part 19
Western Culture under Attack Part 18
“We’re outraged about what’s happening in Minneapolis, but really us guys home in Australia need to take a stand together here … because they can actually see the racism and injustice against our people,” said Paul Francis-Silva, Dungay’s nephew, to Australia’s ABC News. In France, too, Floyd’s death rekindled memories of a 2016 incident in… Continue reading Western Culture under Attack Part 18
What is White Privilege Part 6
I am a white supremacist. Who knew? I didn’t. I have, however, just read Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad, published next month by Quercus, which has made clear to me that I am white, therefore I am a racist. In fact, Ms Saad told me in the introduction to prepare to “become… Continue reading What is White Privilege Part 6
Western Culture under Attack Part 17
The world of the incident and the diverse demonstrations that followed — emboldened existing movements over racial violence and discrimination against minorities. In Australia, where fresh solidarity protests are planned this week, the upheaval in the United States has revived conversation arouthe head of the African Union Commission, who condemned the killing of George Floyd… Continue reading Western Culture under Attack Part 17
Western Culture under Attack Part 16
The United States is increasingly seen as a nation turning in on itself. As protests against the police rocked dozens of American cities, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab spoke of the crisis across the pond in language more often deployed when discussing intractable conflicts elsewhere in the world. “We want to see de-escalation of all… Continue reading Western Culture under Attack Part 16
What is White Privilege Part 5
The transformation has been bewilderingly swift. Six years ago, most Americans thought that police killings of black suspects were “isolated events”. Now, the Left Wing Media has the people think three out of four accept that there exists a systemic problem. Where did these figures come from? You got it, the Left Wing Media. Support… Continue reading What is White Privilege Part 5
Western Culture under Attack Part 15
Over the years @UKBLM has pursued some bizarre campaigns, many of which have little obvious link to race relations. Their very first public protest, after being formed in July 2016, was to blockade several major airports on the basis climate change is ‘racist’. Since the demonstrators arrested at one such protest at London’s City airport… Continue reading Western Culture under Attack Part 15
Western Culture under Attack Part 14
In a BBC interview, the Labour Party Leader, Sir Keir Starmer, sought to distance himself from @UKBLM, saying he took the knee to support the wider anti-racism movement, rather than this organisation. He stressed: ‘Nobody should be saying anything about defunding the police.’ Black Lives Matter UK responded via Twitter, saying that when he was… Continue reading Western Culture under Attack Part 14