But because those community identity values are so ingrained in the UK, we can't make an easy switch to an approach such as you discuss.
But discourse is changing in the UK, and we are talking more about fundamental human rights that apply equally to everybody and recognising that where there are groups, there is conflict and segregation and one group's rights trumping another's. There is a move within the equalities field to a human rights approach but we are only at the beginning of the thought process.
Thanks for such a good discussion, it has been really useful. Ad astra per aspera
Our Bling President is trying to break this apart, whether he has a "plan" or is just plain stupid!
I'm not always in agreement with Todd's views, but he's quite right about the "forced" getthos of the "banlieues", rioting is a way to get in the system... But there's much more to be done that won't be in the latest "Plan Banlieue"...! "What can I do, What can I write, Against the fall of Night". A.E. Housman
