What is racism?

One of the main obsessions of the British politically correct class over the past half century has been the fight against racism. Until the 1950s this was a non issue since virtually everyone living in this country belonged to the white European race. Since that time open ended chain migration of people from around the world has resulted in the presence of millions of non white residents, a process that took place without the consent of the British people.

So what is racism? There is no meaningful definition since it can cover a wide range of situations ranging from the creation of extermination camps to wrong body language in interviews. The fight against it can never be won since ever more subtle examples of racism can be unearthed to keep the issue on the boil and the jobs secure for those tasked with rooting it out.

The accusation of racism can only be made against white people, thus giving black people a free pass to openly support and promote the interests of their own race without risking any criticism or condemnation. They are aided and abetted by vocal white liberals, motivated by a guilt complex that subconsciously recognises white society’s greater advancement, combined with an urge to parade their moral superiority by projecting a paternalistic concern for the interests of ethnic minorities. In contrast black people can openly claim to belong to the ‘black community’; a similar comment by white people would be denounced as racist.

It is sometimes suggested that Britain is becoming less racist. Examples of this are the greater acceptance of mixed marriages and willingness to live next door to people of a different race. But the reality is rather different, mixed marriages are relatively rare and the phenomenon of ‘white flight’ demonstrates a preference for living in a more racially homogeneous community.

The problem is that people of all races instinctively identify with their own kind, and prefer to live in their own geographical communities which exclude outsiders. Outside the workplace there is relatively little social interaction between people of different races, an outcome which affects committed anti-racists just as much as those they condemn as racist.

So the truth is that racism is intrinsic to the human condition and at best can only be contained, not eradicated. Mass immigration is only fuelling the fire of an intractable problem.

Change of management UK

So the people have spoken, the interminable election campaign has finally ended, and we now have a Labour government with a massive majority. This will make little difference as the new government is wedded to the same managerial approach to politics as were the Conservatives. So we have to ask whether there will be any meaningful changes under the new regime.

It is to be expected that Labour will be more willing to fund public services and the NHS, possibly discovering some extra sources of taxation to achieve this end. They will be more zealous in implementing the Net Zero project, so we can expect our electricity bills to rise, with possible power cuts due to the greater dependence on unreliable sources of power. The promotion of woke policies will continue unabated, so expect further denigration of our culture and history, and capitulation to ever more grotesque demands of favoured minorities at the expense of the rights and interests of the majority. Given Labour’s obsessive enthusiasm for more ‘diversity’ it is inevitable that immigration, both legal and illegal, will continue at a very high level.

It was to be hoped that Reform UK would succeed in providing an alternative parliamentary political platform to the consensus embraced by the traditional parties. With over four million votes received, they came out in third place but achieved only five MPs. However, this was still significantly better than their predecessors, and will allow a much needed challenge to the prevailing political orthodoxy to be voiced in parliament for the first time.

One surprise outcome was the election of four MPs, operating as a front for a somewhat shadowy and previously little known group, Muslim Vote. Their platform was entirely based on the conflict in the Middle East, and totally ignored domestic issues. It is likely that their objectives will soon broaden to promote exclusively Islamic interests and values, previously a regressive and partisan agenda cynically and opportunistically pursued by the Labour Party. They came very close to winning several more Labour held seats, so militant Islamists will now conclude they can achieve their aims without the assistance and support of virtue signalling leftist agitators.

It is hoped that during the next few years the British electorate finally wake up to the threat they face from the subversives within the political establishment.