Racist Britain: old ideas, new forms
The recent anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade has prompted debate about lessons for today. One lesson is that formal, legal reforms will never bring about full equality under capitalism. Two hundred years on racism in Britain tragically continues to thrive; it is continually being reshaped by capitalist imperatives and bourgeois political concerns. It is a multi-faceted thing, taking economic, political, social and cultural forms. It is experienced on a daily basis by black and minority ethnic people in a variety of areas, including employment, public services, the law and...