"We've done something terrible to ourselves in Britain," claims Shadow Home Secretary
Gareth Ludkin investigates Dominic Grieve's shock comments about multiculturalism ahead of the Conservative Party conference
Speaking in an interview with The Guardian, Mr Grieve suggested that in preparing ourselves for some new multicultural society we’ve ignored our heritage, particularly our Christian heritage, and have instead told people, ‘your cultural background isn’t really very important, or it’s flawed, or you shouldn’t be worrying about it’.
Concerned by the lack of discussion and debate over the issue of, as he calls it, ‘fundamentalist Islam’, Mr Grieve raised his concerns over the compartmentalising of people from different traditions while ignoring the identity of white Britons. Mr Grieve blames multiculturalism, which he believes has fundamentally failed to bring people closer together. He told The Guardian: “Our country has adapted because people have been tolerant, which has often required a lot of forbearance and acceptance of things they didn’t like. That is how Britain has evolved.” Such a cynical and publically expressed view is certainly a concern for vast swathes of the country, but at the same time it may perhaps appeal to the traditional voters of the Conservative Party.
Calm the Obama drama
Is Barack Obama's race still important? Jamie Thunder discusses
Apparently there’s an election campaign going on in America, and it’s quite an important one. A black man is running, you see. If you watched the Olympics you’d know that they’re rather good at that, but this is different.
Let’s be honest – from that paragraph alone, you’ve probably already decided whether you think I’m racist. I’m reducing the black male to a single characteristic of athletic ability and extending this characteristic to all black males, right? Or maybe I’m making a harmless joke and cutting through the ridiculous political correctness that stifles our society?
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