Human beings are of course hugely complex and history at least as complex. What worries me is that some individuals (some indeed with very powerful voices) are simply playing the race card and that is a travesty which should be of a concern to everyone no matter where you are on the political spectrum. If you are not worried then I am going to give one example of what is going on at present. A petition is being organised by a lecturer in history at Manchester University addressed to the Mayor of Manchester and the City Council to have statues of Sir Robert Peel removed on the grounds that he is an icon of hate and racism. Worried now? I certainly am.

A note for army. I understand your reluctance to post further on this subject but hope you will remain on this forum. We should all be entitled to express our views and not be bullied into silence and dumb acceptance. That is surely one of the most repugnant tactics of this campaign. Dealing with racial injustice is a very worthwhile cause and if it was just that I would not need to be writing this.