This is a key problem of many Western countries today.
And no: better representation of racist attitudes will not make our political systems more democratic, because racism itself contradicts the idea of human equality and is therefore anti-democratic. (Popper's tolerance paradox, anyone?)
Manuel Müller
Indeed. In the 1960s many more people held racist attitudes but both the government and opposition were consistent in condemning open racism. We now have am emboldened and tolerated minority by both government and opposition.
Stephen Bush
The normalisation of right wing discourse in both major political parties, let alone in much of the media, has been one of the most striking, and disturbing, changes in my lifetime. Things weren’t great in the 1960s (Smethwick) but this is off the scale.
David Higham
Philp, Farage and that Lowe are drinking from the same far right fountain.
Major and Heath had their faults but they both knew and confronted racists.
Peter Smith
Two-tier policing is putting lives at risk | ✍️ Chris Philp
As the Henry Nowak case shows, we cannot allow skin colour to affect how the police or other public services treat people
