The Tory leader told the Sunday Times she had been surprised at the amount of racism she had faced since being elected, having previously insisted that Britain was “the best place in the world to be black”
Badenoch, who was born in Wimbledon but grew up in Nigeria before moving back to the UK aged 16, rarely talks at length about her race or heritage. She said recently she no longer felt Nigerian and has frequently criticised anti-racism campaigners and critical race theory.
She told the Sunday Times: “I always try to think of every possible explanation before I go to race and racism. I think that is a healthy way to run a society. I remember when I stood up a few years ago and said Britain is not a racist country – ethnic minorities do very well here, it is white working-class boys who are actually struggling on a lot of metrics, and I got pilloried for that.
Patiently explaining to folks from the UK that knowing the name of every black person in your village isn’t a sign your country isn’t racist…
I know they’ve never had Klan-style racism there but like you guys have more blatantly racist institutional structures than even the US (pre the current trump admin…). Ya’ll are just more polite about it.
Under the fucking stupid term “tradition.” No wonder the Scots and the Irish think they are fucking clowns.
As long as people like Nigel Ferenge and Boris Johnson are allowed to be alive, there will always be racism, clasism, and issues.