I notice the government says nothing about correcting perceptions of ‘white working classes’ in response to a report produced for the Department for Communities and Local Government (this report does not appear to be online). This is the same government that has promoted a strange combination of animus towards ‘immigrants’ (when needed) alongside neoliberal economic policies (which have had an impact on jobs in the UK).
And Yasmin Albhai-Brown’s response to this report is silly and lopsided. Are these people examples of small-minded racists she says make up the ‘white working class’? How about acknowledging that bigots and morons can be found up and down the socioeconomic ladder?
Life is pretty grim if you’re poor — whether you are ‘white’ or not.
