Burnham Must Shift UK Mood on Racism, Chair of Operation Black Vote Says The ascension of Andy Burnham to the Labour leadership offers a tantalizing prospect: shifting the national mood on racism in post Brexit Britain.
With his promise to address class and regional inequalities, Burnham may have an unprecedented chance to break free from the toxic cycle of ethnonationalist rhetoric that has dogged British politics for decades.
Racism in Britain today often serves as a convenient deflection from class inequalities and ineffective leadership, according to David Weaver, chair of Operation Black Vote.