105 Kier Starmer, Enoch Powell, Race Relations and the Border

About this episode

The episode discusses Kier Starmer's recent rhetoric and its implications within the context of Labour's history with racism and border policies.

Kier Starmer's Powelite rhetoric last week shocked many in his party and on the left. Yet it fitrs into a long history of labour racism and racist border policies. Writer Michael Richmond joins the show to discuss all of this, the function of state race relations iniatives, the echoes of the August racist riots and more. Michael Richmond is the co author of two books: Fractured: Race, Class, Gender and the Hatred of Idenity Politics and Fascism and the Women's Cause. Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/12rulesforwhat

People in this episode

Guest: Michael Richmond

Topics covered

• Kier Starmer
• Enoch Powell
• race relations
• Labour Party
• border policies
• state race relations initiatives
• racist riots

Keywords

• Powelite rhetoric
• Labour racism
• racist border policies
• August riots

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Fractured: Race, Class, Gender and the Hatred of Identity Politics, Fascism and the Women's Cause

Books & works: Race Relations and the Border, Fractured: Race, Class, Gender and the Hatred of Idenity Politics and Fascism

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