[Malcolm Armsteen]

At one time teachers used to read the Guardian because it was excellent on matters edumacational.

Now the are calling Burble a leading head.

Words fucking fail me...

[davidjay]

Publicly talking about details of a private meeting. How very professional.

[Crabcakes]

Birbalsingh obviously saw Braverman’s gibberish and thought “I can top this”.

At the rate this is going, someone is going to invite the EDL round to give them a good kicking soon to show exactly how much they hate immigrants.

[Bones McCoy]

Russian Podcaster promotes an outlandish racist claim.
Brown girls on the right all jump in the line.

I sense a cult in action.

[Andy McDandy]

Hey, it's rare a woman of colour gets the chance to be a neo-Nazi, so when a chance comes along you grab it.

[Watchman]

Birbalsingh obviously saw Braverman’s gibberish and thought “I can top this”.

At the rate this is going, someone is going to invite the EDL round to give them a good kicking soon to show exactly how much they hate immigrants.

So you’re the self-styled “strictest headteacher in Britain”, but not England?

[Tubby Isaacs]

As Sunder Katwala has shown, ethnicity as a condition of nationality is a very unpopular position. This is almost entirely an "illiberal elite" thing to be pushing, whereas there's no doubt a sizable constituency for "no more asylum" or whatever.

Why the distinction between English and British? The logical conclusion is that the England rugby union captain isn't English, but he's OK for the Lions. But I suppose he's better off than Jude Bellingham who can only play representative football in the Olympics.

[Killer Whale]

When I lived in that London during the 90s, I noticed (around the time of Euro 96, not unco-incidentally) amongst my black friends a gradual switch from describing themselves as Black British to English. They themselves had regarded 'English' to be a racial description and 'British' to be more cultural, but I think the positivity around the England football team in particular and the optimism of the coming Blair years softened this distinction markedly.
This is all anecdotal, obviously, and I was moving in junior professional circles in Sarf East Lun'en, so that has to be taken into account.

[RedSparrows]

I really don't get the audience for this stuff, beyond the hardcore nutters.

[Bones McCoy]

Burrble's last line "Keep English for the White English" is most unfortunate.

In isolation it sounds like one of those secret passwords like "The 14 words", "88" and others.
It could easily become a white supremacist slogan.
A real faux-pas for somebody attempting to portray as sensible and professional.

Maybe the plan is to get cancelled form the day job.
Follow Jordan Peterson, Matthew Goodwin and other anti-wokes onto the grift circuit.

A lot less work for more money than the old Headmistressing lark.
With the drawback of having to hold your nose because of the company you keep.

[Bones McCoy]

I have an idea, tell me what you think?

Tebbit had his cricket test.
Braverman's "six generations" requirements sounds harsher than the Dixie States "one drop" laws.
Birbalsingh statyes "Ye kyaaan be English if you black".

I propose the Cole Palmer* test.

It's not a test for Cole Palmer, you understand.
It's a test for those who'd restrict Englishness by race.
Flash a picture and ask - "Could he be English".


Mandatory cultural capital section.

* Cole Palmer

Cole Jermaine Palmer (born 6 May 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Chelsea and the England national team. Known for his dribbling, playmaking and composure, he is regarded as one of the best players in the world.

Palmer is of Afro-Kittitian descent on his father's side of the family. His grandfather, Sterry (born 1953), emigrated in 1960 aged six, while his great-grandparents were part of the Windrush generation, migrating five years earlier. Palmer emblazoned his boots with the flag of England and the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis

This is Cole Palmer



This is Cole Palmer with his Grandfather

[Youngian]

When I lived in that London during the 90s, I noticed (around the time of Euro 96, not unco-incidentally) amongst my black friends a gradual switch from describing themselves as Black British to English. They themselves had regarded 'English' to be a racial description and 'British' to be more cultural, but I think the positivity around the England football team in particular and the optimism of the coming Blair years softened this distinction markedly.
This is all anecdotal, obviously, and I was moving in junior professional circles in Sarf East Lun'en, so that has to be taken into account.

This doesn't even seem to be a problem for Tommeh Ten Names' followers (himself a Plastic Paddy). As long as you're against noncey Muslim mini cab drivers.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

I really don't get the audience for this stuff, beyond the hardcore nutters.

I think there might be more of them than you are bargaining for.


[Edited to correct a typo]

[mattomac]

We are treading too close to the purity laws of a certain country in the 1930s

The world is utterly depressing.

[Youngian]

Birbalsingh is talking about Britishness as a citizenship for the loyal sons and daughters of the empire. If you're fourth or fifth generation person of colour born or raised in England, what relevance does that concept have to your future?