Six months ago, race relations in Britain were close to a model for the world. Current debates are absolutely poisonous. We need to get back to where we were, & quickly. Ditch the self-hatred, pdq. Ditch the insisting how wicked everything about Britain is. Let& #39;s just get along.

The notion that no-one tries to do anything about racism in Britain because we think black lives don& #39;t matter is a lie. An appalling, offensive, poisonous lie. And people should be prepared to call it the lie that it is. Racism exists, but we *do* do things about it.

Britain is one of the least racist countries on earth. That doesn& #39;t mean we& #39;re perfect. But it does mean that if you change things here radically you& #39;re likely to make us more like other, more racist countries. Incremental improvement is what we need, not ditching what works well