Author: Michael Noone

In London, people took to the streets in solidarity with the movement – as did residents of cities and towns around the UK. Some people still, with fading justification perhaps, see the United States as a ghastlier beast than our shores. “Thank God it’s not like that over here” is the sentiment of plenty. But while video footage of overt racism and brutality may be tougher (but by no means impossible) to come by in the UK, covert racism in our country is alive and well.