.... Far from being a post-racial society, the UK is still struggling with the complexity of inter-cultural and inter-ethnic issues present in our schools, workplaces and social gatherings. We need to recognise these issues – for instance, black and Asian community groups could come together with the government to hold forums on intercultural issues.
Perhaps the government could also make more use of civil society groups like the UN-funded Intercultural Communication Leadership School, dedicated to the development of intercultural communication skills, and extend techniques taught by charities like Leap Confronting Conflict UK that specialise in peer mediation skills and conflict prevention in diverse communities.
Government and wider society need to be in tune with the struggles of my generation and our experience of "multicultural" Britain, before we allow something dramatic to happen to shake us out of our complacency.
[COMMENT] With respect, what we need to do is recognise that mass immigration has been a disaster for the UK and put an immediate end to immigration and asylum save in the most exceptional cases - a few hundred a year at most. [Guardian Cif] Read more
