In an unjust society, protecting the system is more important than dealing with abusers within it, majority of Britons believe Black Lives Matter has increased racial tensions, that is what it was meant to do, divert attention away from people who need to be held to account for their industrial scale actions of limiting opportunities for the poor, and as we have seen 'divide and conquer' works

Dear All

One of the myths behind Black Lives Matter is that they are engaged in ‘peaceful protests’, you would think the press would expose them for the violent random acts they engage in, but no. Judging by the press, you would think the BLM was a second civil rights movement rather than what it is a 'black antifa' violence movement. I suppose when you see videos of people being attacked, cars burned and stores looted, is this is supposed to engender sympathy for their cause. But you have to ask a question, why is it that the BLM destroy stores and property in black populated deprived areas? Is it because they like to stay local, is it because they can't afford the bus fare to wealthy areas? Why aren't black lives matter for example, burning down high value white privilege areas like Beverly Hills or in the UK burning down affluent areas like Mayfair? You can't have failed to notice this, well, I have  a theory about this, it's because it is controlled by middle class black people and their social justice warrior allies.

As in any protest there has to be a trigger, BLM came to the forth because of the murder, and it was murder of a criminal by the US cops, a man called George Floyd who didn't deserve to die. A white police officer named Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck for a period initially reported to be 8 minutes and 46 seconds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lirHz93qJ50&bpctr=1606752068

Chauvin is a murderer, and he should spend the rest of his life in jail, but because he was charged with three degree murder, the max sentence is 25 years. Did Derek Chauvin know what he was doing when he put his knee on George Floyd's neck? I would say so. Was his intent to kill Floyd, I would say this yes, he should be charged with first degree murder. The Floyd murder was a spark, which set off a firestorm, of course US police brutality isn't a new phenomena. One thing is certain, when Derek Chauvin murdered Floyd, he wasn't doing so as an official representative of the white race. They say when it happens in America, later it gets exported to Britain, and racism under the guise of BLM made it to British shores. But making it to British shores wasn't enough, it had to be stoked up when it got here.

Of course, black people are right to protest about discrimination in the UK, but the reality is the two most discriminated groups in the UK are working class black people and working class white people.

When the violence occurs it's working class black people and working class white people fighting with each other, or being attacked by the Police. Of course not everyone who protests is a thug, that would be too broad a brush stroke. Some people want to change the world peacefully. And some people's decency wouldn't allow them to stand by and see someone killed by a mob regardless of colour, which is why the Patrick Hutchinson's bravery should be called out. He went out to protest about systemic racism in the UK and ends up saving a man's life.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oJ-Gk62W_8

One thing is absolutely certain, BLM protests will always be infiltrated by people whose agenda is not peaceful protest, some go to deliberately stir up violence, some go to destroy property, and others go to rob and steal, and among them, the peaceful protesters get caught up in the middle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWNUu4Q6MzQ

I doubt it is possible to have large peaceful protests in the UK about issues like racism. In order for protests to be safe, they have to small, but that doesn't mean they cannot be multiple across a city on any given day. Smaller protests have the ability to engage people in discussions which larger one simply cannot. That is why I wanted to show you a range of clips because the reality is, these new Black Lives Matter leaders are irresponsible. They are too busy promoting themselves to care about other people's safety, so what is the upshot of this? Well, people see with their own eyes what is happening around them which is why an outright majority of Britons believe the Black Lives Matter movement has increased racial tensions. The price of some people's new found fame is that they are alienating white people, along with a 44 per cent of people from ethnic minorities. According to a survey of over 2,000 people, some 55% of people in Britain believe Black Lives Matter has made race relations in society worse rather than better.  

The proportion of white people who believed BLM had inflamed racial tensions was slightly above the national average, when you break that down to subgroups, you find the proportion of Conservative voters with that believe was an astonishing 70 per cent. One of the things which angers people is that politics has lost its standing in the public life of Britain. It didn't happen overnight but it was an evolution as the middle classes took over political parties . Politicians are more concerned about their personal ratings and insulating themselves from charges of racism, they are unwilling to act, unwilling to speak out and unwilling to really change the status quo.

Discrimination doesn't just apply to minorities, it applies right across the board. I am not surprised that there is a growing gulf between Conservative voters and Conservative party politicians on BLM-related issues. The log jam is fear, politicians are fearful of their future because engaging with the mob leaves them open to being destroyed by the mob. Ironically, doing the right thing now is less important than ensure you aren't the centre of attention in matters concerning race.

All governments having been somewhat limp when it comes to changing society, when Tony Blair tried social engineering by migrants into the UK, it was a disaster. Blair fundamentally got it wrong, and he lied to the British people when he did it, he said increased immigration was because of economic reasons, to grow the country. Tony Blair has done so much damage to this country, instead of making and increasing opportunities for people of colour born here, he increased the minority pool to give them less opportunities. The only thing he did was to give them more hardship, his actions also had a knock on effect with the rest of society which in part came to a head over Brexit. Poverty doesn't have a colour, you can see this if you visit a soup kitchen, there are still some situations in society where people can all be in the same boat.

In this age of gesture politics, Home Secretary Priti Patel declared that “Mandatory training is being introduced for new and existing members of Home Office staff to ensure that everyone working in the Department understands and appreciates the history of migration and race in this country”. Does this make a difference, the short answer is no, but why is the answer no? The reason it is no, is because the same people are still there in the same jobs, some with the same prejudices. If you want to understand institutional discrimination, you have understand that the organisations have no interest in solving it. They only become interested if a unique set of circumstances happen and the light shines on them;

1/ The case ends up in the Courts, taking away their power.

2/ The case ends up in the press and becomes a  'highlighted' cause.

When the organisations lose control, then they act not for the common good but to close down the problem. Here is something to ponder, we know that discrimination happens in education, it's always happened in education, but why haven't the people who discriminate have never been fired?

At some point you must have asked yourself that question whether it relates to education or employment or any other situation. Everyone will know someone who has been discriminated against, and not for noble reasons. It leaves a bitter taste, and it is never forgotten, and it never should be. We don't live in a fair society, and if you don't grasp that, then at some point your illusion is going to be shattered. The Guardian quoted the director of the Centre for Research in Race and Education based at the University of Birmingham, Professor Kalwant Bhopal, as saying the Black Lives Matter movement has made some white people “feel their privilege is being threatened and questioned”.

I am white working class and poor, I don't have 'white privilege', my skin has never gave me an advantage in life. I know this because I have suffered discrimination time and time again. You are reading this blog because I wanted to fight back against people who discriminated against me. Despite having proof, despite presenting that proof to the University of Glasgow, it was easy to protect a bully than to do the right thing. The people who discriminated me against weren't poor black or white people, they were rich middle class university educated professionals in a position of power.

There will always be discrimination, and there will always be racism in the world, and politicians will always ignore it unless it serves their interest. The root cause will never be challenged, a few people may get sacrificed now and again, but the machine will remain intact. Alex Salmond is getting a taste of what it is like to be discriminated against, and it isn't 'joe the workie' who is doing it to him? No, it's rich middle class university educated professionals. Black Lives Matter as an organisation is a failure because they like others aren't looking at how to change the system which can only be done from the inside. They are happy to be on the outside being directed and achieving nothing, if someone asks you to go on a protest just politely decline, they're a nonsense and achieve nothing.

Finally, George Galloway has a wonderful turn of phrase about how certain parties are both cheeks of the same arse; if you care to do the research, once you 'spread the cheeks', you find the filling is rather off putting.

Yours sincerely

George Laird                                                                                                                        The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University