Farrukh Dhondy | Who’s really fit to be British? Shades of racism pop up in PM race

“Hearts are broken for many reasons O Bachchoo, think and pause Love has tides and time has seasons Can anyone define the cause? When lovers say their hearts are broken Shattered in their breasts It’s a metaphor, a verbal token Of the abandoned and distressed…” — From Gaand with the Wind, by Bachchoo An ace footballer called Marcus Rashford relentlessly campaigned to get BoJo’s government to continue to provide free school meals to poor children through the Covid-determined closure of schools. A radio presenter on the British chat channel LBC called Sangita Myska themed a discussion in support of Marcus Radford’s campaign. On Sunday, August 28, as Ms Myska ventured to support Radford’s initiative and invited listeners to respond, she received a call from a woman who told her to “do us a favour and shut up”. There may be many reasons to prefer Liz Untrussworthy to Hedgie Soon-to-go, but Rishi’s “race” has not been openly acknowledged as one of them.