Identity Politics Is Torn Society Apart

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David lammy labor, m p for tottenham is one of parliament's most prominent campaigners. He famously led the recent campaign for the windrush generation to be granted british citizenship. David: The great story of the twentieth century was probably democracy. But if there is a second story theme that arks that century, surely it is rights. So we'll go to our final speaker, against the motion, identity politics is tearing society apart.

Is identity politics tearing society apart or is it a call for social justice for everyone? That's the theme of this week's Sunday Debate. For the motion were journalist and author of 'We Need To Talk About Kevin', Lionel Shriver and Founding chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission Trevor Phillips. Against the motion were Labour politician David Lammy and Guardian journalist, the late Dawn Foster. The chair was Kamal Ahmed former editorial director of the BBC.

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