The Identity Politics Caubal - Who Are You?

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Lionel schreiver is an author of 12 novels and a prolific journalist. He says the bulk of identity politics crusaders are actually well off white people competing over who can be more righteous. "Your rights depend entirely on your having been marginalized due to race, race, ethenicity, sexual preference, gender or disability," he writes.

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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