The Importance of Identity Politics

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Dawn, for the gentleman at the back, could you explain why you linked the notion of identity politics to the differential effects of policies which you have discussed. Ame, austerity is bad for a number of reasons, not least of that it's been shown economically not to work. Ar, but if you have a policy that very deliberately er stops a quality of opportunity for certain people, then there's no reason to have that policy. And andae moved that way a tyo, it seemed to me.

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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