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The Cult of Churchill | Tariq Ali & Priyamvada Gopal

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The Extreme Center of Political Culture in Britain

I think large numbers of people should go with bad and fresh eggs and chuck them at the royal carriage. Not a single political party in Parliament or largely outside too, argues against the monarchy. I mean the thought that we're going to have Rishi Sonak - this sort of Tory ploy to say, look, we're non-racist. We've got these Asians and blacks and our cabinet isn't working. If anything, it might actually encourage racism, so I wouldn't advise it. To find the most reaction to Asians, they can give them seats, put them in Parliament. It hasn't reached that stage, but the Tories have been clever. And on fundamentals, foreign policy,

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