David Olusoga: ‘The UK is less equal than when I was young’

[Nearly Sane]

I think this involves a specific, but unclear from the article, definition of equality.

London has been an anomaly for from long before 1973, but centralisation has made it worse.

I disagree with the idea that independence referendum was the 'most fractious recent moment in the union'. That's Brexit for me if you define recent as last 15 years, and Northern Ireland with a slightly longer view.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66923085

[jeremyp]

I agree with you. He seems to be confusing unity with equality. This statement

Olusoga pinpoints 1973 as the "high water mark" of UK equality

is complete nonsense. Just try being a woman, gay, black or even Irish in 1973 and you'll understand the meaning of inequality.

I agree that Brexit was the most fractious recent moment rather than the Scottish independence referendum. Scotland voted for the union in the independence referendum and that would have been the end of the matter for a generation if it hadn't been for Brexit. The Brexit divisions were not "nation from nation" but the divide split us in a way that was not strongly related to nation, class or politics. Brexit made me realise that I share my country with quite a lot of bigots and racists and it empowered them to declare their bigotry in public.