“Too much of the Brexit rhetoric is based on the desire to go out and r...” — David Lammy Quote

Too much of the Brexit rhetoric is based on the desire to go out and re-create Empire.

The ingrained image of black men being searched by the police feeds into the collective illusion that black men everywhere need to be policed more than others.

Mum was born in 1938 in Guyana and came to Britain at the end of the 60s. She settled in Tottenham, north London, and worked for London Transport and then as a home help, a care assistant and finally a local authority officer. Bringing up five children singlehandedly with little money can't have been easy, but she did it with tremendous style.

Edgy' music has always formed the cornerstone to any teenage rebellion. Most indulge in it precisely because adults like me don't like them doing so.

The one good thing to come out of the entire Brexit saga is that at least we, the poor hitherto unsuspecting voters, now know that many of our elected representatives don't respect us at all.

I worry about the direction of the U.K. and U.K. politics and governance in the event of a Brexit.

Brexit divided the country, divided families, and people's respect for a democracy has struggled.

If Brexit happens, there will have to be change - whether people want it or not - around work permits. It won't be freedom of movement for European players, so that landscape will change.

Brexit has certainly exposed an ugly underbelly of our democracy. It is clear to me that we must ensure that the many Leave voting communities must never be left behind again.