Unconscious Racism

My generation of Brits was educated to be racist.

Lady Susan Hussey. Image from thecelebpost.com

I think I can understand Lady Susan Hussey’s repeated quizzing of a woman of colour at a Buckingham Palace reception. Understand, but not condone or excuse. Understand, because I am of the same generation.

When I recall my days in primary school, over 70 years ago, I remember how our knowledge of the wider world was…