Originally Posted by
JamesWales
No, I don't think the overwhelming majority of people criticising Priti Patel do so because they are racist - I'm sure some do because she is a Hindu but I doubt many.
Likewise I think people can crititise that press conference and not do it because the lady in question was born in Iran. In the vast majority of cases that's what's happened I should imagine.
I like this article. You read the tone on much of left wing twitter and it is as if the UK incarcerated her.
I would be interested to know why we didn't pay this debt before mind. I've heard a few theories