Tony shock me and tell me that you were invited to Britain to do a job that British people thought was beneath them, hoping to give you're family a better life. Welcomed with open arms as you came off that boat in your Sunday best,to be spat upon in the street as you did the job well with a smile that noone else would do. To read signs when you honestly tried to pay you're way, no irish ,no dogs, no blacks.The parents came here proud, their children became disillusioned and their children became disenfranchised, Imperialism has a price to pay and maybe it will be a few generations before the debt can be paid. But we have to take responsibility and own up to being a huge part of the problem. I am not British but I have lived here pretty cosily for twenty years despite experiencing a certain amount of covert racism (Irish during the troubles) but I have chosen to ignore it as the people who directed it at me mean nothing to me so why should their words. But then again I do not stand out as different, so appear to fit in pretty well as long as I keep my mouth shut. By the way have you heard the one about paddy irish man..........