Rapper, poet and writer, Akala was a guest on Frankie Boyle’s Election Autopsy; the Comedian hosted his break down of just what went wrong with the General Election in the UK. Boyle, known for comedy that includes genuine thought out social commentary, for a show that makes you laugh.
Unfortunately the show was relegated to the world of cyber TV on BBC iPlayer, presumably because the show expressed too many strong opinions, and a clear political leaning away from the right (if not quite left) when the BBC is expected to remain impartial. Boyle was joined by all female guests; Sara Pascoe, Katherine Ryan, and was later joined by Akala on the topic of whether “Britain is Racist To The Core”.
Akala was of course incredibly articulate and gave a detailed and poignant explanation that in only a few minutes spanned the relevance of colonialism, ghettoisation, the migrant boat workers and calling politicians to task, to explain just how it is that Britain continues to be racist despite individual’s personal prejudices or absence there of.
Watch Akala’s eloquent argument above.
