Making it in Britain.

The simplicity of us and them, an accent, Queens English, Oxbridge, a suit and so on. 

I am reminded of this listening to James O',Brien podcast Unfiltered and his interview with Hashi Mohammed.

Hashi, a Somalian child refugee, clocks that adopting the right accent gains him access to certain authorities. He uses this method and becomes a barrister - no mean feat.

However, it illustrates that the simplicity is alive and well in modern Britain. Some will say it's some left wing fake depiction. They will say Hashi has just used good old fashioned hard work. His individual aptitude has shone through and got him where he is and shows anyone can do it. I mean a child refugee, does not speak English, does not live with parents, etc.

Britain is a great equal opportunity place to live. 

But what of Hashi's contemporaries. The other Somalian Child refugees. Surely they have succeeded against the odds in this great country of ours.

I did not adopt a posh accent maybe if I had I would have risen to the upper echelons of society. Maybe my lack of individual aptitude is my downfall. You can see how the narrative of its all about The Individual can be persuasive.

But no matter what the Right Wingers say Britain is not a paradise for The Individual. 

The Individual that succeeds is still a statistical minority. The reason is a system with its barriers, gatekeepers, prejudice that maintains a hierarchy which a few succeed/are allowed to bypass just to give the impression of a land of milk and honey.

So in a sea of prejudice against refugees on boats the Right Wing point to the likes of Hashi as the country greeting them with open arms.

Meanwhile, the country presides over an inquiry, yet another one, which will not elevate any of the families fighting for justice. 

The Great British system is a sham. The shop window with its successful individual. Meanwhile in the stock room, where most of the refugees hang out, the manager dictates their every move. 

The facade of