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Does Burnley have a racism problem?
Engaging with the problems of post-industrial England requires more than a simplistic analysis that divides people into ‘the enlightened or the uneducated,’ writes LAURA BRIGGS

THE “White Lives Matter” banner flown over the Etihad by Burnley fans at the recent Premier League fixture between Manchester City and Burnley has reignited claims that the town has a racism problem.

The banner, organised by a handful of Burnley fans, provoked significant backlash. 

As with the widespread condemnation of working-class towns who voted to leave the EU, scores of people lined up to denounce Burnley and its people as backwards and racist. 

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