Let’s go briefly back to talking about identity. My problem is that I don’t think many people, especially far left writers like John Pilger, really understand the complexities here. A few years ago I went on a blind-date with a young woman that ended with us never talking again. This is not unusual, I’m sure, except that while we get on great and found each other attractive - I made the grave mistake of ridiculing her over one point she made. Despite being Indian, she had never   read more »