This essay, on perceptions of Sunderland, was published in the Observer on 25 February 2024, under the headline “Sunderland may not be like London, Cynthia Erivo, but neither is it like the Britain of old”. “A day out of Sunderland is a day wasted.” So claimed Charlie Slater, council leader in the 1970s, and a man known as “Mr Sunderland” to generations of Mackems. Actor and singer Cynthia Erivo is unlikely to agree. On a social media clip taken from an appearance on […]

Categories: Britain, Class • Tags: cynthia eviro, david olusoga, far right, racism, sunderland, white identity, white working class, working class