Multiple minority syndrome
From Mr Tom Burkard Sir: Thank you, dear Boris, for showing me the error of my ways ('In defence of Sir William Macpherson', 6 January). Like any good Telegraph reader, I had always assumed the Macpherson report was worked up by CRE types fanning the dying embers of racial strife in Britain for their own ignoble purposes. Now I see the light.
Minority status is not something to be dismissed lightly. Come to think of it, I belong to all sorts of despised minorities. To start, I'm an American immigrant with a German surname, I'm self-employed, I own a shotgun, I smoke, I don't own a television, I support William Hague, I suffer from mild homophobia, I can't name the Spice Girls — hey, this is getting to be fun! When do I get my own Royal Commission?
Torn Burkard
Norwich
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