Ever since Pele's extraordinary talents blessed the world of football, black footballers have been accepted in the pantheon of the greats. But to achieve commercial recognition is somewhat different: it requires a form of adulation that also spells identification and… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
Where the costs of entry are minimal, there is a wide avenue of opportunity for those with little or nothing, which is why football is just about the most democratic sport of all: African and Brazilian footballers compete on a… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
There may be little practical difference between a Ford Mondeo and a BMW three series, but in terms of perceptions of who you are… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
No one likes to admit they are racist or bear prejudices. Nor do they even like to be open and honest when they witness… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
If the truth be told, we are a society that is dripping in racism. This is not in the least surprising. For the best… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
In Formula One, the car can make a difference in a way that a driver cannot. Whereas Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna spent their… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
In the aftermath of 9/11 and in the build-up to the invasion of Iraq, few questioned the idea that the United States was likely… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
At the heart of globalisation is a new kind of intolerance in the West towards other cultures, traditions and values, less brutal than in… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
Our leaders increasingly see fit to lecture the ethnic minorities on the need to integrate, including of course the need to speak English. What… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
If one wanted to find a modern symbol of personal freedom, the motor car is right there near the top of the list. But… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
Blair - except at the edges - was a Thatcherite. Brown, in contrast, regarded Thatcherism as something that had to be taken on board… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
Western countries are thoroughly accustomed to being the centre of global attention, which they have come to regard as their natural birthright. Not so… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
The American model was celebrated by Thatcherites and New Labour alike, California worshipped as the model of the future, 'Anglo-Saxon' embalmed as the fitting metaphor for the shared Anglo-American legacy, Europe denigrated and the rest of the world ignored. — Martin Jacques Copy Share
One of the characteristics of New Labour - and Miliband is irredeemably of that species - is that, in the guise of a new… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
