A key problem in Lab's anti-Semitism debate is the emphasis on a certain kind of person ("the anti-Semite", "the racist"), as something an individual "is" or "is not", rather than on a phenomenon ("anti-Semitism", "racism"), to which the most well-intentioned might fall prey. 1/4

2. Most people are familiar with "unconscious bias" & "institutional racism", malign forces that can infect people or organisations that have no malign intent. But too many still start from the position "I am not a racist/anti-Semite so I cannot be guilty of racism/anti-Semitism"