Reflection on the ‘Badenoch Metaphor’: Class, racial-ethnic, and religious identities

This piece concerns the trending public declaration of a UK parliamentarian of Nigerian origin.

The declaration in question pertains to the parliamentarian’s advocacy for an immigration policy in the UK that makes it more difficult for intending immigrants in certain categories to enter, and for others to remain in, the UK.

As expected, the declaration has sparked significant uproar in Nigeria, with some opposing it and others endorsing it….