No, the first Britons were not ‘black’

So-called anti-racist activists are dabbling in blood-and-soil nationalism.

The idea that the native inhabitants of a nation have some kind of mystical connection with the land is something usually associated with the ultra-nationalist far right.

So why are self-professed anti-racists now trying to bring back this mindset? The Black Cultural Archives ( BCA ) hosted an exhibition claiming that the first Britons were black.