I grew up in an era when the shadow of the Holocaust was still palpable, when it was abhorrent and frankly evil to categorise people primarily by race. As a child I was taught that “there is neither Jew nor Greek”: all humanity is equal, one family, all of us brothers and sisters – different for sure, but none better or worse than another – and we should treat each other accordingly, with respect, patience and kindness, rebuffing the malicious idea that anyone is a hopeless victim of circumstance. Thus, I have a deep aversion to the notion of a...