Now if Elba was Muslim there would be plenty of racists moaning at the prospect of him as Bond. Everywhere has morons, the UK just has different scapegoats to the US.

I have never met Horowitz, he could be a racist dick for all I know. But being determined to condemn someone for one word, which doesn't mean what you think it means, is weird and doesn't speak well of you.

I agree. Elba is a great actor, and would be good as Bond. Perhaps I wasn't clear: I make the point that Craig was good, despite not being like the previous Bonds, so objecting to Elba because he doesn't fit a stereotype is silly.

I suspect Horowitz chose the word for two reasons:
1. Because some writers have to use uncommon adjectives, like they swallowed a thesaurus, whenever they speak.
2. Because 'street' has positive connotations (over here it could be a synonym for cool) and he didn't want to insult the guy. On balance, I don't think he…

Indeed, but this was a UK writer, commenting on a UK actor for an English role. To say that he's definitely using racist code is ridiculous. The writer of the piece is either paranoid or unaware that other countries are sometimes a bit different. Horowitz is a fully paid up of the London liberal literati, your…

What a moronic opinion: “street,” especially when applied to those of African descent, is always a weak-willed euphemism for race. So, clearly, Horowitz is really getting at the idea of race"