Who is being represented?
I think that there are two races being represented in this extract and they are Black and White. We can guess that the Radio DJ is a white man from his language and how articulate he is, but it doesn't seem like he is making his own opinion on the subject, he is showing two sides: one from the Black population and one from the White population.
What is being represented?
I think the racial tension and racial violence and the riots of Notting Hill are being represented in this extract. However, the riots are only briefly mentioned as the extract mainly talks of opinions differing. It also mainly talks of the reason behind the race riots in Notting Hill being due to mass inter-breeding leading to a "mulatto Britain" which apparently the White population doesn't want. The Radio DJ makes it clear that this is not the opinion for Britain as a whole.
How is the representation constructed? (Communicated?)
The white man spoke of 'evils of the coloured invasion' instantly communicating his representation and opinion of black people. The white man's message was that they believe in preventing the evils which must resolve from mass-coloured immigration by removing the problem completely and they believe in doing that by blind violence. The black people do not care for mass inter-breeding and are determined that Britain will never be kept white for they are here now. The Radio DJ ends the extract with "A unity of heritage that will still be there when the feuds and furies of today have been long forgotten". This suggests that the Radio DJ doesn't believe in the feuds and thinks that everyone should get along which could be why he got two opinions from different sides and stated that "opinions differ" suggesting that these aren't the only opinions. Some people would be happy to inter-breed.
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