Anti-racism protesters demonstrate in Walthamstow, London, on Wednesday, in response to recent far-right riots. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty ImagesDiane Taylor is right, but defensive in her approach (Politicians: there’s an easy remedy to the violence we’re seeing across the UK. I suggest that everyone who is an immigrant, or who has a parent or grandparent who is, downs tools for a week. Then we might begin to appreciate the part immigrants play in our lives. On release, they could be made to make their own way home and thus experience some of the trials of those they persecute.

Source: The Guardian August 08, 2024 17:37 UTC