If, as Labour continues to do, for example with the language in their Immigration White Paper, you continue to reinforce this narrative, instead of combatting it and doing something to actually tackle deprivation, then of course you will strengthen the likes of Reform. 9/

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Good choice of station! Not so much on 6; but the Beebs use of vox pops and the perceived need for balance gives disproportionate airtime to a lot of bigots.

Yep, totally agree. The only episode of his pod I’ve ever listened to was with David Wallace-Wells.

The “small boat crisis” and migrant hotels have been the only domestic issue in town for months. Force fed to us by the national broadcaster and the right wing press. Bang the drum enough and people start to listen. It’s depressing to see flat out racism being mainstreamed.

Absolutely fire speech by @GhoshAmitav accepting the Erasmus prize.
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