@AllisonPearson I’m sorry Allison but Fascism did take hold in this country, it may not have been physically prevalent or threatening where you lived but throughout my childhood in East London of the70’s & 80’s, just like other areas with lots of immigrants it was a dark & menacing presence.
@AllisonPearson The NF and the BNP would frequently march down Bethnal Green rd, and my immigrant friends windows would be smashed. They were also a constant presence at the corner of Brick Lane, a historically immigrant area, occupied by Jews & the Pakistanis and Bengali’s.
Feb 4, 2021 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
The way the far left cut the Corbyn brothers so much slack over antisemitism seems to me to reveal not only their tolerance and blind spot for this pernicious racism but also the inherent classism that still exists in this country, on both the left and the right.
Imagine,if you will, getting in a taxi & within a couple off minutes the driver starts to speak in a broad working class accent. It could be cockney, brummie, geordie, scouse, whatever and, over the course of the journey, he expresses the same views as Piers & Jeremy Corbyn.
Jan 8, 2021 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
I put up this tweet yesterday and @MaajidNawaz threatened me with libel if I didn’t apologise and retract. I don’t understand libel laws, many people told me there was no libel in the tweet but, as a father of 4, I don’t want this hanging over me. So...
I apologise @MaajidNawaz, I don’t think you are just a shock jock who promotes dangerous conspiracy theories. I’m sorry for any harm it may have caused you. I will, if I may bring up some of your recent tweets regarding your @LBC show and Trump’s attempt to overturn the election
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