Journey of the Far-right into Government
A timeline from the '80s to today
On a day in November when the ‘National Front’ was trending on Twitter, Jan Fuscoe reports on her findings as a researcher with the ‘Brick Lane – A Turning Point’, a project examining racism in the ‘70s.
‘I’d seen parallels with the increase in racist narratives during the run-up to the Brexit referendum, and not just by the usual suspects. The BBC seemed particularly irresponsible by regularly platforming far-right politicians; Nigel Farage appeared on its flagship ‘Question Time’ programme no fewer than 35 times.’ Read my article for the first UK Bangladeshi newspaper, Shottobani here.
For further articles on the Brick Lane project, see here and here.