Nadia Whittome

And that's not because people are more likely to be racist or misogynistic as is the case because that's also some of the far right radicalisation like with Andrew Tate it's not because working class people are more likely to be racist because of their living standards like racism has always come from the top of British society

And that's not because people are more likely to be racist or misogynistic as is the case because that's also some of the far right radicalisation like with Andrew Tate it's not because working class people are more likely to be racist because of their living standards like racism has always come from the top of British society

But far-right groups are exploiting the very real problems of poverty and state and corporate neglect. And they're convincing people that the perpetrator is someone else. And then, as you say, they're bolstered by right-wing politicians and parts of the media who also scapegoat people.

But far-right groups are exploiting the very real problems of poverty and state and corporate neglect. And they're convincing people that the perpetrator is someone else. And then, as you say, they're bolstered by right-wing politicians and parts of the media who also scapegoat people.

And they do that to deflect responsibility, to distract from their own failings, and crucially to divide people so that they can carry on doing that. so they can carry on making the same political choices that have screwed people over in the first place.

And they do that to deflect responsibility, to distract from their own failings, and crucially to divide people so that they can carry on doing that. so they can carry on making the same political choices that have screwed people over in the first place.

Definitely. And I think that when people are sharing memes saying, oh, these people have no teeth and no GCSEs, I think it's really harmful. And I don't say that from a kind of liberal perspective of not wanting to hurt people's feelings. But it misdiagnoses the problem as being coming from working class communities. That's not to say that racism doesn't exist in working class communities.

Definitely. And I think that when people are sharing memes saying, oh, these people have no teeth and no GCSEs, I think it's really harmful. And I don't say that from a kind of liberal perspective of not wanting to hurt people's feelings. But it misdiagnoses the problem as being coming from working class communities. That's not to say that racism doesn't exist in working class communities.

Of course it does. But it's always come from the top of British society. And it's always been in the interest of the ruling class to cement it. So yeah, it misdiagnoses the problem. And then if we're not diagnosing the problem properly, how do we solve it?

Of course it does. But it's always come from the top of British society. And it's always been in the interest of the ruling class to cement it. So yeah, it misdiagnoses the problem. And then if we're not diagnosing the problem properly, how do we solve it?

And how do we build a coalition of people who have the same interests, the same worries of putting food on the table, making their rent, paying their mortgage, paying the bills, if we're dividing people further? Yeah.

And how do we build a coalition of people who have the same interests, the same worries of putting food on the table, making their rent, paying their mortgage, paying the bills, if we're dividing people further? Yeah.

I'm really bad at lying. It's really obvious in my voice. I wasn't prepared for the question, so I didn't even have time to come up with a, oh yeah, no, I'm having a laugh. No, I'm not particularly enjoying myself. But I do think that there's hope in the new government and there is space for us to collectively put pressure on the government to to make changes that would improve all of our lives.

I'm really bad at lying. It's really obvious in my voice. I wasn't prepared for the question, so I didn't even have time to come up with a, oh yeah, no, I'm having a laugh. No, I'm not particularly enjoying myself. But I do think that there's hope in the new government and there is space for us to collectively put pressure on the government to to make changes that would improve all of our lives.

So alongside some of the good things that the government is doing, like the Renters' Rights Bill, which would massively redress the imbalance in power between landlords and tenants, the New Deal for Working People, which would be the biggest shift in power from bosses towards workers. The rest of the hope is in our collective power and action.

So alongside some of the good things that the government is doing, like the Renters' Rights Bill, which would massively redress the imbalance in power between landlords and tenants, the New Deal for Working People, which would be the biggest shift in power from bosses towards workers. The rest of the hope is in our collective power and action.

Thank you so much for having me.

Thank you so much for having me.