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It is the government’s own ‘extremist’ racism we need to worry about
The revelation of Frank Hester’s hateful comments, coupled with the Conservative Party's Islamophobia, shows institutional racism still survives in mainstream politics — that is why we are marching, writes SABBY DHALU

THIS year’s events to mark UN Anti-Racism Day take place against the backdrop of a frightening rise in racism as illustrated by this week’s appalling treatment of Diane Abbott MP.

In recent weeks we’ve also seen a wave of Islamophobia, increasing anti-Muslim and anti-semitic hate crimes, with the government stoking up fears of extremism and division to pander to racist voters.

This follows a toxic “stop the boats” campaign against asylum-seekers that has emboldened a fascist street movement over the last year.
 
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove MP’s recent announcement on extremism smacks of hypocrisy and double standards.

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