The enemy of the working class travels by private jet, not migrant dinghy | Zarah Sultana

The enemy of the working class travels by private jet, not migrant dinghy | Zarah Sultana

The extraordinary show of community solidarity that pushed back the far right showed us how progressive politics can seize the future

Mosques under attack; hotels housing asylum seekers set alight; black and brown people set upon by racist mobs; “race checkpoints” set up on crossroads.

My mum – terrified at what she’s seeing – pleads with me and my sisters: don’t go out unless you have to. Definitely don’t go out alone. It is a message heeded by one of my sister’s workplaces, which cancels her shifts, citing safety fears. She wears the hijab and going out puts her at risk.

Zarah Sultana is the Labour MP for Coventry South

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