Podcasts New Economics Podcast: Lessons for the left after the far right riots Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Minnie Rahman and Abi O'Connor By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 23 August 2024 A few weeks ago, far-right rioters gathered outside a hotel hosting asylum seekers in Rotherham and tried to set it on fire. Across the country this horrific act of violence was replicated, as mosques, libraries and people driving home from work came under attack. But in the face of this racist and Islamophobic violence, people gathered to protest the presence of
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New Economics Podcast: Lessons for the left after the far right riots
Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Minnie Rahman and Abi O'Connor
23 August 2024
A few weeks ago, far-right rioters gathered outside a hotel hosting asylum seekers in Rotherham and tried to set it on fire. Across the country this horrific act of violence was replicated, as mosques, libraries and people driving home from work came under attack.
But in the face of this racist and Islamophobic violence, people gathered to protest the presence of the far right in their communities and to rebuild after the attacks. It was people showing solidarity with their neighbours which ultimately seemed to stem the riots.
As the dust settles on the violence, how do we combat the rise of the far right? Are economic deprivation and austerity to blame for that week of violence? And can communities come together to combat racism and Islamophobia?
For a one off special episode of the podcast, Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Minnie Raham, Chief Executive of Praxis, and Abi O’Connor, researcher at NEF.
Music: What happened in the past doesn’t stay there by Lee Rosevere, Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/m… used under Creative Commons licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by— nc/4.0/.
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