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Why is there a spread of violent far-right protests in the UK?

Aug 4, 2024   •   24 MIN

Days of rioting in England and Belfast. Social media has been used by the far-right to spread rumours about immigrants, and organise protests that have become violent. Thousands of police officers are on alert. So what's behind the surge in violence?

In this episode:

  • Shabna Begum, Chief Executive Officer, Runnymede Trust.
  • Katy Brown, Postdoctoral Fellow, Maynooth University, Ireland. 
  • Sohan Dsouza, Computational Social Scientist.

Host: Mohammed Jamjoom

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