A further statement from me following the events in Rotherham yesterday

Not one word owning your original comments or apologising for them. You know full well that some people in Tamworth would have seen your unnecessary comments as a green light to make that hotel a target.

Spare us the faux outrage Robert and the leadership contest “serious face” bull💩 And use this awful moment to reflect on your language and conduct and what impact it’s had on where the country finds itself.

A thread - Now is the time to please check in on your Black, Brown and minority friends, family, neighbours and colleagues. In many parts of the country, they don’t feel safe.🧵

Our communities are facing the threat of hatred - including violence - fuelled by insidious racism, prejudice, and Islamophobia. It’s the legacy of decades of dog whistles, including from some irresponsible politicians.

The Holocaust seemed incomprehensible. Now we see in real time people carried towards hatred - carried to a place where they would attack the shops, restaurants and businesses of individuals belonging to a particular faith, where they would torch hotels, where they would murder.

Several thousand anti fascist Protesters in Liverpool now.

Anti Fascist rally, Newcastle Upon Tyne, West End. England.

Anti fascist rally, Sheffield, England.

🧵 The 'safety' guidance from Uber & Bolt to workers at high risk is disgrace. Rather than suspend services in areas where there is on going race riot aimed, Uber will instead tune the algorithm to 'minimise the chance' of dispatching you in or out of a conflict zone! 1/

We now know far-right elements are targeting gig workers yet no platform acknowledges that their workers are at risk of racist violent attack at work. The platforms dont want to offend racist consumers & have anyway themselves fanned the flames of hate 5/ workerinfoexchange.org/post/governmen…

Last night thousands took to the streets peacefully to stand up to the far right....and to stand for their communities. Racism is not patriotism. #FarageRiots #sheffieldissuper yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/the-riots…

The Bronx gotta declare war on Australia. Economic sanctions. Something.

Sending love to those who are ahead of their time. You’re constantly misunderstood and perpetually unappreciated. Thank you for your vision and dedication even when others don’t see it.

There is no such thing as unconscious bias, it’s just bias.

“Tolerance” alludes to the power differential between people that the same word then implies doesn’t really exist. “Tolerance”, as the standard ambition for the majority, is a lynch pin for maintaining the status quo.

Trauma teaches you to be contained, cautious, fearful. Healing sets you free. You deserve freedom. We all do.

A quick heads-up to DWP wonks that a huge tranche of almost 30 research reports has been published today (presumably held back under the previous government?) covering Universal Credit, childcare, disability & pensions - lots of interesting stuff in there gov.uk/search/researc…

⚠️ BREAKING - we have uncovered new information about a secretive algorithm the UK immigration authorities (the Home Office) have been using in immigration decision-making. 🧵 whatdotheyknow.com/request/identi…

I drove my friend to a bank, and after she came out I dropped her down the road and drove through Streatham. I'm hyper vigilant for a number of reasons, one reason- being a black yute in this here England. I looked in my rear-view mirror and noticed a car moving extremely erratic