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Has political discourse helped make racism more mainstream?

Comments by Verona Murphy on migrants have caused controversy this week. Those comments, as well ...

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16.54 21 Nov 2019


Has political discourse helped make racism more mainstream?


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16.54 21 Nov 2019


Comments by Verona Murphy on migrants have caused controversy this week.

Those comments, as well protests outside direct provision centres, and historical tweets surfacing from Lorraine Clifford-Lee have brought discussions around migration to the fore.

Is an anti-immigration stance becoming more mainstream?

Campaigner Ailbhe Smyth, and Brendan Ogle, who is the Unite Trade Union’s Senior Officer in the Republic of Ireland joined Ivan to express their concerns.


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