Hate crimes: politicians urged to avoid polarising language

[Mel O'Drama]

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has expressed concerns over campaigning that has "legitimised hate."

Rightly so too. There have been some very ugly messages this year. All aimed at inciting the lowest common denominator.

 

[Angela Channing]

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has expressed concerns over campaigning that has "legitimised hate."

Rightly so too. There have been some very ugly messages this year. All aimed at inciting the lowest common denominator.

I completely agree. The most recent example of demonising foreigners that I've seen was our current government trying to distract from their failure to adequately fund the National Health Service by shifting the blame onto health tourists even though this accounts for a miniscule amount of the health budget. It's always the way with them blame immigrants, the EU and anything foreign to draw attention away from some of that appalling things they are attempting to do. Is it any wonder that hate crime against foreigners and people that appear to be foreign has soared in the UK?