Post by Vanessa Ganguin

A doting black grandfather has been racially abused, falsely labelled a paedophile, suspended by his management and received death threats after anti-immigrant agitator Tommy Robinson shared a video to his far-right followers of the musician playing with his white granddaughters, asking "where are the parents?" I sincerely hope the family living in fear sue serial race hate grifter Robinson AKA Stephen Yaxley-Lennon and this time his deranged followers don't pick up the tab in yet another stupid fundraiser for his legal bills. And I pray all the politicians and commentators contributing to the febrile racist atmosphere currently gripping social media read The Guardian's story by Robyn Vinter (see comment below) and reflect on their role in whipping up the xenophobic hysteria that fed this travesty as well as dangerous scenes outside hotels around the country. Everyone from Prime Minister Keir Starmer fear-mongering about Britain becoming an "island of strangers" to Conservative MP Robert Jenrick insinuating "men from backward countries who broke into Britain illegally" are a threat to his daughters should hang their heads in shame. This shameful episode is another example of the pointless damage xenophobic misinformation is causing Britain and indeed societies all over the world.