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From an Airbnb somewhere.

Have we had our Farage Kristallnacht - and failed to notice because it was across the water.

Please read the whole piece.


The night people in Belfast fled their homes because of racist violence

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgjxxz0mp8o

Pastor Jack McKee, from the nearby New Life City Church, is part of the rescue mission. As he is tending to those members of his congregation he has helped to safety, I take the opportunity to speak to him. He is furious.

"These members have been with us for 20 years. They've been put out of their home," he tells me.

"They are good Christian people and they are getting put out just because they are black.

"You are hurting innocent people here. There are men, women, and children living in fear.

"I am angry. I am disappointed that this is the response of people in our community."

McKee doesn't expect them to return to the place they've called home for many years.

It's often said that English people are ignorant of Northern Ireland. That's right, but there's plenty about a subset of Northern Ireland they may be better off not knowing. Farage flagging this group up may not be entirely to his advantage.

Although the English have been fed a diet of which side are the bad guys, when it comes to flags and the Butcher’s Apron