Belfast: how asylum turned the UK into a tinderbox

About this episode

The episode discusses the anti-migrant riots in Belfast and the implications of asylum policies in the UK.

Brendan O’Neill, Rakib Ehsan and Fraser Myers on the anti-migrant riots in Belfast, Restore vs Reform, and why Starmer’s social-media crackdown won’t end with teenagers. Donate £40 or more to spiked’s summer appeal and receive a limited-edition ‘10 years of Brexit’ pint glass. Find out more and donate here: https://www.spiked-online.com/spiked-summer-appeal/ The spiked summit has now SOLD OUT. To join the waitlist, email: supporters@spiked-online.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Guests: Brendan O’Neill, Rakib Ehsan, Fraser Myers

Topics covered

• asylum
• anti-migrant riots
• politics
• social media
• Brexit

Keywords

• asylum
• Belfast
• riots
• Starmer
• Brexit
• politics
• social media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: spiked, Starmer

Places: UK, Belfast

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