When I see the images coming out of the protests in Epping, I see homemade cardboard placards with slogans such as “Save Our Kids”, “Protect Our Kids”, “I’m not far right – I’m worried about my kids”.
Fair enough. These seem to be local folk, and they’re concerned about what’s been going on around the Bell Hotel, which has been requisitioned by the Home Office to house some asylum seekers. Much of the activity there seems genuine.