Joy Crookes says UK and Ireland in ‘dark time’ amid rise of far-right politics

Musician says seeing national flags on recent visits to London and Dublin ‘doesn’t make me feel safe’The UK and Ireland are entering a “dark time”, according to the singer Joy...

By Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent · The Guardian Culture

Musician says seeing national flags on recent visits to London and Dublin ‘doesn’t make me feel safe’ The UK and Ireland are entering a “dark time”, according to the singer Joy Crookes, who said the influence of far-right ideology on mainstream politics was comparable to the 1970s when the National Front was at its peak. Crookes, who has just played two sold-out shows at the O2 Academy in Brixton, said the recent wave of nationalism and the far-right march through central London in September made her feel unsafe in the UK. Continue reading...