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What’s behind the racist disorder on our streets?

Martin Geissler hears what BBC journalists witnessed during a demonstration which sparked racist assaults in Glasgow city centre.

If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like ‘Falkirk asylum hotel protest: what we saw’: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002hw9s

Police Scotland's Alan Waddell (pictured) has said people were 'attacked because of the colour of their skin' during a demonstration sparked by the Belfast knife attack.

The BBC’s Myles Bonnar and Jax Sinclair tell us what they saw in Glasgow city centre, and journalist Felix Pope explains what’s driving street protests across the UK.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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