Reporting from protests is one of the best parts of my job. Getting stuck into the thick of it and hearing directly from people taking to the streets to express their views – and often their anger – is a real privilege. It’s where you see political expression at its rawest. Protests are a dime a dozen these days in Britain. Over the last year I’ve attended demonstrations by junior doctors, anti-Israel Eurovision marchers in Sweden, countless similar processions in London, and yesterday a thousands-strong ‘Stand Up To Racism’ movement from the Reform UK postal address to Trafalgar Square. These…
