Decades of right-wing tabloids dripping with hateful anti-immigrant bile...

Decades of many politicians being too cowardly to make the positive progressive case for immigration...

The General Public after decades of an unchallenged right-wing narrative against immigrants: https://twitter.com/yougov/status/1263486652615405569

If a narrative goes unchallenged by the political mainstream for decades don’t be surprised if it becomes hegemonic. Discourse shapes the political environment. If you want to achieve anything in politics you need to build a narrative that resonates with sections of civil society

For example, in this light, Brexit should have been a surprise to no one. It’s impossible to undo 25 years of anti-EU tabloid headlines over the course of one referendum campaign.