Hello and welcome to Brokonomics. Now, in this episode, it's going to be a bit of a dark and

grim subject matter. I'm afraid we're going to take a look at the grooming gangs and I thought,

well, who do I know about that? Roger Mea. Thank you. Thanks for having me. Yeah, no, thank you

very much for coming on. So you made a bit of a name of us for yourself as a campaigner,

primarily on this issue of what's been happening to the right working class and grooming gang victims.

So I've got to start with this.

You know, you're a Muslim lad of Bangladeshi origins.

And why does the plight of the white working class and the children bother you when,

I suppose we come back to this point, it clearly doesn't bother the Labour Party who are

supposed to be the representatives of the white working class?

It's a fair question.

I am, I mean, where do I start? I am a trained anti-racist.

And what is taking place here is textbook racism.

So if I believe in anti-racist work and I spent 20 years advocating anti-racist strategies,

building, strengthening communities,

then surely I have a responsibility to look at this

as a clear example of racism.

These are racially motivated crimes.

And I had to speak out, first and foremost.

Secondly, the children.

I spent 20 years safeguarding children.

And I have a career for at least that amount of time as well in protecting communities from extremism.

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