This is the Unluckiest Constituency in the Country | Moya goes to Ashfield 

Fairly depressing. When someone says that Enoch Powell had the right idea and suggesting you are not British then our country definitely needs help!

Saw this live and the bare-faced racism towards Moya from that one lady was genuinely breathtaking. Imagine actually saying Enoch Powell had the right idea, mind-blowing ignorance.

"I'm not racist but ....." How are all these small boats getting to Ashfield? Are they sneaking along the Erewash Canal?

"after this interview I WILL be returning to Herefordshire" 😂😂

I'm 70 and cringe at the ignorance of my generation.😱

“After this interview I will be returning to Herefordshire.” Brilliant.

The classic racist line....I'm not racist, but...

The guy wearing the Cross Hatch hoodie talked more sense in two minutes than Lee Anderthal did in his political career.

Oh Moya. I hate that you took that racism in your stride like that. It just shows how much you've experienced. We need more people like you in the world and less people like her. That's for damn sure.

Wow! Well done for not reacting to the "Your not English". You should win an award for that level of journalistic professionalism. Wow. Just wow!

I am deeply, deeply ashamed of the elderly woman telling a black British woman that she's not British. Her age is no excuse at all.

It’s always the places with the least immigrants that are most concerned with them.

I’m totally shocked how that 80 year old woman could say that to your face. What a disgusting despicable racist. We all love the work you do so so much and actually you are my favourite presenter and journalist on Novara (also love the rest of you!).

I'm 66 and sitting here shaking my head in disbelief at these ignorant takes. These people need to get out of their communities and see a bit of the real world

Holy shit. Now I can see how Anderson became elected here.

Thank you Moyà. Sorry you had to endure that.

So they voted for a compulsive liar but can't understand why they were lied to.

Blame the immigrants for their problems and not 14 years of tory policies

Complaining about Poles and voting for a guy called Zadrozny...

As someone from across the pond sound's just like White Nationalists from Kentucky and Alabama

Perfect example of how older people think. That 80 year old woman is doing the country a favour by not voting. I'm sure if she needed a doctor she wouldn't refuse treatment from a non-british doctor.

'CrossHatch' guy I feel sorry for. Lone voice of reason here.

"I will be returning to Herefordshire" - this reminds me of the Lenny Henry line "Enoch Powell has offered me £1000 to go home, which is really generous because it only cost 50p to get the bus to Dudley."

The Xenophobia and frankly racism is off the scale. Life is too short and even shorter for most of the people spouting this crap.

It's always baffling how people blame immigrants for the state of the high street.

The Tory lady talking about how immigration is having an effect on Dr appointments - the area has over 90% white British 😅

Is this the most depressing place in the UK? I just feel kind of sorry for them, they have been screwed over, then duped into scapegoating the wrong people, no excuse for the racism though.

So now we know where GB News gets most of it's audience from.

Moya, after all these years watching Novara I am deeply alarmed to hear from an octogenarian middle-Englander that you aren't English!! 😮 How is that? 🤔 She wouldn't even dare say that to me because simply because I'm white yet speak with a non-English accent even though you are 100% English, we both live in London. That woman is a blatent xenophobic racist. Well done on your professionalism! This is why I support Novara!

Respect to Moya for dealing with such blatant racism, shocking to see in this day and age. Age is no excuse imho.

Gawd I did NOT expect that Enoch Powell stuff. Kinell! Voted Labour her whole life too. Batty old lady.

This is where I grew up and I can't put into words how glad I am not to be there anymore.

So many racists. Wow. And these are just the ones willing to say it on camera.

There must be a huge influx of immigrants landing in Dover and heading straight to Ashfield. These people seemed to be very concerned about immigration. Wonder why?

If Moyà is sent back to the counties, we would be honoured to have you.

Moya is a beautiful and intelligent woman ,any country would be lucky to have her.

My mouth hung open with that old lady’s comments, at 9 o clock this morning, to Moya. Still can’t shut it

😂 everyone’s white in that town and they complain about “too many people coming in” lol 😂

Oh my god that poor guy in the cross hatch top is like totally alone in the worst community in Britain! For God’s sake - Save him!!!

Education really is very important, lack of it is so visible here!!

Wow. Well done, Moya, for not rising to that vile womans comment. Ashfield is a prime example of tory destruction of communities and Labours apathy towards its core voters. The towns problems are due to no investment and little work since the pits closed. You'd think they would all be reform voters given their attitudes, but surprisingly, very few were.

Gordon Brown was hung out to dry with the Rochdale incident in 2010. He was right though.

Ashfield born and raised here for 18 years, then again from 23 until 34 As a marxist I believe in materialism These people are products of their environment, take them at birth and switch them with babies in the home counties and you have entirely different people, so don't think too badly of them These former industrial areas were once proud working class communities with thriving high streets and well paid jobs, it isn't their fault that was taken away and now they're rightly angry about it, they just don't know where to direct that anger because they aren't informed of the class struggle despite being on the receiving end of it It's easier for them to punch down on minorities than to punch up at the people responsible for their situation With some awareness and building of class consciousness these people might be turned around

“I’m not racist”- is always without exception a prelude to racism.

I'm really sensing a general feeling of apathy among the electorate this election. Trust in political systems and politicians themselves is lower than normal it seems.

One of the most depressing videos I’ve ever seen…. The ignorance and resentment is off the charts… this is how fascism takes root…

The man wearing the Cross Hatch ......good man. But then I agreed with every word he said. He is at 21.10 mins. 💜

Despite the UK already having the sixth highest military spending in the world, and either being friendly with, or allied to every country close by, he still prioritises defence over our completely broken services and infrastructure. What went wrong with this person?

“I’m not racist but… [something racist]”

As an old person am so fed up with selfish old people! We’re on our way out & should be voting for a future for our children & grandchildren!

that last guy really gave me hope

I live there and once again I'm embarrassed. I have lived in Kirkby nearly 17 years and this areas problems are poor education, lack of opportunity and a Tory government. I'm sorry for the experience you had while here that Enoch Powell lady dose not respesent me or my family. In fact were exactly what he wanted to prevent mixing.

What a depressing place to live. You'd move away surely.

Enoch Powell!!!! Christ on a bike!!!! YOU'RE NOT ENGLISH!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!! The ignorance of that woman!!!

Honestly, poorer people should educate themselves more about politics, and stop reading the right wing press.

I would like to apologise for an early post in which I said: “half of the citizens of Ashfield are maniacal racists.” I want to make it clear that I do not think that half of the citizens of Ashfield are maniacal racists.

What a representative slice of the British electorate. Depressing beyond words (except for the guy at the end).

"I'm not being personal..." goes on to say something incredibly personal.

My skin was crawling with that racism. Especially that woman "you're not English are you?"

Amazing work as always Moya, you give me so much hope for the future of journalism in this country

Where are all the people? Even the pigeons have left.

Wow WTAF 05:24 ! Not that she should have had to but so much respect to Moya for handling the racist Grandma like that (bet she couldn't even point to Herefordshire on the fuggin map)!

"You're not English are you" I would struggle to not simply walk away in that moment... fuck me

I can’t believe that woman pensioner said that, I actually felt sick! God I hope this country changes soon. Moya and the Novara team have been a very important source of true information and exemplary reporting.

I gasped at that Enoch Powell racist! So sorry you had to face that while just doing your job Moya ❤️ and doing it so well

I’m from Mansfield which neighbours Ashfield, you’re unfortunately likely to find many people with similar views here - even amongst young people. Hard to watch but I’ve unfortunately grown up in this environment my whole life. Excited to leave for London to go to uni in September. I hate where I’m from but part of me always feels sorry for them because I’ve seen how easy views like this can cultivate in deprived towns like Ashfield and Mansfield.

“Stop where yer are” where on earth is that then? Maybe if UK had “stopped where it were” ?

I really don’t want to live in England anymore. Soooooo many racists. Really disappointing and just depressing.

Mr Cross Hatch has his head screwed on. Top bloke.

Moya, you are such a lovely human. Much love to you dealing with those awfully racist responses with such grace. You and all team Novara are bloody amazing. I love you all ❤

Excellent interviewing getting frank responses from people stuck in a neglected post-industrial area. The xenophobic views from mostly elderly people are really important to see.

If you score a last minute goal for England and mixed race then you are English. If you interview a person in the street and are mixed race then you are a foreigner.

Has anything good ever been said after “I’m not racist but…”? Well done Moya x

These people make me ashamed to be a Brit. I thought we were far more tolerant.

Just shared the video on our local Ashfield group and found it had already been shared there loads of times. The amount of embarrassment among the people of Ashfield that it could be seen as a town of bigots was so obvious. Some of us are quite nice really...

So many people say that they aren't racist, but don't even seem to realise that they are actually being racist.

The common phrase I kept hearing from those older 'ladies' is "I'm not racist but".....

Cake lady and Mr Crosshatch where the only glimmers of light in that shady backwater town.

The last guy gives me hope

Big lad at the end surprised me , book cover and all that 💚

Enoch Powells prediction was that mass imigration would lead to ghettos and then parallel societies and cultures. Was he wrong ? If you are old enough to have seen these changes you remember what your town and community once was . To lament its passing requires an understanding that goes deeper than culture as ' food and fashion ' A shared history cultural inheritance , beliefs and customs are celebrated by the left when they are " ethnic" but condemed when they are voiced by the English

Surprised to see how surprised people in the comments are. Small towns that have had all their industry and wealth stripped out of them are breeding grounds for racist views. Need lots more investment in towns and areas like this alongside major planning reform.

So, she used to vote Labour because she agrees with Enoch Powell. My admiration for Moya continues to rise.

I'm Scottish, and for all our sectarianism etc, we've always been an open people. I don't feel British. These poor people. Living in one of the most blessed generations in one of the most blessed country's and to misplace this much hate is just shocking. Power to you the reporter for facing such horrible nasty ignorance and your patience and understanding. England - sort it out, have some self respect.

I'm ashamed to live in this county at the moment. Really sad.

There is something ominous about the reluctance of the younger people to be interviewed. Is it because they hold "right-wing/conservative" views and are afraid they may be "cancelled" if they give their honest opinions?

It's sad how racism is hard baked into the older generation. It's a generational thing. I'm 60 and talking from a position of having grown up with this crap.

Moya, I hope they are paying extra to do this 😊

63yr old South Yorkshire red wall working class boomer here... and I'm utterly exasperated and sick to the back teeth of hearing crap like this from my contemporaries. Every day I'm in an argument with spmebody about "the boats". Just goes to show what a job the establishment has done on the working class psyche. I really don't know what the answer is other than waiting for my generation to snuff it. Youngsters on the whole are much more open minded...so there is hope.

Forget trying to give 16 year olds the vote, please take the vote away from the 60 year olds - FFS people!!

Blimey, Moya, you're brilliant at interacting with people. Your interview skills, and retaining your cool are top notch.

Enoch Powell…Jesus. So depressing. Sorry you had to hear that.

I live near here. When the pits closed people got very angry, the area was neglected, education and jobs suffered. It was also an area without too many minorities, so people weren't exposed to different people. A lot of people became very poor and upset, wanting to blame something. Along came characters like Anderson or Bradley. They blamed the immigrants and it worked a charm because it was easy to blame them. A lot of people saw immigrants as taking their jobs, and because they don't know people like that it made them fearful and hateful. It's sad really. Try not to judge them, they don't know any better.

This was utterly depressing to watch.

Sorry you had to endure a few of those interviews ❤

This is incredible work! Sorry for dealing with it head on, but incredibly illuminating.

I knew she was going to say something outrageous, as soon as she mentioned Enoch Powell! smdh 🙄 Well done Moya for your response 👏🏿♥️

"They all shit in the same pot", is a perfect descriptor of 21st British politics.

What a Great presenter, She just listened to all the abuse,, I will follow you. Very Good...

Racist as racist can be🤣🤣🤣