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!

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

Moya Lothian McClean, pure class, and excellent work in the face of racism and malice, well done.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you Moyà. Sorry you had to endure that.

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

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

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

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!).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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!!!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Fair play to the interviewer for remaining calm throughout that vile bigotry.

Wow! You should have asked that woman to pay your fare, to Hereford! ffs. Cannot believe people have this mindset and, sad to see just how emboldened Brexit and farage have enabled these attitudes.

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?

The lady with the single cream cake was magnificent.

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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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)!

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

Amazing work, Moya. Thank you 🙏🏽

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

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.

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

This is honestly a very sad but true reflection of many forgotten parts of England.

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.

Live near here the only thing I found surprising was the last bloke. It's not just Ashfield. Erewash and all ex mining ares are the same. The boomers had it good until the pits closed and then a lot of the factory work went to the EU. So they need scapegoat. Just sad I still live in this hole

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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...

Racist as racist can be🤣🤣🤣

Enoch Powell! This is the land that time forgot.

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

Compulsory viewing in my opinion. Well done, Ms Lothian-Mclean.

So many hatemongers!

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

Gotta love how the older folk blame immigration for Britain being 'rubbish' whilst completely ignoring their choses at the ballot box. They also show perfectly why experiencing other cultures is important for developing your own world view. ...also, don't stay in the same town all your life. You've just seen what happens!

Wow, how did that woman not think she was offending you!!! I'm so embarrassed that this is how people think.

This was utterly depressing to watch.

The last guy gives me hope

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.

Well, that was an education. I really hope that they are the exception to the rule as they are nothing like the people from up north that I know. No longer wondering how 30p Lee got elected. Depressing place.

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

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!

You did an amazing job Moya

These attitudes are extremely common all over the country.

Sorry you had to endure a few of those interviews ❤

Old woman literally clutching at her pearls while decrying immigration was a bit too on the nose to be real, surely? 😂

These people have been let down so badly and mislead.