>> Black Lives Matter protests spurred growth in reported hate crimes, homophobia is on the increase, and coronavirus sees rise in anti-Chinese sentiment. Modern Britain has sadly become a society where we all hate one another. >> That warm fuzzy feeling of togetherness which saw families during the coronavirus lockdown venture outside their homes to bang pots and pans, clap and cheer in support of heroic strangers doing unthinkable tasks is well and truly gone. We now hate each other more than ever. >> We hate people on the basis of race. On the basis of religion. Over sexual preference. Over Brexit and even because we blame the guy who runs the local Chinese takeaway for somehow bringing the coronavirus to our shores. >> And in case you think that’s extreme, one discussion thread on my local Nextdoor app actually explored the suggestion of boycotting a Chinese restaurant purely on the basis that the coronavirus first appeared in China, and, well, the owners of a takeaway thousands of miles from Wuhan might be deliberately infecting us.