I was racially abused on a bus – I’m not surprised hate crimes are rising

I believe our government has made it easier to send this message to migrants and people of colour (Picture: Getty Images)

I felt something lurch in my stomach – I could see something happening in my peripheral vision, and before I even experienced it, I knew I was going to see something awful.

On a bus in west London in 2022, I looked up from my phone, my headphones still playing music and was faced with an older white man – his face twisted and red with anger. 

Specks of spit...