If this is true in London, it is equally true elsewhere. Workers hoped that a Labour government would mean a break with the past. Instead it has been keeping the same policies and attacking the public sector. The weakest in society have seen no real change. The experience of the Labour government demonstrates yet again that nothing really changes just by changing those at the top.
Real change can only come from below by people fighting for it.
The racism and scapegoating also demonstrate the cost of not fighting for such change and allowing the right wing to set the agenda. The forthcoming demonstration in support of asylum seekers is crucial. But equally important are the many fights to defend jobs and services under attack across the country, which can help to rebuild working class confidence and rebuild the left.