Taj Ali is a Muslim journalist who has been collating evidence of rising hate crimes around the UK. He says 1970s and 80s-style racism is returning. On a visit to Horden in the old mining villages of County Durham, he finds housing is the biggest issue facing the community but anger is being directed towards migrants and asylum seekers. The Guardian's charity appeal is raising money for grassroots charities that are connecting communities and building solidarity, pride and hope across the