Ballymena riots: Thugs in masks who dress up their racial hatred as 'legitimate concerns' need a serious lesson in facts

The violence seen over the last week, as anti-immigrant unrest gripped towns and men in balaclavas roamed the streets, is on a level similar to those long, hot summers of 10 or so years ago.

Only this isn't rioting at an interface, or linked to the once volatile marching season. This is racial hatred in its rawest form.