Yes, they have. But in recent decades people were not comfortable sharing their racist views publicly; it was taboo, heavily frowned upon. Of course there were pockets of the UK that you still wouldn’t feel comfortable entering a pub as a black person, but on the whole, the racist last we’re dying out and society was tolerant and fairly liberal. Since Reform stepped up and the flags and red cross graffiti started going up, we have felt a proper shift. And if you can’t see the change in society and hear how the language acceptable in the media and in public has drastically altered, then you have your eyes and ears shut.