Yasmin Alibhai-Brown is a journalist, author and activist. In this in-depth interview, she asserts that being a proud \u201cleftie-liberal, anti-racist and feminist\u201d makes her more susceptible to online abuse; questions why a \u201cfeisty woman of colour\u201d like herself wasn\u2019t invited to comment on Brexit; and condemns the state of the media industry, arguing that newspapers have \u201cdumbed down\u201d and journalists would \u201crather write about Beyonce\u201d than hold power to account.