When the political musical Glasgow Girls was first staged, most people had no idea what was happening to the refugee and asylum-seeking families living in their streets and tower blocks.

The story of the group of Drumchapel schoolgirls who challenged politicians, rallied neighbours and teachers and caused an almighty public hoo-ha, opened people’s eyes to what was going on in their communities.

Dawn raids, kids being dragged out of their beds, deportations…it was horrific and inhumane.

Four years on, and more than a decade after the events which inspired the play, you’d think things might be better. But they are not.

The early morning raids might have stopped – thanks to the Glasgow Girls, their teachers and their friends, including our very own Evening Times Scotswomen of the Year Noreen Real and Jean Donnachie – but post-Brexit referendum, a sinister, slithering undercurrent of racism has reared its head and suddenly, it’s ‘us and them’ all over again.

Deeply unpleasant people with tiny brains and big mouths seem to think they have been given the go-ahead to shout racist abuse on the street, or vandalise property, or worse.

For that and many other reasons, Glasgow Girls remains as topical and as important as it was in 2012. Last week, it won the prestigious Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award, given annually to an outstanding Fringe production with a strong human rights message.

It’s also inspiring the next generation of Glasgow girls and boys as schoolteachers across the city and beyond are eager to stage their own productions of it, taking the message to an even wider audience.

That’s important, because those schoolchildren are the politicians, media bosses and policymakers of the future. Too many people, fuelled by misinformation and misconceptions, are ready to believe the rubbish spouted about asylum seekers and refugees.

Glasgow Girls puts the record straight. See it at the Citizens until Saturday.