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THE daughter of a man killed in Auschwitz has shared her fears over the rise of the far-right in Europe, weeks after survivors commemorated the 70th anniversary of the camp’s liberation.
Colette Levy, who as a child escaped to Britain from France’s nazi-collaborating Vichy regime, said the surge in support for the Front National in France is a “shame.”
And she warned of the divisive consequences of austerity politics in a heartfelt speech at Saturday’s Unite Against Fascism Conference in London.
Once again Tower Hamlets is being targeted by anti-Islam campaigners, this time a revamped and radicalised version of Ukip — the far-right event is now banned by the police, but we’ll be assembling this Saturday to make sure they stay away, says JAYDEE SEAFORTH
TONY CONWAY assesses the lessons of the 1930s and looks at what is similar, and what is different, about the rise of the far right today
