ANTI-RACISTS and anti-fascists should celebrate the way that tens of thousands have been mobilised over recent weeks. At short notice we stopped the fascists in most towns and cities — but not all. Still, too many hotels housing vulnerable people were attacked, both physically and verbally.

This mobilisation brought together anti-racist groups, trade unionists, people of faith, Palestine activists, those involved in Black Lives Matter and political parties. And while Labour in Parliament told its MPs and lords not to join in — remarkable, but some did, as did many councillors and Labour Party members.

As Migrants Organise stated last week: “Across the country, we are seeing a deeply concerning rise of the far right’s attacks on our people, in our homes and on the streets, organised around racism, Islamophobia, border violence, transphobia and global fascist forces.