How to Defeat the Far Right - Lessons From Hope Not Hate

An urgent call to resist the forces of extremism and intolerance we see on the march in Western societies, and a guide to how to go about it. How to Defeat the Far Right offers an urgent call to those shocked and disconcerted by the rise of extremism and intolerance in Western societies. Campaigner and journalist Nick Lowles discusses how populist parties have gained power and influence in Europe and beyond and looks at how anti-immigration, anti-Semitic and Islamophobic attacks have proliferated. He provides an explanation for what is happening and why and, more importantly, suggests practical ways for the far right to be defeated. Drawing on the author''s 35 years of personal experience and 20 years leading HOPE not hate, Britain''s largest anti-fascist organisation, this book will examine clear and present political threats and draw on years of good practice and innovative campaign ideas to offer the reader - politicians, community activists and citizens alike - a realisable way to beat the far right and demonstrate that HOPE can triumph over hate.

About the author

Nick Lowles MBE is the founder and Chief Executive of HOPE Not Hate, an advocacy group based in the United Kingdom which campaigns against racism and fascism and emerged from the anti-fascist magazine Searchlight. Nick’s mum arrived from Mauritius in 1961 and he grew up in Hounslow before the family moved to Shrewsbury at the age of 10. Having experienced street racism as a child, Lowles got involved with the anti-fascist movement as a student volunteer at Sheffield University. He was previously a freelance investigative journalist, working in television, including on BBC Panorama, World in Action, Channel Four Dispatches and MacIntyre Undercover. Between 1999 and 2011 Lowles was co-editor, and then editor, of Searchlight magazine. He was awarded an MBE in 2016 for his services in tackling extremism. He can be found on X as @lowles_nick

Product details

• Authors: Nick Lowles, Lowles Nick
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.09.2025
• EAN: 9780008772970
• ISBN: 978-0-00-877297-0
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 240 mm x 34 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; True Crime, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, TRUE CRIME / Organized Crime, Fascism & Nazism, Terrorism, armed struggle, Reportage & collected journalism, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Far-right political ideologies and movements, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Reportage, journalism or collected columns, Pressure groups & lobbying, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism