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

''A brilliant and challenging book'' GORDON BROWN From the founder of Britain''s leading antifascist organisation, HOPE not hate, this is an urgent call to resist the forces of extremism on the march in Western societies - and how to go about it. If you''re shocked and disconcerted by the rise of intolerance and hate, you''re not alone. Drawing from 35 years of campaigning and journalism, Nick Lowles shows how anti-immigration, antisemitic and Islamophobic attacks have proliferated in the modern world, and how Britain - with the likes of Tommy Robinson and the growth of Reform UK - has been far from immune from far-right politics. From HOPE not hate''s pioneering campaigns against the BNP in east London to the impact of the ''manosphere'' and the issues in Netflix''s Adolescence ; from explorations of the pernicious influence of ''race science'' and conspiracy theory to the interplay of deprivation and intolerance in Britain''s deindustrialised towns, Lowles entwines his inspirational story with hard-won lessons from decades of activism. His conclusions - which do not shy away from awkward truths for campaigners - suggest practical ways for the far right to be defeated. And he shares powerful examples - from a participant-led youth club in Hull to Syrian refugees connecting with local people over falafel in Bradford - of finding the joy in showing that, hard as it can seem, HOPE can triumph over hate.

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Nick Lowles

Product details

• Authors: Nick Lowles, Lowles Nick
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 09.04.2026
• EAN: 9780008773007
• ISBN: 978-0-00-877300-7
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; 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