Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of central London last weekend in what has been described as the largest demonstration against the far right in British history.
The Together Alliance march brought together a vast coalition of around 500 organisations which included trade unions, anti-racism groups and community organisations, in what was a powerful show of unity against the growing influence of far-right politics in the UK. Marchers of all ages travelled from across the country, gathering in Park Lane before moving through Whitehall towards Trafalgar Square.
While police estimates placed attendance at around 50,000, organisers claim that up to half a million people participated, with vast crowds a reflection, at the very least, of the scale and urgency of the mobilisation.
The protest was widely seen as a direct response to figures such as Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson, whose rhetoric and political movements have sought to normalise division and scapegoating. It also followed last year’s far-right mobilisation in London hosted by Robinson, which drew over 100,000 people and saw outbreaks of violence.
Among those supporting the demonstration was DiEM25 ally Jeremy Corbyn, who emphasised the real roots of the crises facing society: “The problems we face are not caused by migrants or refugees… but by an economic system rigged in favour of corporations and billionaires.” Corbyn recently appeared at DiEM25’s Resistance Is Existence event in London, where similar themes of systemic injustice and collective resistance were at the forefront.
Zack Polanski, also a speaker at the DiEM25 event, called for sustained organising beyond the march: “Go back to your communities, to the community centres, to your trade unions, to your friends, to your neighbours. We must organise in our communities.” With local elections approaching, he stressed the importance of translating mobilisation into political action, adding: “We will defeat hate. It’s time to make hope normal again.”
The demonstration sent a clear message: that the far right does not go unchallenged, and that across the UK, a broad and diverse movement is ready to organise, resist, and build an alternative grounded in solidarity and justice.
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