Jack Yates remembers the march through the East End of London by the National Front in 1978, and discusses what lessons can be learned from this event for today’s anti-fascist activists as the BNP- with over fifty borough, district, town and city councillors- spreads its message of hate.

Jon Cruddas and Nick Lowles argue that the rise of the far right presents a challenge that the left has so far proved unable to meet.

Italy’s campaign against the Roma has ominous echoes of its fascist past, and the silence of our leaders is deafening, writes Seamus Milne.

The ruling party has failed to make the case against racism and xenophobia, pandering instead of making a principled stand, argues Gary Younge.

David Williams on the case of a leading BNP officer who recently attacked educational visits by school children to the Auschwitz death camp.