Never Again

Rock Against Racism and the Anti-Nazi League 1976-1982

David Renton (Independent Scholar, UK)

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Routledge
10 December 2018

British & Irish history; Fascism & Nazism; Political parties

Series: Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right

By 1976, the National Front had become the fourth largest party in Britain. In a context of national decline, racism and fears that the country was collapsing into social unrest, the Front won 19 per cent of the vote in elections in Leicester and 100,000 votes in London.

In response, an anti-fascist campaign was born, which combined mass action to deprive the Front of public platforms with a mass cultural movement. Rock Against Racism brought punk and reggae bands together as a weapon against the right.

At Lewisham in August 1977, fighting between the far right and its opponents saw two hundred people arrested and fifty policemen injured. The press urged the state to ban two rival sets of dangerous extremists. But as the papers took sides, so did many others who determined to oppose the Front.

Through the Anti-Nazi League hundreds of thousands of people painted out racist graffiti, distributed leaflets and persuaded those around them to vote against the right. This combined movement was one of the biggest mass campaigns that Britain has ever seen.

This book tells the story of the National Front and the campaign which stopped it.

By: David Renton (Independent Scholar UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 296g
ISBN: 9781138502710
ISBN 10: 1138502715
Series: Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right
Pages: 178
Publication Date: 10 December 2018
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Renton is a British barrister, historian and author. His previous books include Fascism: Theory and Practice (1999), Fascism, Anti-Fascism and Britain in the 1940s (2000), This Rough Game: Fascism and Anti-Fascism (2001), British Fascism, the Labour Movement and the State (2004, with Nigel Copsey) and When We Touched the Sky: The Anti-Nazi League 1977–1981 (2006).

Reviews for Never Again: Rock Against Racism and the Anti-Nazi League 1976-1982

I was gripped and loved the way it took me through different elements of popular culture, personal reflection, policy. It is the best account of the relationship between punk and the Anti-Nazi League / Rock Against Racism. Lucy Robinson, Professor in Collaborative History, University of Sussex. A must-read for anyone who wants to understand the post-war history of racist and fascist movements and the strategies of resistance to them. Hsiao-Hung Pai, author of Angry White People. Dave Renton's book helps us understand a pivotal moment in the defeat of fascism; it addresses the militant tradition of anti-fascism with real consideration. Louise Purbrick, contributor to Physical Resistance: A Hundred Years of Anti-Fascism.