"From Southall to Sheffield and from Brick Lane to Bradford, the Asian youth movements were set up to physically defend communities from racist attacks. It was because of their heroic efforts that many of us in diverse towns and cities have grown up in safer environments"
#Racism #Fascism #FarRight #UKPolitics
Britain’s far-right violence comes to us direct from the 1970s. But so does the solution | Taj Ali | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/23/britain-anti-racism-asian-youth-movements-1970s-far-right-violence
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