On 28 March, a coalition of trade unions, campaign groups, and celebrities will rally against racism and the right. The politics of this demo are hollow, however. The RCP is mobilising with a clear message: to fight racism, we must fight capitalism.

Last week, days after an Islamophobic Britain First march in the same city, a man attempted to carry out a terrorist attack at a Manchester mosque. The silence from the establishment is deafening. We can have no faith in politicians and the police to keep communities safe.

Last Saturday in Manchester, Britain First’s fascist knuckle-draggers were sent packing by over a thousand anti-fascists, including a sizeable Communist bloc. This is a welcome victory for the left, but far from a resounding one. The movement must draw the lessons.