Anti-racist concerts can stop rise of the UK far right, says veteran activist

Stand Up to Racism organiser says counter-protests alone won’t work and advocates leafleting at football grounds

Counter-protesting does not go far enough to fight the growing threat of the far right, and anti-racists must organise concerts and meet the public at football matches, a veteran activist has said.

Ameen Hadi, an organiser for Stand Up to Racism in Manchester who has been involved in the cause for more than four decades, called for a return of gigs such as Rock Against Racism and its successors.