Guido has chronicled the deep Labour links of political campaign group Hope Not Hate, the influence of which is now felt at the highest ranks of the government. Its boss has a new book out…
Nick Lowles, chief executive, is on tour promoting his new tome about “how to defeat the far right.” The book goes big on attacking the “dehumanising language” of racial insults and stereotypes. Who could disagree?
Last year Lowles himself branded Rishi Sunak – Britain’s first non-white and first British asian Prime Minister – a “cheeky fucker” while quote tweeting a clip where Sunak was reacting to being called a “p***” by a Reform UK campaigner. Lowles posted: “He’s a cheeky fucker …..Given how Sunak continued to take millions from Frank Hester, who said Diane Abbott should be shot, his hurt and outrage over Reform activist rings a bit hollow”. There’s a lot to learn from that new book…
