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Think-tank calls for progressives to take on Europe's far-right parties

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6509717571_10f0384be8_bThe Centre for Labour and Social Studies (Class) released a new essay by Glyn Ford, a Labour candidate in May's European elections in south- west England on 29 April. The essay, entitled How can the European left deal with the threat posed by xenophobia? charts the rise of xenophobia as a Europe-wide phenomenon, which has become more of an urgent threat following the increase in popularity of far-right parties such as UKIP.

The essay argues that European far-right parties have succeeded thanks to the spread of misinformation about the effects of immigration, the ratcheting up of fear, and Euroscepticism: all of which have been assisted by a compliant media.

As UKIP looks to be successful in the forthcoming European elections, the essay calls upon progressives to take on far-right parties by exposing their xenophobia, addressing the social problems that have led to their rise, and mobilising the groups which may be negatively affected by xenophobic rhetoric.

Glyn Ford said: “These parties grew on fertile soil as a product of genuine concerns in communities under increasing social and financial stress. But progressives must expose xenophobic parties for what they are; we must address the concerns of their voters, and we must mobilize those threatened by their policies and very existence in politics.”

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