People demonstrate during the Tommy Robinson-led Unite the Kingdom march and rally, in London, Saturday Sept. 13, 2025.

At the weekend, over 100,000 people filled the streets of London for the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ demonstration – a well-resourced, well-funded and strategically organised march by the likes of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (AKA Tommy Robinson).

Many people were shocked by the numbers it attracted – but for anyone paying attention to the scale of discontent in the country and the success of figures like Yaxley-Lennon, it feels a worryingly predictable next step in the campaign to twist people’s fear and anger into something darker and more dangerous.

For nearly two decades, living standards in the UK have been declining. Life has got much harder for most people. Bills have spiked, rents have spiralled out of control, more people have been pushed into poverty.

Wherever we live, we can all see that there is something deeply broken at the heart of this country: our high streets are derelict, our town centres are hollowed out, and our public services are crumbling thanks to lack of investment. Too many people are homeless or sleeping on the streets.

But instead of taking action, governments have simply stood by while the super rich and corporations hoover up wealth, leaving ordinary people with nothing. They’ve sat on their hands while landlords put up the rent on people who can’t afford to pay........

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