I have spent a small portion of the past week wondering what I would do if I thought communists were about to take over our country. At the more civil end of things, I could see myself going on an anti-communist protest, though I would shrink away if I noticed that my fellow marchers were flying swastikas. I don’t exactly know what I would do next. Perhaps I would hope for another election soon, and do what I could to unite other anti-communists.

One thing I am fairly sure I would not do would be to dance. In fact, were this country facing the prospect of Stalinism coming at us full force, the last thing I would do would be to get a DJ, book a stage in Trafalgar Square, hire some go-go dancers and rave it up.

If I thought the far left was about to take over, gyrating to Marvin Gaye would not be among my priorities

If I thought the far left was about to take over, gyrating to Marvin Gaye would not be among my priorities

The point only needs noting because last weekend in London there was a large protest to oppose the ‘far right’. The organisers (called the ‘Together Alliance’) claimed that 500,000 people turned out. The police said the numbers were more like 50,000.

‘Your Party’ was in attendance, as was the Green party. Various Labour MPs also attended, as did a range of celebrities. These included Sir Lenny Henry, who seems to be increasingly aggrieved of late at how little this country has done for him and how much it apparently still owes him.

The usual trade unions were there, as were the Palestinian flag wavers and a host of........

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