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If We Tolerate This

The rise of the far right and what we can do to stop it

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If We Tolerate This

By: Daniel Trilling
Narrated by: Rory Kinnear
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A short, urgent and illuminating book about the rise of the far right in Britain, and what we can do to stop it.

Read by Rory Kinnear (Black Mirror, James Bond, Toxic Town)

'READ THIS BOOK!' - JAMES O'BRIEN
'A LUCID PRIMER ON HOW TO RESIST THE APPEASEMENT OF REFORM' -TLS

The far right is now mainstream in British politics.

In 2025 we saw the biggest far-right rally in Britain’s history, after a summer of flag-waving protests. The year before, racist mobs tried to attack mosques and hotels housing asylum seekers.

Something incredibly dangerous has been unleashed, yet our political class seems at best indifferent and at worst to welcome it.

In If We Tolerate This, Daniel Trilling explains how we arrived at this extraordinary moment and what we can do to change course before it’s too late.

PRAISE FOR DANIEL TRILLING:

'Racism and the rise of the far right in Britain are often discussed but rarely understood. Daniel Trilling is an exception . . . his voice must be heard' – OWEN JONES, author of Chavs

'Combining forensic enquiry with moral passion, Daniel Trilling has emerged as one of our most intrepid and resourceful reporters' – PANKAJ MISHRA, Windham-Campbell Prize-winning author of The World After Gaza

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Critic reviews

Read this book! (James O'Brien)
A lucid primer on how to resist the appeasement of Reform, principally on its draconian plans to slash immigration and asylum
Racism and the rise of the far-right in Britain are often discussed but rarely understood. Daniel Trilling is an exception . . . his voice must be heard (Owen Jones, author of Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class)
Trilling brings human detail – individuality – into focus
The author’s mastery of the details of his subject shines through
Combining forensic enquiry with moral passion, Daniel Trilling has emerged as one of our most intrepid and resourceful reporters (Pankaj Mishra, Windham–Campbell Literature Prize-winning author of The World After Gaza)
A book to read for anyone who takes the biggest moral question of our age seriously (Ece Temulkuran, author of How to Lose a Country: The Seven Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship)
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This book is very easy to understand, it was written by an extremely competent and well-researched journalist. He pulls together the threads explaining what the origins of these dangerous ideas are and how we can pull together to disarm them. It’s also quite a short book so you can get it in your head without spending a lot of time, which is really good.

If anyone wants to understand the mess we’re in at the moment this is an excellent place to start.

An excellent and timely book

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This book does more than explain the historical reasons behind the far right’s growing acceptance in mainstream politics in UK. It serves as a serious warning about where tolerance and normalization of these groups can ultimately lead.

A well explained topic that deserves attention.

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This is such a valuable book. It provides such a detailed and well sourced analysis on the growth of the radical right, far right and the role of populism. This work is not based on emotion, but critical analysis of evidence.

such a valuable book

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a great overview put in contexts and a fair judgement of the politicsl Situation not just in the UK

to the point

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This beautifully charts the rise of the far right movement in the UK, and the political establishment’s failure to address it in any meaningful way. I would say it should be required reading, but I fear that some people are too far gone.

Very well researched and deeply worrying

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