Lord Walney, a crossbench peer and former Labour MP, claimed the UK was at a “crossroads in our democracy” in a new report.
While far-right extremism was well acknowledged, he claimed that “too little attention has been paid to serious forms of violence, intimidation, and incitement of hatred on the extreme left.”
He warned that such movements could create “enormous economic damage and drain police resources,” and that the government must take action.
Lord Walney, the government’s independent adviser on political violence and disruption, described a “broad far left subculture” engaged in environmental campaigns, anti-racism, and anti-Israel action.
