14 – 28 April 2026

This year sees the 50th anniversary of the premiere of the pathbreaking play Destiny by David Edgar, describing the rise of neo-fascism in the 1970s. He discusses its context and resonance for today in IRR News. Join a discussion on 3 May at the Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone, London on what the play has to teach us now about the fight against the far Right. Details are here. 

Our calendar reveals processes, similar to the 1970s , that ensure present-day racism is  becoming increasingly explicit and unapologetic  – in the social media posts of political candidates; in policing, with a far-right march in Manchester protected and its opponents subjected to police violence; against workers in sectors including journalists and rail transport, who face ’shocking’ abuse and physical attack; and in the frequency of attacks on mosques and synagogues.