Searchlight send its heartfelt greetings to all those who worked so hard to pull off Wednesday’s remarkable mobilisations around the country and to those who turned out in response.

Sadly, the movement was caught unawares by the events which unfolded so rapidly after the Southport killings, but in the days since anti-racists have rallied and built a growing opposition to the racist thugs who have been rampaging in our towns and cities.

On Wednesday those efforts culminated in a terrific show of strength and solidarity when thousands turned out in towns and cities the length of the UK to protect offices and buildings which had been directly threatened.

We demonstrated with numbers, noise and determination that it is not the racists who somehow represent the ordinary people of the UK, but those who oppose them and stand up for equality and democracy.

Special thanks go to Stand Up To Racism which pulled out all the stops. It was a magnificent achievement and a great day in the history of the movement.