Cross-party cooperation to defeat the Tory right

‘We face a crisis,’ writes Nicholas Maxwell. ‘Sooner or later, there will be a snap general election. Johnson and Farage will get their act together and, against a divided opposition, will win.’ Photograph: Adrian Dennis/API am a long-time Labour activist in an erstwhile Tory stronghold, and Paul Mason’s call for a Labour-led, cross-party response to the threat of rightwing populism resonates strongly (Labour must adopt a tactic from the 1930s: a popular front, Jour