BRITAIN’S FASCIST THREAD

11AM, RADIO 4 HHH

The British Union of Fascists held a rally at Olympia in June of 1934, attended by more than 10,000 people. The Blackshirts were out in force, launching attacks on anti-fascist demonstrators. Chaos broke out and the Fascist leader, Oswald Mosley, struggled to make himself heard above the fighting. Until then, British Fascists had gained followers and political traction, but this rally turned public feeling against them. Camilla Schofield begins her three-part account of Fascism in Britain with a look at this event.