British Fascism, the Labour Movement and the State

Considerable attention has been paid to far-right parties and their leaders, Oswald Mosley, A. K. Chesterton, John Tyndall and Nick Griffin. But what about the forces that have been organised in opposition to fascism in Britain? British Fascism, the Labou

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Also by David Renton CLASSICAL MARXISM DISSIDENT MARXISM FASCISM, ANTI-FASCISM AND THE 1940s FASCISM: Theory and Practice MARX ON GLOBALISATION THIS ROUGH GAME TROTSKY THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF GREAT BRITAIN SINCE 1920 (with J. Eaden) NEW APPROACHES TO SOCIALIST HISTORY (with K. Flett) THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (with K. Flett)

British Fascism, the Labour Movement and the State Edited by

Nigel Copsey Senior Lecturer in History, University of Teesside, UK

and

David Renton Research Associate, Rand-Afrikaans University, South Africa and University of Sunderland, UK

Editorial matter, selection © Nigel Copsey and David Renton 2005 Ch. 7 © David Renton 2005; Ch. 9 © Nigel Copsey 2005 Also all remaining chapters © Palgrave Macmillan 2005 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2005 978-1-4039-3916-6 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published in 2005 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-51960-6

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This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data British fascism, the labour movement, and the state / edited by Nigel Copsey, David Renton. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-349-51960-6 1. Fascism – Great Britain – History – 20th century. 2. Great Britain – Politics and government – 20th century. 3. Labor movement – Great Britain – History – 20th century. 4. Anti-fascist movements – Great Britain – History – 20th century. 5. Working class – Great Britain – Political activity – History – 20th century. I. Copsey, Nigel, 1967– II. Renton, Dave, 1972– DA566.7.B665 2005 335.609410904—dc22 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05