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Action was published in 222 editions between February 1936 and June
1940 under the direction of Oswald Mosley. Action was one of a
small group of ultra-nationalist publications produced in Britain
in the thirties; only one complete set of Action survives today.
The six complete editions reproduced here are all from 1936 and are
taken from the master copy set retained by the printers. They
represent an intriguing insight into a fascinating episode in the
political and social history of the United Kingdom at a portentous
moment. Mosley is today viewed as a figure of the extreme right
although he himself always denied that the politics of his movement
were right wing, describing himself as essentially left wing in his
political orientation. However, it is difficult, if not impossible,
for a modern reader to comprehend the British Union of Fascists in
any other light. If one examines the Mosley claim at literal face
value there was clearly some measure of justification for this
statement. In common with Hitler's National Socialist Workers Party
there were a number of genuinely socialist initiatives which formed
the political creed and much of what you will read in these pages
would be equally at home in the pages of the left wing press.
However, as a result of their nationalist and racist policies, the
historical consensus has placed Hitler and Mussolini firmly on the
right of the political spectrum and by association Mosley will
forever be an iconic figure representing the most identifiable
figure on the extreme right wing of British politics. The six
complete editions of Action re-printed here provide a fascinating
glimpse into the British version of nationalist politics at a time
when such sentiments enjoyed real currency throughout Europe. The
events of the infamous Cable Street riots are presented from the
perspective of the British Union of Fascists. It is to be hoped
that these reproductions will provide a fascinating primary source
reference for historians, sociologists, students of politics and
general readers and further our understanding of an all too often
overlooked chapter of British political history.
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