That dangerous and unacceptable set of myths and ideas part 2 ….. today on the wireless

 The second of the fascinating series on Britain's Fascist Thread 

Belle Vue, Demonstration against Oswald Mosley, 1962

Historian Camilla Schofield explores a century of British fascism.

"From the formation of the British Fascisti in 1923, through the BUF, the National Front and the BNP, the history of fascism in Britain is, in a sense, an unbroken thread.

But if the politics – or anti-politics – has remained more-or-less consistent, with a lineage of hatreds, pseudo-science, failed leaders and tactics, the means by which fascism is calibrated and communicated in the 21st century has fundamentally changed.

In the second programme in the series we look back at a march staged by the National Front – and the ensuing counter-demonstration – in Lewisham in 1977.

Featuring Paul Gilroy, Peter Hain, Lez Henry, Paul Jackson and Joe Mulhall.

Producer: Martin Williams"*

Picture; demonstration at Belle Vue, Demonstration against Oswald Mosley, 1962, m07971, courtesy of Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council, http://images.manchester.gov.uk/index.php?session=pass

*Britain's Fascist Thread, Radio 4 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000skcb