Cullen, Stephen Michael (2011) Other politics, other prejudices; the failure of the British Union of Fascists in Scotland. History Scotland . pp. 28-33. ISSN 1475-5270.

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Abstract

Scotland in the 1930s saw a remarkable proliferation of fascist parties and groups. There
were at least ten fascist or quasi-fascist parties operating at various times in the country,
most of which were peculiar to Scotland alone. But the most notable was Sir Oswald
Mosley’s British Union of Fascists (BUF), which was active throughout Britain from October
1932 until it was banned in July 1940. The BUF’s career was marked by controversy,
conflict, and, ultimately, failure. Much has been written about the movement, but little about
the Scottish experience of Mosleyite fascism in the 1930s. The history of the BUF in
Scotland possesses some particularly Scottish features, and the movement made, even at
its height, a fraction of the progress it did in parts of England. Everywhere, the BUF had to
struggle for political space in an already crowded political landscape. But in Scotland there
was even less scope for the fascists to put down roots in a political world that was dominated
not only by the mainstream parties, but also by nationalist and sectarian concerns that the
BUF did not have to face in England.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain H Social Sciences > HX Socialism. Communism. Anarchism
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Mosley, Oswald, 1896-1980, British Union of Fascists, Fascism -- Scotland, Scotland -- History -- 20th century, Scotland -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Journal or Publication Title:	History Scotland
Publisher:	Warners Group Publications Plc.
ISSN:	1475-5270
Official Date:	March 2011
Dates:	Date Event March 2011 Published
Page Range:	pp. 28-33
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit:	30 January 2023
Date of first compliant Open Access:	30 January 2023

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