Eighty years ago this week, anti-fascists in East London confronted Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts as they tried to march though what was then a largely Jewish area. Mosley’s British Union of Fascists was notorious for using marches and rallies as cover for vicious attacks on Jews.  The confrontation has gone down in folklore as ‘The Battle of Cable Street’. Many myths have grown around the confrontation, including about  the role of the Communist Party, which has often claimed for itself the […]

Categories: Britain, History, Justice & Liberties • Tags: anti-fascism, battle of cable street, communist party, fascism, joe jacobs, oswal mosley