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Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet (November 16th, 1896 – December 3rd 1980) was a [[Great Britain|British]] politician and the founder of the [[British Union of Fascists]]. | Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet (November 16th, 1896 – December 3rd 1980) was a [[Great Britain|British]] politician and the founder of the [[British Union of Fascists]]. Somewhat ironically, his rightward move toward [[fascism]] followed a stint as a [[Labour Party|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]]. although he'd first been elected as a Conservative. He abruptly quit the Labour party when its leadership rejected a rather sweepimg paper he had forwarded as a new direction for its platform. As the head of the BUF, he increasingly moved toward fascist political views, engaging in Jew-baiting and famously attempting a march through [[Battle of Cable Street|Cable street]] in [[London]]'s [[East end]]. Detained for the duration of [[World War II]] as an enemy sympathizer, he nevertheless returned to politics, albeit on a more modest scale after his release. | ||
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Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet (November 16th, 1896 – December 3rd 1980) was a British politician and the founder of the British Union of Fascists. Somewhat ironically, his rightward move toward fascism followed a stint as a Labour MP. although he'd first been elected as a Conservative. He abruptly quit the Labour party when its leadership rejected a rather sweepimg paper he had forwarded as a new direction for its platform. As the head of the BUF, he increasingly moved toward fascist political views, engaging in Jew-baiting and famously attempting a march through Cable street in London's East end. Detained for the duration of World War II as an enemy sympathizer, he nevertheless returned to politics, albeit on a more modest scale after his release.