What Was the New Party? Sir Oswald Mosley and Associated Responses to the ‘Crisis’, 1931−1932
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9880302 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Worley (0000-0002-3049-8714, University of Reading, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue | 305 |
| Pages | 39-63 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2648 • E-ISSN: 1468-229X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-229x.2007.00385.x |
| OpenAlex | W2064264757 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
The economic crisis that finally overwhelmed Ramsay MacDonald's Labour government in August 1931 was accompanied by political upheavals that affected all three mainstream political parties. Divisions, splits and new political configurations became characteristic of 1930−2, amongst which was the New Party launched by Sir Oswald Mosley in February 1931. Initially, at least, Mosley's stated objective was to offer an immediate and practical solution to the economic problems then facing the country. Over time, however, his party took on a more permanent nature, eventually paving the way for the formation of the British Union of Fascists. This article looks at the process of such transformation, and endeavours to explain contemporary and historiographical confusion as to what the New Party entailed
Confusion · Economic history · Government (linguistics · Historiography · Mainstream · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · French Historical and Cultural Studies · History · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2016 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |