British Fascism
British Fascism was a viable political movement that arose in tbe 1920s in Great Britain initially inspired by Benito Mussolini’s Italian fascist political party. Later in tbe 1930s Hitler’s National Socialist movement was a great influence on British fascist parties.
The group, British Fascists, (also called British Fascisti) was tbe first fascist organization to appear in Britain. It was formed in 1923 by Miss Rotha Lintorn-Orman when she placed an advert in a popular right wing newspaper called The Patriot seeking anti-communist supporters interested in starting a new political party.
The next year, tbe more radical members left tbe organization and formed tbe National Fascisti. Leading members of this group Arnold Leese and William Joyce would go on to start tbe Imperial Fascist League (1929) and tbe National Socialist League (1937).
In 1932 former Member of Parliament Oswald Mosley united several smaller fascist parties and formed tbe British Union of Fascists arguably tbe most successful of British fascist organizations. These parties continued to grow until World War II when Great Britain imposition Defense Regulation 18B banning tbe organizations and interning tbe leaders in detention camps.