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In its many and varied forms, the Radical Right has been a hyper-nationalist thorn in the side of Britain''s liberal political system for over 100 years. Standing outside the liberal political system, it rejected liberal principles in their entirety in favour of values derived from racial nationalism, while its concept of ''Britain for the British'' entailed social as well as national revolution, and the transformation of the individual. The policies of the Radical Right have ranged from the authoritarian fascism of Sir Oswald Mosley and the BUF and the later National Front, to the virtual anarchism of Distributism and Social Credit; from de facto nationalization to the redistribution of property.In this approachable introductory guide, Alan Sykes examines the troublesome history of the Radical Right and its critique of British liberal politics. Sykes traces the development of Radical Right ideas from their origins in the Edwardian fears of imperial disintegration and racial decadence that gave rise to Social Imperialism, to the contemporary achievements of the modernized BNP.>
List of contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations Used in the Text
Introduction: Some Pointers Towards a Definition
Social Imperialism and Racial Regeneration
Patriotic Labour and International Conspiracies
Sir Oswald Mosley and British Fascism
Alternative Economics and Peace-Loving Patriots
The Union Movement and the National Front
Warrior Saints and Men in Suits
Conclusion: Past Failures and Future Prospects
Notes
Further Reading
Index.
About the author
Alan Sykes
