October 4th sees us celebrate the anniversary of the so-called "Battle of Cable Street" - but what actually transpired that day in East London?

Contemporary figures mythologise that Oswald Mosley & British Fascism were defeated, yet first-hand sources reveal a different story 🧵 Firstly we must establish what the prevailing Cable Street narrative is so that we may deconstruct it.

The story goes something like this: nasty fascists wanted to march through a "jewish" area of East London but were decisively repelled by outraged locals.

for years I've been trying (and failing) to track down pictures of Oswald Mosley's British Union meetings in Manchester's Free Trade Hall, this is the only photograph that exists when searching the internet

however...🧵 this edition of Action covers the 1937 meeting in the heart of Manchester - which was not the first or last time Mosley visited the venue

finally we get a glimpse of the three thousand strong crowd that packed out the venue & listened intently for over an hour without disruption

🧵 Today is October 4th, anniversary of the infamous "Battle of Cable Street" - but what really happened?

The myth is that the people of East London stood up against Oswald Mosley and defeated British Fascism - but inspecting first hand sources reveals the opposite to be true... let's start with this special branch report that concludes:

“The general cry is that the entire population of East London had risen against Mosley...This statement is, however, far from reflecting accurately the state of affairs.”