Max Mosley’s half-forgotten far-right past catches up with him

In the summer of 1962, Sir Oswald Mosley decided to make a return visit to the East End of London. At his side was his 22-year-old son, Max.

Oswald must have known there would be trouble. When the notorious Blackshirts of his pre-war political party, the British Union of Fascists, attempted to march through the East End in 1936, there were pitched battles with Jewish residents. Scores of people were injured.

This time he was back with his new far-right outfit, the Union Movement, and again threatening to march through an area, Dalston, which at that time had a large Jewish population. The chant of the marchers, according to Time magazine, was “Jews out”.

In the violence that followed Oswald Mosley was knocked to the ground and his son was filmed lashing out. Max was among those arrested, but was acquitted in court after arguing that he had been attempting only to defend his father.

Source: theguardian