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| Founder | Oswald Mosley |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Dissolved | 1973 |
| Preceded by | British Union of Fascists |
| Merged into | National Front |
| Succeeded by | Action Party (Later League of Saint George) |
| Ideology | Europe a Nation Pan-European nationalism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| European Parliament group | European Social Movement (1951–1960s) National Party of Europe (1960s) |
| Colours | Red White Blue |
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The Union Movement (UM) was a far-right political party founded in the United Kingdom by Oswald Mosley. Before the Second World War, Mosley's British Union of Fascists (BUF) had wanted to concentrate trade within the British Empire, but the Union Movement attempted to stress the importance of developing a European nationalism, rather than a narrower country-based nationalism. That has caused the UM to be characterised as an attempt by Mosley to start again in his political life by embracing more democratic and international policies than those with which he had previously been associated. The UM has been described as post-fascist by former members such as Robert Edwards, the founder of the pro-Mosley European Action, a British pressure group and monthly newspaper.[1] [2]
- ^ Flannagan, S (14 August 2022). "WHAT HAPPENED TO BRITISH UNION OF FASCISTS LEADER OSWALD MOSLEY AFTER WWII?". Grunge. Static Media. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ Are We Fascist? by Robert Edwards European Socialist Action No 44, January/February 2013 http://www.europeanaction.com/id79.html) A reader recently advised me on the folly of promoting fascism. I agreed with hihttp://www.europeanaction.com/id79.html