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Originally Posted by Letum
There was a lot of sympathy for the Bolshevik and Fascist causes in England at the time.
As in most other European countries.
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By the mid to late 30s, the fascists had lost the great majority of their political support in Britain. The BUF had been completely marginalised (banning of political uniforms, Battle of Cable Street, etc.), Moseley's fortunes were taking a serious downturn, and rearmament was getting into gear. Communist sentiments remained strong though, particularly in the North and in Scotland, even throughout the war. It's important to remember that even amongst the British fascists there were a large number who still hated the Nazis or, more accurately, Germans in general. In all, fascist numbers in Britain, even at their peak, were tiny. America had many urban areas which were strongly for the Nazis - whole wards in Chicago were pro-Hitler. Things began to change though with the arrival of refugees from Germany, Austria and the Sudetenland.