Mark Perryman recalls the role of Phil Piratin in stopping Mosley and the British Union of Fascists. Phil Piratin was a Communist Party activist and organiser in Stepney, East London, who played a …

Mark Perryman recalls the role of Phil Piratin in stopping Mosley and the British Union of Fascists. Phil Piratin was a Communist Party activist and organiser in Stepney, East London, who played a key role in the Cable Street people's blockade which successfully stopped Sir Oswald Mosley leading his British Union of Fascists (BUF) marching through the East End ninety years ago, 4th October 1936. In his autobiographical account Our Flag Stays Red, first published in 1948, Piratin details the community campaigning that not only built the blockade but was to break the support for the BUF in East London which by the march numbered 4,000 paid-up members and countless thousands more supporters.

Phil Piratin fought fascism, organised tenants and helped lead resistance in the East End before becoming one of Britain’s few Communist MPs.

Throughout the 1930s, Phil Piratin – who was one of Britain’s last Communist MPs – played a leading role in the popular resistance against Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists. Here, Danny Lee ex...

Throughout the 1930s, Phil Piratin – who was one of Britain’s last Communist MPs – played a leading role in the popular resistance against Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists. Here, Danny Lee ex...

Phil Piratin’s East End brand of direct action, involving luxury hotels, breaking into underground stations, and throwing dough at bailiffs,

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