The Battle of Cable Street
The Breakfast Podcast
- Published
- September 19, 2026
- Duration
- 1:48
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Oct 4, 2026
Discusses society, culture.
Summary
The historical significance of the street lies in the Battle of Cable Street in October 1936, a landmark confrontation in which local residents, trade unionists, and anti-fascist demonstrators successfully blocked a march by Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists.
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Show notes
The historical significance of the street lies in the Battle of Cable Street in October 1936, a landmark confrontation in which local residents, trade unionists, and anti-fascist demonstrators successfully blocked a march by Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists.
Themes
- society
- culture