Carlo Pagetti and Anita Romanello Revisit Storm Jameson's British Hitler

Carlo Pagetti and Anita Romanello examine Storm Jameson's notion of a British Hitler in a piece published by Doppiozero on 17 October 2026. The authors note that political commentators have drawn parallels between the present decade and the 1930s, citing electoral gains for nationalist populism in European countries including Germany and the rise of fascist or neo-Nazi-inspired forces. The 1930s comparison rests on Hitler's accession as Reich chancellor in January 1932, the consolidation of Mussolini's regime in Italy, the victory of Francoism in Spain and, beyond Europe, Japan's aggression against China beginning in 1937. In the United Kingdom of the 1930s, the authors argue, fascist-inspired forces met with very limited success. What emerged was chiefly an alignment between the ambitions of individual politicians and the protests of a lower-middle-class and working-class population squeezed by economic crisis and no longer identifying with established politics. The article carries a Saturday, 17 October 2026 timestamp.