By-election succeeds by-election and still Sir Oswald Mosley delays to
enter the battle. On paper Twickenham should have provided a first-class opportunity kir the first of the Fascist candidates. It is a lower-middle-class constituency, it has shown itself in the past peculiarly amenable to the influence of the popular Press, and it is in the London area where Sir Oswald's strength is believed to be at its greatest. Momnouth and Weston-super-Mare might also have given valuable evidence of the extent of his support among the farming community and in a prosperous residential area, while North Hammersmith and the Upton division of West Ham would have disclosed whether, there is any truth in the Fascist claim that they are eating into the Socialist vote. No doubt Sir Oswald is • anxious to consolidate his position further. before he puts it to the . test. But if he delays too .long the sceptics will be more than ever convinced that his campaign is primarily a stunt.
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