ABSTRACT
In 1968 Mosley wrote his autobiography, M y Life, to put the record straight. To many critics it was a partial assessment of his career, forgetting and re-interpreting his role in the events of the 1930s. Nevertheless, it reminded his readers of his political width and depth. Robert Skidelsky s book Oswald Mosley appeared in 1975 and revived interest on Mosleys career to such an extent that he became an occasional journalist for the Sunday Telegraph. The reality, of course, is that despite his ability his political life was a failure. As A. J. P. Taylor suggested in the obituary he wrote, Mosley failed to become the Great Dictator, but this was only partly as a result of his own political instability and more a product of the established, stable and democratic nature of British politics. He was the wrong man at the wrong time.
