Fleet Street, Press Barons and Politics
The Journals of Collin Brooks, 1932–1940

This volume consists of diary entries by Collin Brooks, a Fleet Street journalist and editor.

N. J. Crowson (Edited by)

9780521662390, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 2 September 1999

322 pages
22.4 x 15 x 2.1 cm, 0.526 kg

Fleet Street, Press Barons and Politics provides a personal account of the tribulations of working as a journalist and editor during the 1930s. Collin Brooks recorded for posterity his observations of the journalistic, political, literary and financial sets in which he circulated. The journals open with Brooks working at the Financial News. His move to the Sunday Dispatch, his rise to the editorial chair, and his intimate friendship with Lord Rothermere ensure that these journals offer a unique insight into the operations and mentality of a press baron. Further, the diaries offer a perspective upon dissident right-wing Conservatism during the leaderships of Baldwin and Chamberlain, giving new insights into the debates over India, rearmament and foreign policy as well as the continued flirtations with Mosley and fascism. These readable, witty and fluent journals, skilfully edited by N. J. Crowson, offer a fascinating snapshot of Britain in the 1930s.

Introduction
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940.

Subject Areas: 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW], British & Irish history [HBJD1]