Harold Elsdale Goad (4 October 1878 – 26 May 1956) was a British writer, journalist and poet. He was an early sympathiser with

fascism Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, ultra-nationalist political ideology and movement,: "extreme militaristic nationalism, contempt for electoral democracy and political and cultural liberalism, a belief in natural social hierarchy an ...

, publishing the pamphlet ''What is Fascism?'', followed by two books on

corporatism Corporatism is a collectivist political ideology which advocates the organization of society by corporate groups, such as agricultural, labour, military, business, scientific, or guild associations, on the basis of their common interests. The ...

. He was one of those in the

British Fascists The British Fascists was the first political organisation in the United Kingdom to claim the label of fascist, although the group had little ideological unity apart from anti-socialism for much of its existence, and was strongly associated with c ...

interested in Fascist ideology, with James Strachey Barnes, in relation to

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ...

s and guilds. The books were highly regarded by the Italian Fascist government. A small group, briefly attached to

Chatham House Chatham House, also known as the Royal Institute of International Affairs, is an independent policy institute headquartered in London. Its stated mission is to provide commentary on world events and offer solutions to global challenges. It is ...

, studied the Corporate State and included Goad, Barnes, Charles Petrie and Goad's co-author Muriel Currey; Goad addressed a Chatham House meeting in October 1933. He was Director of the

British Institute of Florence The British Institute of Florence is a cultural institute founded in 1917 in Florence, Italy, with the aim of promoting Anglo-Italian cultural relations, teaching English and Italian languages, and running a library of English books to illustrate B ...

from 1922 to 1939.The British Institute of Florence – Library and Archive – The archive – British Institute Collection
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Works

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References

* Tamara Colacicco, ‘The British Institutes and the British Council in Fascist Italy: from Harold Goad to Ian Greenlees, 1922-40’, Moder Italy, 23 (3): 315–29. {{DEFAULTSORT:Goad, Harold 1878 births 1956 deaths British fascists Chatham House people 20th-century English writers