Save Europe Now was a three year long campaign group founded in 1945 by the left wing publisher

Victor Gollancz Sir Victor Gollancz (; 9 April 1893 – 8 February 1967) was a British publisher and humanitarian. Gollancz was known as a supporter of left-wing causes. His loyalties shifted between liberalism and communism, but he defined himself as a Christ ...

to improve the conditions for civilians in the

British occupation zone in Germany The British occupation zone in Germany (German: ''Britische Besatzungszone Deutschlands'') was one of the Allied-occupied areas in Germany after World War II. The United Kingdom along with her Commonwealth were one of the three major Allied po ...

.'Emotional but Influential': Victor Gollancz, Richard Stokes and the British Zone of Germany, 1945-9, John Farquharson, Journal of Contemporary History, Vol. 22, No. 3 (Jul., 1987), pp. 501-519 (19 pages) It was founded by Gollancz in September 1945,Edwards, Ruth Dudley (1987), ''Victor Gollancz: A Biography'' (London: Victor Gollancz), p. 410. and over the next four years Gollancz wrote another eight pamphlets and books addressing the issue and visited the country several times. Its executive included the future Labour leader

Michael Foot Michael Mackintosh Foot (23 July 19133 March 2010) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Labour Leader from 1980 to 1983. Foot began his career as a journalist on ''Tribune'' and the ''Evening Standard''. He co-wrote the 1940 p ...

and the MP for Ipswich and prominent war critic

Richard Stokes Richard or Dick Stokes may refer to: * Richard Stokes (politician), British soldier and politician * Richard Stokes (producer), British television producer * Richard Stokes (priest), English Anglican priest * Dick Stokes (hurler), Irish hurler * Dic ...

. The group employed the peace campaigner

Peggy Duff Peggy Duff (8 February 1910 – 16 April 1981) was a British political activist who started off her career with a protest against the treatment of German prisoners of war in Britain after the Second World War. She was principally known for her c ...

and the Australian campaigner J. B. Webb was an organiser in Australia. The work of the group was extensively quoted in

George Orwell Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitar ...

's The Politics of Starvation.

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