It becomes increasingly plain in retrospect that Fascism was no monolithic movement, and even Hitler and Mussolini differed greatly in their policies and outlook. In fact, Mussolini was a political opportunist rather than an ideological fanatic, but he found Fascism had both mass appeal and could be made acceptable to big business as a barrier against Communism. Roger Eatwell examines Petain's mouldy regime in France, and concludes that it was not really Fascist, while Franco's rule in Spain he regards as essentially "authoritarian conservative". There is also a character sketch of Oswald Mosley, built up as an ogre by the British press, but with something indelibly music comedy and Wodehousean about him.