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John Beckett is a British politician and prominent leader of the Maximist movement, who currently serves as the Director-General of the New Labour Association (NULA). An experienced backbench politician and influential figure in the National Union of Ex-Servicemen (NUX), which he represents in the Federal Congress of the Union of Britain, John Beckett is perhaps best known for his close association with Deputy Chairman Oswald Mosley.
A veteran of the Weltkrieg, Beckett emerged post-war as a firey orator and campaigner for the Independent Labour Party, being close with Clement Attlee and Fenner Brockway, as well as future Deputy Chairman of the Union of Britain John Wheatley. Following a visit to the Commune of France in 1921, Beckett became a convinced revolutionary and devotee to the writings of Georges Sorel, Thomas Carlyle and Henry Hyndman, sitting as one of the ILP's most radical MPs. Fighting in Scotland during the British Revolution alongside his 'Red Clydeside' peers, Beckett joined Mosley's Popular Revolution Party upon its formation, and has acted as one of Mosley's closest allies for the last decade.
Regarded as a loudly "theatrical" politician, Beckett has become infamous for his seemingly ever-increasing political radicalism and fanaticism. A devout authoritarian and the creator of the 'Beckettite' tendency of Maximism, Beckett's unwavering militarist militancy, opposition to electoral democracy and bureaucratism and, above all, zealous anti-Semitism have made him a highly notorious figure in British politics, reviled by many.
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While not as infamously philandering as Oswald Mosley, Beckett is known for his infidelity, which has led his two marriages breaking down. He married his first wife, Helen Shaw, while he was serving in the army just four days after they'd met. The two had a daughter, Lesley (b. 192x), however they split in 1925, during the Revolution, due to Beckett's infidelity.
Beckett's second wife, Kyrle Bellew, was a stage actress from a well known acting dynasty. The two married in June 1930, having an "runaway" anvil wedding at Gretna Green. However, his second marriage fell apart even faster than his first, and the couple are currently separated. Thus far, Bellew has refused to grant Beckett a divorce.
Beckett currently lives with his mistress Anne Cutmore, a devout Maximist who works as the secretary for Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Robert Forgan.