Many British people were glad to give German Jews a refuge, but some were not, and the government was caught between the two. The press spoke for and against them—emphasizing the contribution they made to the economy and the plight they faced in their home country—while on the other hand British workers worried about their jobs, and their fears were played upon by the right-wing papers. Allegations were made about the criminal tendencies and shiftlessness of Jews, and the threat they posed to the British way of life. But still, there were no actual Nazis, no SA or SS.
