British politician and founder in the 1930s of the Saviours of Britain, a fascist organisation known as the 'Black Shorts'. Later elevated to the British peerage as Lord Sidcup.
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'''Roderick Spode''', 8th Earl of Sidcup, was a fictional character in [[P.G. Wodehouse|P. G. Wodehouse's]] ''[[Jeeves]]'' novels. He was a [[British]] politician and founder in the 1930s of the "Saviours of Britain", a [[fascist]] organization known as the ''Black Shorts''. He was a parody of British Fascist leader [[Oswald Mosley]]. Spode appears in the following ''Jeeves'' stories: