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The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right, British fascist political party in the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in Wigton, Cumbria, and is led by Adam Walker. A minor party, it has no elected representatives at any level of UK government.
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Founded by a former chairman of the National Front, John Tyndall, as the "New National Front" in 1980; the British National Party (BNP), as it became known in 1982, claims to be the United Kingdom's foremost nationalist political party. Its extreme right views and links to violent organizations, notably Combat 18, have resulted in accusations of fa...
Extreme right-wing politics has always been an ideology of the minority in Britain. Its most notorious advocate was the former Labour MP and government minister, Oswald Mosley, who formed the British Union of Fascists (BUF) in 1932. This followed seismic splits within his former party after its leadership merged into a national government a year ea...
1980:
1. Founded by former National Front leader, John Tyndall, as New National Front.
1982:
1. Name changed to British National Party.
1993:
1. Derek Beackton wins council seat in Millwall, the BNP's first electoral success.
JOHN TYNDALL
Born in Exeter in 1934, and brought up in London, John Tyndall started his lifelong association with fascism in his early 20s. Impressed by Mein Kampf—an attraction he partially renounced when it become clear that associating with Hitler was electorally disadvantageous—at 22, he briefly joined the League of Empire Loyalists. This marked the start of the path that led through a number of extreme-right groups, many of which he helped to form, including the National Labour Party (until forced by...
As probably befits a legitimate political party, the BNP is at once nuanced and cautious in publicly arguing some of the extreme racist arguments linked to its leading members. This is because of its current policy of seeking to engage the political mainstream. For instance, a glance at its web site or manifesto reveals nothing of the denial of the...
An academic claims extremists are operating on UK university campuses, threatening national security. In a report to be published next week Professor Anthony Glees of Brunel University warns that the authorities are "ignoring the problem." He says the extremists include Islamist Jihadists, animal rights activists and the British National Party. Uni...
According to a leading expert on British far-right groups, Nick Ryan, Griffin wants the BNP to follow the example of France's Jean-Marie Le Pen, Austria's Jörg Haider, and Australia's Pauline Hanson. He is keen to abandon the public emphasis on forced repatriation of "foreigners" (he sees it as "one of the main obstacles to electoral success"), and...
Despite the negative headlines attracted by the BBC's 2004 documentary and the court proceedings that, as of 2005, hang over the heads of a number of its leading figures, the BNP currently holds its strongest electoral position in its history. Griffin's attempts to modernize the party have met with some success, although the BNP continues to be tai...
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Ryan, Nick. Homeland: Into a World of Hate. Edinburgh, Scotland: Mainstream, 2004. Sykes, Andrew. The Radical Right in Britain. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. Copesy, Nigel. Contemporary British Facism: The British National Party and the Quest for Legitimacy. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.
The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right political party in the United Kingdom formed as a splinter group from the National Front by John Tyndall in 1982 and was led by Nick Griffin from September 1999 to July 2014. Its current chairman is Adam Walker.
Oct 20, 2009 · Politics. BNP members: far-right map of England and Wales. A leaked membership list of the British National party has been published on the internet. This map shows you which...
Oct 22, 2009 · The British National Party was formed by John Tyndall, co-founder of the National Front, in 1982. He led the BNP until 1999 and died in 2005. His successor was Nick Griffin, a Cambridge law graduate who lives in mid-Wales with his wife and four children. Before becoming leader, Mr Griffin was a full-time political writer and organiser for the ...
Aug 22, 2021 · The BNP’s rise to prominence in Burnley came hard on the heels of the 2001 riots which swept several northern towns, including Bradford and Oldham as well as Burnley itself. By 2003, the party had reached the peak of its influence in the town, with eight seats on the local council. It would retain representation on the council for a decade.
