38-696: Our Nation may refer to: Our Nation (1983) , political party founded by Martin Webster, former member of the National Front in the UK Our Nation (2018) , political party founded by Henry Bolton, former leader of the UK Independence Party Our Nation (album) , by Dada Life, 2018 See also [ edit ] One Nation (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
76-655: A "Nazi and an admirer of Adolf Hitler ". In response Brons released a statement on his website, stating: In 1965, Brons joined John Bean 's British National Party (not the same as the current incarnation), which later merged with the League of Empire Loyalists to form the National Front (NF) in 1967. Brons was voted onto the National Front's national directorate in 1974, and "as the NF's education officer, he hosted seminars on racial nationalism and tried to give its racism
114-495: A dual view, in that I realise that he is well intentioned, I feel that our public image may suffer considerable damage as a result of these activities. I am however open to correction on this point." The second letter requested materials such as a swastika , a copy of the Horst-Wessel-Lied , and posters and stickers in furtherance of Brons' goal of forming a local NSM group. Questioned in 2009 about his membership of
152-404: A four-year homosexual affair with Nick Griffin (in 1999, the newly elected BNP leader) that had begun in the mid-1970s, when Griffin was a teenager. Griffin has denied any such relationship. Webster composes occasional e-bulletins, under the title "Electronic Loose Cannon", and "Electronic Watch on Zion". He has also written for The Occidental Observer website. In 2010, Webster spoke at
190-587: A leading member and even wrote a number of articles for the Political Soldier -supporting Nationalism Today , he was generally opposed to the positions of the 'official' National Front and resigned from the chairmanship in November 1984. He left the 'official' party altogether in 1986 but, unlike Webster who had been expelled in 1984, Brons became involved with the Flag Group , an NF Fronde. It
228-632: A more "scientific" basis." Brons contested Harrogate for the National Front in both February and October 1974 general elections, polling 1,186 votes (2.3%) in February and 1,030 (2.3%) in October . When Labour's Roy Jenkins resigned his parliamentary seat on appointment as European Commission President in early 1977, Brons contested the Birmingham Stechford by-election for the National Front. He polled 2,955 votes (8.2%), forcing
266-606: A sign reading "Defend British Free Speech from Red Terrorism". Webster was allowed to march, as 'one man' did not constitute a breaking of the ban. The tactic split the Anti-Nazi League (ANL) in two and made a farce of the ban, while attracting more media publicity for the NF. In 1982, Webster – after making claims about the activities of the ANL – was sued for libel by Peter Hain , then one of its leading members. In court, he admitted that ANL activity had severely damaged
304-415: A small sum from Dior, he soon found that his low reputation across the far right made it very difficult for him to attract members to his movement. Although long-standing activist Denis Pirie played a role in organising the group, his input was cut short by newspaper articles revealing that he had been involved whilst employed at a high level in the civil service. As a result, Our Nation never really got off
342-633: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Our Nation (1983) Martin Guy Alan Webster (born 14 May 1943) is a British neo-Nazi , a former leading figure on the far-right in the United Kingdom . An early member of the National Labour Party (NLP), he was John Tyndall 's closest ally, and followed him in joining the original British National Party (BNP),
380-418: Is supposed to have heard "white power" and "death to Jews". When a police officer of Malaysian origin asked the group to disperse, the policeman said that Brons replied: "I am aware of my legal rights. Inferior beings like you probably do not appreciate the principle of free speech," - an allegation which Brons has always denied. His appeal to Leeds Crown Court was unsuccessful. Although Brons continued as
418-849: The European Elections 2009 in the Yorkshire and the Humber constituency , and upon becoming the BNP's first Member of the European Parliament he declined the college's offer. Brons stood as a parliamentary candidate for the Keighley constituency at the 2010 general election . He came fourth in the election with 1,962 votes. In August 2010, Brons and fellow members of the BNP Policy Committee were asked by
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#1732787353646456-860: The European Parliament Brons was designated to the Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee this being a joint delegation to create dialogue with the Croatian Parliament at the time Croatia was a candidate country . On 29/30 March 2010, the delegation including Brons met in Zagreb , Brons spoke in the Croatian Parliament on the state of play of the accession negotiations and EU-Croatia relations in
494-475: The Liberal candidate into fourth place. Following the poor showing by the National Front at the 1979 general election , and John Tyndall 's subsequent departure, Brons became Chairman of the NF in 1980 and in doing so broke with his former mentor. Brons, though, led the NF in name only. Initially Martin Webster , National Activities Organiser, exerted the most influence, before the Political Soldier wing of
532-756: The National Socialist Movement (NSM) and the Greater Britain Movement . Webster also spent time in prison for helping to organise a paramilitary organisation, Spearhead, and was convicted under the Public Order Act 1936 . Rumours of his homosexuality led to him becoming vilified in far-right circles, and he quietly disappeared from the political scene. An early member of the Young Conservatives , from which he claimed to have been expelled, Webster
570-874: The University of York , and graduated in 1970. After graduation, Brons started working as a lecturer at Harrogate College in 1970, and worked there until 2005; lecturing in A-Level law and government, and politics. He has two daughters. Brons began his political career in 1964 when, aged seventeen, he joined the National Socialist Movement (NSM), a Neo-Nazi organisation founded on Adolf Hitler 's birthday by Colin Jordan . In 1980, Searchlight published two letters Brons had written in 1965 to Françoise Dior , Jordan's wife, in which he mentioned meeting an NSM member who "mentioned such activities as bombing synagogues", stating in response to this that: "On this subject I have
608-690: The 29th meeting of the New Right , giving a lecture on the Middle East conflict in favour of the Palestinian cause. In August 2011, he spoke at the 29th New Right meeting on Justice for the Palestinians. Andrew Brons Andrew Henry William Brons (born 3 June 1947) is a British politician and former MEP. Long active in far-right politics in Britain, he was elected as a Member of
646-713: The Croatian people, this time in the European Parliament. He used the opportunity to express his concerns over the double standards of the EU in relation to the Lisbon Treaty ; he also questioned member states governments' and media impartiality regarding the EU Question, saying: In November 2012, Brons and several other ex-BNP activists formed the British Democratic Party with himself as president of
684-499: The European Parliament (MEP) for Yorkshire and the Humber for the fascist British National Party (BNP) at the 2009 European Parliament election and held the seat until May 2014. He was the chairman of the National Front in the early 1980s. He resigned the BNP whip in October 2012 and became patron of the far-right British Democratic Party . He did not seek re-election in 2014. Brons, who has English and German ancestry,
722-572: The European Parliament, Brons and his fellow BNP MEP Nick Griffin were heavily critical of any legislation, current or pending, which they saw as designed to reduce the national sovereignty and independence of member states or to have a negative impact on Britain. He was a member of the Constitutional Affairs Committee and a substitute for the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee . On entering
760-552: The NF. Rumours of Webster's homosexuality led to his becoming vilified within right-wing nationalist circles, and he also fell foul of the Political Soldier wing of the NF. In 1983, they ensured that he lost his position as National Activities Organiser, then deprived him of his place on the National Directorate, before expelling him from the party altogether along with his ally Michael Salt. Webster briefly attempted to lead his own group, Our Nation, although this
798-522: The National Front (as the Flag Group became known on the dissolution of the 'official' party in 1989) until 1999. Upon his retirement, Brons joined the BNP in 2005. He subsequently wrote at least two articles for the BNP's official magazine Identity . Brons had a "tentative agreement" to return to work at Harrogate College in September 2009. He had however been selected as BNP lead candidate for
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#1732787353646836-764: The National Socialist Movement, Brons said, "People do silly things when they are seventeen. Peter Mandelson was once a member of the Young Communist League but we don't continue to call him a Communist." Brons was forced to return to the issue in March 2011 when – on the BBC 's Daily Politics programme – Dominic Carman , the Liberal Democrat candidate for the 2011 Barnsley Central by-election , called Brons, in his absence,
874-482: The Public Order Act 1936, to ban an NF march through Hyde town centre on the grounds that it was likely to be a focus of "serious disturbances", Webster announced in October 1977 that there would be two NF marches, the second being conducted by him alone. Watched by a crowd of members of the public and surrounded by an estimated 2,500 police, he marched down the main street of Hyde carrying a Union Flag and
912-551: The author of a work of holocaust denial , Did Six Million Really Die? Brons edited the National Front's 1983 general election manifesto, which "called for a global apartheid to prevent the 'extinction' of whites everywhere." The manifesto declared that "The National Front rejects the whole concept of multiracialism. We recognise inherent racial differences in Man. The races of Man are profoundly unequal in their characteristics, potential and abilities." On at least two occasions in
950-486: The autumn. Following constitutional changes rushed through by Nick Griffin , the leadership election was brought forward to the summer. Brons was narrowly defeated, receiving 1,148 votes to Griffin's 1,157. On 16 October 2012, Brons resigned the BNP whip following disputes with the party leader Griffin, stating that Griffin had described him "in a text to his attack dogs as 'vermin'". He continued as an MEP until 2014 when he did not stand for re-election. Upon election to
988-542: The chairman and advisory council to carry out a consultation of members about possible changes to the party's constitution, with particular reference to two areas, governance of the party nationally and the rules for internal elections. On 8 November, his findings were published online. At the end of May 2011, Brons announced that he would seek nomination for the leadership of the British National Party in an internal election which would have been held in
1026-413: The early-1980s, Brons' far-right activities caused difficulties for his employer: on 24 June 1981, more than 500 student and Anti-Nazi League campaigners marched through Harrogate, taking over the college building where Brons was teaching; six protesters were arrested. In February 1982, more than 300 protesters clashed with 100 National Front supporters outside Brons' classroom in central Harrogate, and in
1064-439: The ground; before long Webster was forced to abandon his plans. He was not admitted to the Flag Group after Ian Anderson had supported his initial expulsion from the NF (despite being otherwise an opponent of Nick Griffin and Patrick Harrington ). Webster has been semi-retired from political activity for some time (although he was associated with Lady Birdwood before her death). He re-emerged in 1999, to claim that he had
1102-409: The leadership of the party with Tyndall until 1974. Webster clashed with Tyndall's replacement John Kingsley Read , and the clash set in motion Kingsley Read's downfall, allowing Tyndall to return to the leadership. Webster later broke with Tyndall, while remaining one of the most prominent figures in the NF during the subsequent chairmanship of Andrew Brons . Shortly after the police decided, under
1140-497: The party became more important. Brons tended to support the Flag Group although he lost influence to Ian Anderson and faded from his leading position. Nevertheless, Brons had links to the Political Soldier wing and is credited with having introduced the concept of distributism into the party, which formed a central part of the new ideology of the NF. Brons co-edited the NF journal New Nation , with Richard Verrall ,
1178-496: The presence of representatives of the Croatian Government . He went on to say: Although having, made a direct speech as a warning to the Croatian Parliament, Brons ended with an abstention in voting to continue negotiations. He justified this by stating: The remaining members of the committee voted unanimously in favour. On 30 November 2010, Brons again spoke of the negative impact that EU accession would have on
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1216-548: The process two students were stabbed and six people arrested. In October 1983, Brons called upon the principal of Harrogate College as a character witness, when Brons was convicted by magistrates of using insulting words and behaviour likely to cause a breach of the peace and fined £50. Brons had been leading a group leafleting in Leeds city centre. A shop assistant reported that the group had been shouting "National Front" and making clenched fist salutes , while an unnamed policeman
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1292-570: Was Brons who, in 1987, approached Tyndall with a view to an electoral alliance between the Flag Group and the modern British National Party but the proposed deal fell through and was repudiated by Martin Wingfield in The Flag newspaper. After leaving the 'official' National Front, in 1986, Brons chiefly dedicated himself to the duties of his lectureship at Harrogate College until his retirement in 2005. However, he maintained his membership of
1330-532: Was associated loosely with the League of Empire Loyalists until he joined the National Socialist Movement (NSM) in 1962. He became Tyndall's closest ally within the NSM, and followed him in joining the Greater Britain Movement . Webster also spent time in prison for knocking Jomo Kenyatta to the ground outside the London Hilton hotel , and for helping to organise the paramilitary organisation Spearhead. He
1368-640: Was born in Hackney , East London , two years after the end of the Second World War . He spent most of his childhood in Sidcup , on the outskirts of London, before his family moved to Harrogate when he was eleven years old. He attended Harrogate Grammar School until the age of sixteen, when he left to join the civil service, where he remained for 16 months before sitting part-time A-Levels in law and economics at Harrogate College . He studied politics at
1406-422: Was convicted under the Public Order Act 1936 . He attracted further notice in 1972 when he was recorded as saying, "We are busy setting up a well-oiled Nazi machine in this country." He continued to be a lieutenant to Tyndall, and followed him into the National Front (NF). Webster proved an early success in the NF, being appointed National Activities Organiser in 1969, and from that position effectively shared
1444-465: Was to prove unsuccessful. He viewed his new movement as being along the lines of the NF before the resignation of Tyndall; however, they had clashed before the expulsion, and so Webster was not invited to join Tyndall's British National Party (BNP). Webster sought out Françoise Dior , who had by then split from Colin Jordan and returned to France , as a source of funding. Despite managing to secure
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