| Name | National Front |
|---|---|
| Tags | Nazi, Fascist and Ethnonationalist |
| Categories | Political Party |
| Related People/Groups | British National Party |
| Years Active | 1967 – Present |
| Active Areas | England |
Founded in 1967, few other parties across the political spectrum have split, factionalised and even stood against itself in elections as much as the National Front.
Once a party with 17,500 members, today’s incarnation is a mere shadow of its former self. With each passing year the NF becomes more tired and irrelevant, but we have long accepted that there will likely always be some individual, somewhere, trying to keep the flame of perpetual failures alive.
The NF’s current leader Tony Martin has put extraordinary time and effort into building some kind of cult of leadership around himself. But other than diminishing numbers around a pub table in Croydon, Martin’s leadership has had – if such a thing were possible – a further detrimental effect on the party.
Previous conversations around merging other far-right groups into the NF proceeded on the basis that, by reputation at least, the NF would have some kind of party apparatus. They broke down when it became apparent that other than an old name, the NF has no such apparatus to speak of, little or no membership and seemingly no future.
The NF’s leadership has from its very early days been mired by ambitious incompetents. The current leader has never ceased to surprise us just with how ineffectual his leadership is.
With no apparent party business to keep him occupied, Martin now trawls events across London organised by other people, making vain attempts to cajole political activists into debate despite being incapable of engaging in a coherent political discussion.
Previously active branches and individuals in Yorkshire and Lancashire have walked away or folded and currently we’re not even sure the NF has a membership to speak of. The annual Remembrance Day parade persists, but despite an increase of far-right activity in general, the NF’s leader can only attract 20 or so participants to insult the British and Commonwealth war dead.
The group has also seemingly given up on contesting elections, failing to stand a single candidate at either the local or general elections in 2024.
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