November 9th Society

November 9th Society
British First Party
Leader Kevin Quinn
Founder Terry Flynn
Founded 1977
Ideology Neo-nazism,
Fascism,
British nationalism,
White nationalism,
White supremacy,
Right-wing populism,
Euroscepticism
Political position Far Right
International affiliation World Union of National Socialists
Official colours Red, White and Blue
Politics of the United Kingdom
Political parties
Elections

The British First Party (also known as the November 9th. Society or N9S) is a British neo-Nazi group, formed in 1977 by Terry Flynn.[1]

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History

Under Flynn's leadership, N9S functioned as a pressure group, but under the leadership of Kevin Quinn, the group has taken a more active role in British politics. Under the name British First Party, the group ran two candidates in the 2007 UK local elections in Sunderland.[2] In St Anne's ward the BFP candidate fetched 257 votes of 2293 votes in total, finishing ahead of the Liberal Democrats and three votes behind the British National Party (BNP). In Redhill ward the BFP candidate received 78 out of 2540 votes cast.[3]

N9S has had sporadic activity since inception, and Searchlight magazine claims the group had 120 members although the numbers are deemed far lower due to the forming of the British First Party causing a split between members. They produce the magazine Britain Awake, and previously had a blog on their website. On 17 December 2005 and 20 March 2006, they were involved in a demonstration outside the Austrian embassy in support of David Irving, who was awaiting trial in Austria for Holocaust denial and was subsequently jailed for three years. They took part in a similar demonstration on 20 December 2006, the day of Irving's early release.[1] At one point, N9S had a youth leader (an ex-football-hooligan) and regional leaders who operated in groups to distribute leaflets.

The group prides itself on strong security, and members are encouraged not to reveal their real identities online. However, the anonymity of several members was compromised in February 2006 when the group became the subject of an undercover investigation by a reporter from British tabloid newspaper Sunday Mirror. The paper reported that a reporter had infiltrated the group and filmed several members, including Quinn, verbally abusing Jewish people in the street, boasting of having committed violent attacks, and making overtly racist jokes. Quinn claimed that these were outright lies, as they were never proven by the reporter. In November 2006, the Jewish Chronicle published an exposé of the society, alleging among other things, that the members wear Nazi regalia in private, and are attempting to recruit youths.

The party has formed a political party under the name British First Party. The N9S's slogan of "We will never change to flirt with public opinion" came to an end when the BFP was introduced, and many other right wing parties turned their back on the N9S/BFP ever being a serious contender in British politics. This has caused friction within the N9S, and many members are believed to have left. Since then, the N9S website has been taken offline and members have been forced to join the BFP or leave.

Platform

The society campaigns against non-white immigration, abortion, communism, foreign aid and homosexuality. It promotes a hierarchical system of leadership, repatriation, Holocaust denial and British ownership of industry; with all banking controlled by a central government bank and all media outlets becoming nationalised. N9S members are critical of the BNP, whom they view as too moderate, even dubbing them 'Conservatives on steroids'.

The party states that its name comes from the date in 1923 when 16 Nazis lost their lives at Feldherrnhalle as part of the Beer Hall Putsch.[4] Opponents have argued that the name is actually based on Kristallnacht, and that N9S is merely a force for anti-Semitism.[5] Party members deny such criticism but do cite Israel as the cause of Islamic violence in Britain whilst also condemning 'Jewish bankers'.[6] The Electoral Commission refused to register the party under the name 'November 9th Society National Socialist Party' on the basis that the juxtaposition of the date with the words 'national socialist' rendered the name offensive.[7]


Notes

  1. ^ a b 'Inside Britain’s Nazi party', Jewish Chronicle story, 17 November 2006
  2. ^ D, Williams, 'The Rest of the Right', Searchlight, May 2007, p. 10
  3. ^ British First Party website, accessed 3 October 2007
  4. ^ N9S Memorial site for those who died in 1923
  5. ^ Neo-Nazis Target Holyrood Election, article from the 'Daily Record'
  6. ^ What is the N9S?
  7. ^ Minutes of 29 July 2004

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