The Far Right in the 80's

The National Front is a British far right political party for whites only, the party is opposed to no-white immigration. The NF was founded in 1967, however has never won a seat in parliament. The party rapidly declined during the 1980's, although it retained some support in the west Midlands and in parts of London. The party effectively split into two halves during the 1980s, after it had expelled Martin Webster. On one side were the Political Soldier ideas of young radicals such as Nick Griffin, Patrick Harrington, Phil Andrews and Derek Holland , who were known as the Official National Front. They had little interest in contesting elections, preferring a 'revolutionary' strategy. The National Front have gone on to influence political parties such as UK Independence Party (UKIP). UKIP have issues such as : they are against same sex marriage, immigration. National Front has also influenced the British National Party, and have many of the same issues and opinions.