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| − | The '''National Front''' (often known as the '''NF''') is a far-right British political party whose major political activities were during the 1970s and 1980s<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/low/dates/stories/march/25/newsid_2531000/2531185.stm "1975: National Front rallies against Europe"], BBC, Accessed 1 March 2007</ref>. It is widely considered a racist group, and the British prison service and police services forbid membership of the National Front (as well as the [[British National Party]] and [[Combat 18]]).<ref>[http://psi.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/PSI_2001_042_staff_membership_of_racist_groups_and_organisations.doc Staff Membership of Racist Groups and Organisations], HM Prison Service, 28 Aug 2001. Accessed 19 Jan 2009</ref> The National Front states that it is not a | + | The '''National Front''' (often known as the '''NF''') is a far-right British political party whose major political activities were during the 1970s and 1980s<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/low/dates/stories/march/25/newsid_2531000/2531185.stm "1975: National Front rallies against Europe"], BBC, Accessed 1 March 2007</ref>. It is widely considered a racist group, and the British prison service and police services forbid membership of the National Front (as well as the [[British National Party]] and [[Combat 18]]).<ref>[http://psi.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/PSI_2001_042_staff_membership_of_racist_groups_and_organisations.doc Staff Membership of Racist Groups and Organisations], HM Prison Service, 28 Aug 2001. Accessed 19 Jan 2009</ref> The National Front states that it is not a Nazi party, as it is considered to be by many people, and that it is a democratic political movement. 'We believe in Social Justice, National Freedom and the introduction of a Bill of Rights for everyone.'<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20040201212522/http://natfront.com/nf_faqs_1.html National Front - 100 questions and answers - The Faqs], National Front website, version placed in web archive 1 Feb 2004, accessed in web archive 4 Nov 2009</ref> |
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The National Front (often known as the NF) is a far-right British political party whose major political activities were during the 1970s and 1980s[1]. It is widely considered a racist group, and the British prison service and police services forbid membership of the National Front (as well as the British National Party and Combat 18).[2] The National Front states that it is not a Nazi party, as it is considered to be by many people, and that it is a democratic political movement. 'We believe in Social Justice, National Freedom and the introduction of a Bill of Rights for everyone.'[3]
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- ↑ "1975: National Front rallies against Europe", BBC, Accessed 1 March 2007
- ↑ Staff Membership of Racist Groups and Organisations, HM Prison Service, 28 Aug 2001. Accessed 19 Jan 2009
- ↑ National Front - 100 questions and answers - The Faqs, National Front website, version placed in web archive 1 Feb 2004, accessed in web archive 4 Nov 2009
