Britain First
Paul Golding (with loudhailer) and Britain First supporters at a demonstration on Cricklewood Broadway, London, 18 January 2013. Picture Copyright KilburnHerald.com
Britain First is a small far-right political movement founded by ex-BNP activist Jim Dowson in 2011.[1]
The group had links through Dowson to the Protestant Coalition in Northern Ireland, until they reportedly fell out in September 2013.[2]
In July 2014, founder Jim Dowson quit the group, after it released a series of videos showing leader Paul Golding and others entering mosques and intimidating imams. Dowson said it had been 'overrun' by 'racists and extremists' and said of Golding: 'I think he is fooling himself and lots of people that Britain First is a Christian group. Sadly, it has just become a violent front for people abusing the Bible.'[3]
People
- Paul Golding - Chairman. Former head of publicity for the BNP
- Andrew McBride – Deputy Chairman
- Jim Dowson – Administration Manager
- Graeme Thomas – Communications Officer[4]
Website
Social media
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/BritainFirst (active)
External resources
- Ewan Palmer, Far Right Britain First Party 'Invade' East London Mosque, May 19, 2014 17:27 BST
Notes
- ↑ Britain First, Hope Not Hate, accessed 18 January 2014.
- ↑ Dowson dumped, Hope Not Hate, 6 September 2013.
- ↑ Nick Sommerlad, Britain First founder quits over mosque invasions which attract racists and extremists', The Mirror, 27 July 2014
- ↑ People, Britain First, accessed 18 January 2013.
- ↑ Britain First's Twitter account reported that its website was offline 'for some unexplained reason' that even its technical team were 'struggling to explain' shortly after it launched a video on 'Christian Patrols' on 2/3 February 2014.
