New Britain is a far right political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 1976. Far right, extreme right, ultra-right, or radical right are terms used to discuss the qualitative or quantitative position a group A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It has been led since its inception by Dennis Delderfield, a former Common Councilman of the City of London and editor of the 'City of London and Dockland Times'. Dennis Delderfield (born 1926 is the leader of the New Britain Party. [1] Delderfield currently holds the position of National Chairman, alongside President George Brooker MBE (Conservative Mayor of Slough in 1977) and Vice-President John Haynes. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. This List of Mayors of Slough starts with the first elected Mayor who was also the Charter Mayor named in the first Royal Charter when Slough became a Municipal Borough [2]
New Britain is anti-immigration and has been described as an "avowedly racist party" by The Observer (May 2001), with longstanding links to 'Rhodesian' organisations promoting racial separatism, such as the Springbok Club/Empire Loyalist Club. The Observer is a British Newspaper published on Sundays In about the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Rhodesia was the name adopted when the formerly British colony of Southern Rhodesia declared itself independent ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence [3] It also campaigned for the return of capital punishment, and was supported by the Christian Affirmation Campaign, a fundamentalist movement opposed to what it saw as the World Council of Churches' support for Communist regimes in Africa. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. The World Council of Churches ( WCC) is an international Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based [4] In 1980, New Britain absorbed the anti-immigration United Country Party, which had been chaired by TV astronomer Patrick Moore. The United Country Party was a minor Political party in the United Kingdom during the 1970s Sir Alfred Patrick Caldwell-Moore, CBE, HonFRS, FRAS (born 4 March 1923 in Pinner) known as Patrick Moore, is [5] Around this time it also absorbed a small anti-devolution group called the Keep Britain United Party. [6] This party had contested a single seat in the 1979 general election. Background Callaghan had succeeded Harold Wilson as Labour Prime Minister after the latter's surprise resignation in April 1976 [7]
The party became active participants in by-elections, contesting those held in City of London and Westminster, Beaconsfield, Penrith and the Border and Bermondsey, as well as putting up two candidates in the general elections of 1979 and 1983. The City of London and Westminster South By-election on February 24, 1977 was held after Conservative Member of Parliament The Beaconsfield by-election 1982 was a parliamentary by-election held on 27 May 1982 for the British House of Commons constituency The Penrith and The Border by-election 1983 was a parliamentary by-election held on 28 July 1983 for the British House of Commons constituency A by-election was held in the Bermondsey constituency in South London, on 24 February 1983, after the resignation of Labour Background Callaghan had succeeded Harold Wilson as Labour Prime Minister after the latter's surprise resignation in April 1976 Results The Conservatives won with a majority of 144 seats|} Total votes cast 30661309 Its best performance was at the Bournemouth East by-election of November 1977, but the party's candidate in the Ilford North by-election of March 1978 was revealed to be a convicted child abuser after nominations had closed, and his endorsement was withdrawn. The Bournemouth East by election was a by election for the Parliament of the United Kingdom held on November 24 1977 after the resignation of The Ilford North By-election of March 2, 1978 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP Millie Miller [8] New Britain has also had a number of parish councillors elected in both Kent and Essex.
After 1983 the party largely faded from the public view. However, it made a reappearance in the early 1990s, emphasising its opposition to the European Union, which probably helped to win it the support of the magazine This England, and attracting several figures who later became prominent in larger anti-EU parties. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in This England is a quarterly Magazine, published in spring summer autumn and winter "for all those who love England 's green and pleasant land" In the 1994 European Parliament election, the last to be held under first past the post, it achieved moderate success, saving its deposit in one seat and nearly doing so in another. The 1994 European Parliamentary Election was a European election held across the 12 European Union member states in June 1994 The plurality voting system is a Single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member [9] This reflected discontent among some Conservative supporters about John Major's more pro-EU stance. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sir John Major KG CH ACIB (born 29 March 1943 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In this era, Mike Nattrass, an MEP for the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) was a member of New Britain, and stood for it in the Dudley West by-election of 1994, attracting a mere 146 votes. Michael Nattrass (born 14 December 1945 in Leeds, Yorkshire) is a British politician and Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament ( English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Union 's legislative body the European Parliament. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp A By-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of Dudley West on December 15 1994 following the death of the His fellow UKIP MEP Jeffrey Titford was also briefly a member. Jeffrey William Titford (born October 24, 1933 in West Mersea, Essex) is a British politician former leader of the United Kingdom [10]
New Britain is strongly conservative, sometimes reminiscent of the early League of Empire Loyalists. The League of Empire Loyalists was a Pressure group (also called a ' Ginger group ' in Britain and the British Commonwealth established in 1954 campaigning against In 2004, New Britain stated that it would not run candidates against Conservatives who were running for any election on a Eurosceptic platform. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Euroscepticism Euro (disambiguation --> has become a general term for opposition to the process The party publishes New Britain magazine on a monthly basis.
References
- ^ London meetings guide for the Swinton circle
- ^ New Britain webpage
- ^ Website of the Spingbok Club
- ^ David Boothroyd, The History of British Political Parties
- ^ 'The new right in Europe and the spectre of fascism'
- ^ Boothroyd, op cit
- ^ 'Party Vote and Lost deposits'
- ^ Boothroyd, op cit
- ^ Boothroyd, op cit
- ^ 'The true face of a party which wants us out of Europe'
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