November 9th Society
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| Leader | Kevin Quinn |
| Founder | Terry Flynn |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Ideology | Neo-Nazism White nationalism White supremacy |
| Political position | Far-right |
| International affiliation | World Union of National Socialists |
| Colours | Red,whiteandblack |
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TheNovember 9th Society(also known as theBritish First PartyorN9S) is a Britishneo-Nazigroup, formed in 1977 by Terry Flynn.[1]The 9th of November has been apivotal date in German historyon several occasions: the execution of the liberal leaderRobert Blumwhich effectively ended theGerman revolutionsin 1848; the abdication ofWilhelm II, German Emperorand the end of theGerman Empirein 1918; the failed NaziBeer Hall Putschin 1923; and the beginning ofKristallnachtin 1938.
History
[edit]Under Flynn's leadership, N9S functioned as a pressure group, but under the leadership ofKevin Quinn,the group has taken a more active role in British politics. Under the nameBritish First Party,the group ran two candidates in theMay 2007 UK local electionsinSunderland.[2]In St Anne's ward, the BFP candidate received 257 votes of 2,293 votes in total, finishing ahead of theLiberal Democratsand three votes behind theBritish National Party(BNP). In Redhill ward, the BFP candidate received 78 out of 2,540 votes cast.[3]
N9S has had sporadic activity since inception, andSearchlightmagazine 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 magazineBritain Awake,and previously had ablogon their website. On 17 December 2005 and 20 March 2006, they were involved demonstrations outside theAustrianembassy in support ofDavid Irving,who was awaiting trial in Austria forHolocaust denialand 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 prided itself on strong security, and members were 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 BritishtabloidnewspaperSunday Mirror.The paper reported that a reporter had infiltrated the group and filmed several members, including Quinn, verbally abusingJewishpeople in the street, boasting of having committed violent attacks, and making overtlyracistjokes. Quinn claimed that these were outright lies. In November 2006, theJewish Chroniclepublished 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 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. Its UK core members wear an identifying silver 'fraternity' ring among their regalia. It was renamed back to November 9th Society in November 2007.[4][5]
Platform
[edit]The society campaigns against non-whiteimmigration,abortion,communism,foreignaidandhomosexuality.It promotes a hierarchical system of leadership,repatriation,Holocaust denialand British ownership of industry; with all banking controlled by a central government bank and all media outlets becomingnationalised.N9S members are critical of the BNP, whom they view as too moderate, even dubbing them 'Conservativeson steroids'.[6]
The party states that its name comes from the date in 1923 when 16Nazislost their lives atFeldherrnhalleas part of theBeer Hall Putsch.[7]Opponents have argued that the name is actually based on theKristallnachtin 1938, and that N9S is merely a force foranti-Semitism.[8]Party members deny such criticism but do citeIsraelas the cause ofIslamicviolence in Britain whilst also condemning "Jewish bankers".[9]In 2004, 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.[10]
Notes
[edit]- ^ab"Inside Britain's Nazi party".Jewish Chronicle.17 November 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 20 November 2006.Retrieved7 October2023.
- ^D, Williams, "The Rest of the Right",Searchlight,May 2007, p. 10
- ^British First Party websiteArchived2007-10-30 at theWayback Machine,accessed 3 October 2007
- ^"UK Spouse Visa – Swift Immigration"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 18 March 2007.
- ^"November 9th Society".Archived fromthe originalon 26 November 2007.
- ^Nigel Copsey, Graham Macklin,British National Party: Contemporary Perspectives,Routledge, 2013, p. 116
- ^"Welcome to the website of the November 9th Society".Archived fromthe originalon 27 July 2007.Retrieved7 October2023.
- ^Ben Spencer (7 February 2007)."Neo-Nazis Target Holyrood Election".Daily Record.Retrieved7 October2023.
- ^What is the N9S?
- ^Minutes of 29 July 2004
External links
[edit]- 'Inside the Sick World of Nazi Brits',Sunday Mirror26 February 2006
- 'Inside Britain’s Nazi party',Jewish Chroniclestory, 17 November 2006
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