November 9th Society | |
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| Leader | Kevin Quinn |
| Founder | Terry Flynn |
| Founded | 1977; 48 years ago (1977) |
| Ideology | Neo-Nazism White supremacy |
| Political position | Far-right |
| International affiliation | World Union of National Socialists |
| Colours | Red,white andblack |
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TheNovember 9th Society (also known as theBritish First Party orN9S) is a Britishneo-Nazi group, formed in 1977 by Terry Flynn.[1] The 9th of November has been apivotal date in German history on several occasions: the execution of the liberal leaderRobert Blum which effectively ended theGerman revolutions in 1848; the abdication ofWilhelm II, German Emperor and the end of theGerman Empire in 1918; the failed NaziBeer Hall Putsch in 1923; and the beginning ofKristallnacht in 1938.
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 elections inSunderland.[2] In St Anne's ward, the BFP candidate received 257 votes of 2,293 votes in total, finishing ahead of theLiberal Democrats and 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, andSearchlight magazine 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 ablog on their website. On 17 December 2005 and 20 March 2006, they were involved demonstrations outside theAustrian embassy in support ofDavid Irving, who was awaiting trial in Austria forHolocaust denial and 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 Britishtabloid newspaperSunday Mirror. The paper reported that a reporter had infiltrated the group and filmed several members, including Quinn, verbally abusingJewish people in the street, boasting of having committed violent attacks, and making overtlyracist jokes. Quinn claimed that these were outright lies. In November 2006, theJewish Chronicle published 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]
The society campaigns against non-whiteimmigration,abortion,communism, foreignaid andhomosexuality. It promotes a hierarchical system of leadership,repatriation,Holocaust denial and 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 'Conservatives on steroids'.[6]
The party states that its name comes from the date in 1923 when 16Nazis lost their lives atFeldherrnhalle as part of theBeer Hall Putsch.[7] Opponents have argued that the name is actually based on theKristallnacht in 1938, and that N9S is merely a force foranti-Semitism.[8] Party members deny such criticism but do citeIsrael as the cause ofIslamic violence in Britain whilst also condemning "Jewish bankers".[9]
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