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Enoch’s National Front

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Arthur Chesterton National Front leader in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s maintains the ban on Greater Britain Members (a Neo-Nazi organisation) from joining the National Front.
This excludes John Tyndall and Martin Webster from any involvement with the organisation.
John O Brian an ex member of Shrewsbury Conservatives becomes National Front leader when Chesterton steps down and remains so until 1974 General Election.

Part 1

March 1974

Enoch Powell sat scanning through the recent election results in his morning papers.
He had just recently resigned his seat and membership of the Conservative party.
He was pondering what political direction to take next.
His thoughts had drifted towards the Ulster Unionist party on a number of occasions but then he noticed an article on the National Front and its recent most impressive election results.
A number of them stood out as very good with polls of over 10% in both West Bromwich seats, Newham South and Leicester East.
Over the next few days he did some research into the organisation which to his surprise has 25,000 members and to his modest pleasure was led by John O Brian ex-Conservative and former national organiser of the Powell for Prime Minister movement.
Later that month Enoch got a bigger shock when he received a phone call from John O Brian offering him the leadership of the National Front.
Enoch thought for a moment before deciding to accept.



In Our Time Line

Chesterton backed down on his initial ban on Greater Britain Movement members joining the NF and instead let individual members join.
This led to Neo-Nazis like Webster and Tyndall gaining control of the organisation causing numerous splits and taking the party in a more extremist direction.

NF membership and results were slightly lower because of the party splits and more extreme policies.

Powell did join the Ulster Unionists.

The NF under Tyndall did offer Powell a chance to stand as a candidate but not as party leader.

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