Keith Thompson

Keith Thompson is a veteran figure in the British far right who has been active in a number of movements down the years.

Biography

Thompson was a leading member of the Union Movement, which he joined in the 1960s whilst completing his National service. [ [http://www.stevenbooks.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/page5.html In Mosley's Union Movement] ] An Odinist [ [http://www.stevenbooks.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ The Very Strange World of Steven Books] ] , Thompson went on to become a leading figure in the Action Party, when the UM changed its name to that in 1973 after pressure from Thompson, Fred Shepherd et al. It soon after reverted to the name of Union Movement after Thompson resigned. [ [http://www.stevenbooks.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/page5.html In Mosley's Union Movement] ]

Following a series of clashes with Jeffrey Hamm (who was effectively leader of the Action Party given the retirement of Oswald Mosley) Thompson quit the Party, along with Mike Griffin, in the mid 1970s to join the League of Saint George, an umbrella movement of the far right (although this origin of the League has been disputed by Thompson). [ [http://www.canterbury.u-net.com/page6.html David Turner's homepage] ] Thompson has remained a leading figure in the League and has never officially endorsed any political party, although he did share a platform with John Tyndall and Ray Hill on a speaking tour following the announcement of the formation of the British National Party in 1982. [Ray Hill & Andrew Bell, "The Other Face of Terror", London: Grafton, 1988, p. 165] The association was not to last however and Thompson has long since ended any involvement with the BNP.

Thompson continues to run Steven Books, as well as a more recent venture, the Searchlight Victims Support Group, which claims to oppose the work of Searchlight magazine and has actively sought to recruit from the Trades Union Congress. This group publishes a jopurnal "New Target". [ [http://www.bpp.org.uk/target36.html Promotion of journal] from British Peoples Party site] Steven Books became the subject of controversy when it was revealed that their books could be bought online through Tesco, although a Searchlight campaign has since ended this arrangement. [ [http://www.socialistunitynetwork.co.uk/reports/tesconazi.htm Searchlight acts to stop Tesco sale of Nazi books] ] Despite this, he has since been accused of working for Searchlight. [ [http://www.stevenbooks.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/page2.html Cartoon Gallery] ]

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