BNP Youth
Predecessor | Young British National Party |
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Purpose | Youth wing |
Resistance leader | Unknown |
Parent organization | British National Party |
BNP Youth (formerly Young BNP, BNP Crusaders, Resistance, Youth BNP, BNP Youth and YBNP) is the youth section of the
far-right British National Party
(BNP).
History
In 2002, the Young BNP chairman
Nazis and sections of the Schutzstaffel (SS).[1] In 2010, it was renamed "BNP Crusaders" and aimed at the slightly older demographic of 18–30 years of age.[2] In 2011, it changed its name to Resistance. The group falls under the arm of the British Nationalist Youth Movement with other groups such as BNP Students. The YBNP claimed to be a civil rights movement and student pressure group for white British students from sixth form onwards.[citation needed
]
Student BNP
Student BNP was part of the British Nationalist Youth Movement along with YBNP. In 2010, Student BNP closed down and BNP Crusaders was formed as a replacement.
Leadership
- Until 2002: Mark Collett
- 2003 – 2004: Tony Wentworth[3]
- 2004 – 2005: Jenny Griffin[citation needed]
- 2006 – 2007: Danny Lake[citation needed]
- 2008 – 2010: Mike Howson[citation needed]
- 2010 – 2011: Kieren Trent[citation needed]
- 2011 – 2014: Kevin Layzell[citation needed]
- 2014 - 2015: Jack Andrew Renshaw[4]
References
- Young, Nazi and Proud. Channel 4Dispatches. Series 41. First broadcast in 2002.
- ^ Septicisle (15 July 2010). "The BNP Crusaders are here!". Liberal Conspiracy.
- ^ Polly Curtis (26 March 2004). "BNP candidate fails in student election". The Guardian.
- ^ André Rhoden-Paul (6 November 2015). "Myth: young people are more tolerant than their parents". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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