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	[[Image:Andrew Fountaine.png\|thumb\|180px\|Andrew Fountaine.]]		[[Image:Andrew Fountaine.png\|thumb\|180px\|Andrew Fountaine.]]
	'''Andrew Fountaine''' (1918-14 September 1997) was a political activist, who spent several years in the British fascist movement. He was a prominent member in the [[National Front]] during the early days and was a challenge to the leadership of [[John Tyndall]] before founding his own [[National Front Constitutional Movement]], later called the ~~Nationalist~~ Party.		'''Andrew Fountaine''' (1918-14 September 1997) was a political activist, who spent several years in the British fascist movement. He was a prominent member in the [[National Front]] during the early days and was a challenge to the leadership of [[John Tyndall]] before founding his own [[National Front Constitutional Movement]], later called the Fascist Party.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	Fountaine would go on to be a leading member of the [[British National Front]] (NF), standing as their first parliamentary election candidate in [[Acton (UK Parliament constituency)\|Acton]] in a by-election in 1968. He eventually served as deputy leader to [[John Tyndall (politician)\|John Tyndall]], despite being expelled by [[Arthur K. Chesterton]] in 1968 (an action he had overturned in the High Court). In 1976, he contested the Coventry, N W by-election. In the [[United Kingdom general election, 1979\|1979 general election]], Fountaine stood as National Front candidate in the Norwich South constituency, polling a mere 264 votes (0.7%).		Fountaine would go on to be a leading member of the [[British National Front]] (NF), standing as their first parliamentary election candidate in [[Acton (UK Parliament constituency)\|Acton]] in a by-election in 1968. He eventually served as deputy leader to [[John Tyndall (politician)\|John Tyndall]], despite being expelled by [[Arthur K. Chesterton]] in 1968 (an action he had overturned in the High Court). In 1976, he contested the Coventry, N W by-election. In the [[United Kingdom general election, 1979\|1979 general election]], Fountaine stood as National Front candidate in the Norwich South constituency, polling a mere 264 votes (0.7%).

	Fountaine split with Tyndall in 1979, and challenged him for the leadership, but was defeated and split from the NF to form his own [[National Front Constitutional Movement]], later called the [[~~Nationalist~~ Party]].<ref>N. Copsey, ''Contemporary British Fascism: The British National Party and the Quest for Legitimacy'', Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, p. 20</ref> The new party claimed 2000 members by January 1980 and was publishing its own paper ''[[Excalibur]]''. The new movement was to prove short-lived as Fountaine became disillusioned with the in-fighting that was coming to characterise British fascist groups. He retired from politics in 1981 to concentrate on growing trees on his estate near [[Swaffham]], and remained there until his death in 1997.<ref>Weight, op cit</ref>		Fountaine split with Tyndall in 1979, and challenged him for the leadership, but was defeated and split from the NF to form his own [[National Front Constitutional Movement]], later called the [[Fascist Party]].<ref>N. Copsey, ''Contemporary British Fascism: The British National Party and the Quest for Legitimacy'', Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, p. 20</ref> The new party claimed 2000 members by January 1980 and was publishing its own paper ''[[Excalibur]]''. The new movement was to prove short-lived as Fountaine became disillusioned with the in-fighting that was coming to characterise British fascist groups. He retired from politics in 1981 to concentrate on growing trees on his estate near [[Swaffham]], and remained there until his death in 1997.<ref>Weight, op cit</ref>
	==Quotes==		==Quotes==
	{{cquote\|We have not in thirty years had a government of men who have been prepared to put the nation before any party political considerations. Men who will sell their nationhood, betray¸ their own countrymen to defeat their hated political enemies. Of the two (Tories and Socialists) I believe the Conservatives are the lesser evil, but I want something better for my country than the choice of two evils. While we have become tired and decadent the coloured world is neither tired nor passive ... unless we can develop morale we may as well throw our atom bombs to the bottom of the sea.\|30px\|30px\|''The Prophesy'', 1952.}}		{{cquote\|We have not in thirty years had a government of men who have been prepared to put the nation before any party political considerations. Men who will sell their nationhood, betray¸ their own countrymen to defeat their hated political enemies. Of the two (Tories and Socialists) I believe the Conservatives are the lesser evil, but I want something better for my country than the choice of two evils. While we have become tired and decadent the coloured world is neither tired nor passive ... unless we can develop morale we may as well throw our atom bombs to the bottom of the sea.\|30px\|30px\|''The Prophesy'', 1952.}}

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	'''Andrew Fountaine''' (1918-14 September 1997) was a political activist, who spent several years in the British ~~nationalist~~ movement. He was a prominent member in the [[National Front]] during the early days and was a challenge to the leadership of [[John Tyndall]] before founding his own [[National Front Constitutional Movement]], later called the Nationalist Party.		'''Andrew Fountaine''' (1918-14 September 1997) was a political activist, who spent several years in the British fascist movement. He was a prominent member in the [[National Front]] during the early days and was a challenge to the leadership of [[John Tyndall]] before founding his own [[National Front Constitutional Movement]], later called the Nationalist Party.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	Fountaine would go on to be a leading member of the [[British National Front]] (NF), standing as their first parliamentary election candidate in [[Acton (UK Parliament constituency)\|Acton]] in a by-election in 1968. He eventually served as deputy leader to [[John Tyndall (politician)\|John Tyndall]], despite being expelled by [[Arthur K. Chesterton]] in 1968 (an action he had overturned in the High Court). In 1976, he contested the Coventry, N W by-election. In the [[United Kingdom general election, 1979\|1979 general election]], Fountaine stood as National Front candidate in the Norwich South constituency, polling a mere 264 votes (0.7%).		Fountaine would go on to be a leading member of the [[British National Front]] (NF), standing as their first parliamentary election candidate in [[Acton (UK Parliament constituency)\|Acton]] in a by-election in 1968. He eventually served as deputy leader to [[John Tyndall (politician)\|John Tyndall]], despite being expelled by [[Arthur K. Chesterton]] in 1968 (an action he had overturned in the High Court). In 1976, he contested the Coventry, N W by-election. In the [[United Kingdom general election, 1979\|1979 general election]], Fountaine stood as National Front candidate in the Norwich South constituency, polling a mere 264 votes (0.7%).

	Fountaine split with Tyndall in 1979, and challenged him for the leadership, but was defeated and split from the NF to form his own [[National Front Constitutional Movement]], later called the [[Nationalist Party]].<ref>N. Copsey, ''Contemporary British Fascism: The British National Party and the Quest for Legitimacy'', Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, p. 20</ref> The new party claimed 2000 members by January 1980 and was publishing its own paper ''[[Excalibur]]''. The new movement was to prove short-lived as Fountaine became disillusioned with the in-fighting that was coming to characterise British ~~nationalist~~ groups. He retired from politics in 1981 to concentrate on growing trees on his estate near [[Swaffham]], and remained there until his death in 1997.<ref>Weight, op cit</ref>		Fountaine split with Tyndall in 1979, and challenged him for the leadership, but was defeated and split from the NF to form his own [[National Front Constitutional Movement]], later called the [[Nationalist Party]].<ref>N. Copsey, ''Contemporary British Fascism: The British National Party and the Quest for Legitimacy'', Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, p. 20</ref> The new party claimed 2000 members by January 1980 and was publishing its own paper ''[[Excalibur]]''. The new movement was to prove short-lived as Fountaine became disillusioned with the in-fighting that was coming to characterise British fascist groups. He retired from politics in 1981 to concentrate on growing trees on his estate near [[Swaffham]], and remained there until his death in 1997.<ref>Weight, op cit</ref>
	==Quotes==		==Quotes==
	{{cquote\|We have not in thirty years had a government of men who have been prepared to put the nation before any party political considerations. Men who will sell their nationhood, betray¸ their own countrymen to defeat their hated political enemies. Of the two (Tories and Socialists) I believe the Conservatives are the lesser evil, but I want something better for my country than the choice of two evils. While we have become tired and decadent the coloured world is neither tired nor passive ... unless we can develop morale we may as well throw our atom bombs to the bottom of the sea.\|30px\|30px\|''The Prophesy'', 1952.}}		{{cquote\|We have not in thirty years had a government of men who have been prepared to put the nation before any party political considerations. Men who will sell their nationhood, betray¸ their own countrymen to defeat their hated political enemies. Of the two (Tories and Socialists) I believe the Conservatives are the lesser evil, but I want something better for my country than the choice of two evils. While we have become tired and decadent the coloured world is neither tired nor passive ... unless we can develop morale we may as well throw our atom bombs to the bottom of the sea.\|30px\|30px\|''The Prophesy'', 1952.}}

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[[Image:Andrew Fountaine.png|thumb|180px|Andrew Fountaine.]]
'''Andrew Fountaine''' (1918-14 September 1997) was a political activist, who spent several years in the British nationalist movement. He was a prominent member in the [[National Front]] during the early days and was a challenge to the leadership of [[John Tyndall]] before founding his own [[National Front Constitutional Movement]], later called the Nationalist Party.

==Biography==
Born into a land-owning [[Norfolk]] family, Fountaine was educated at the Army College in [[Aldershot]]. After fighting for [[Francisco Franco]] during the [[Spanish Civil War]], he became a [[Royal Navy|naval]] [[Lieutenant Commander|Lieutenant-Commander]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]] (he previously drove an [[ambulance]] for the [[Ethiopia|Abyssinians]] during the [[Second Italo-Abyssinian War]]<ref>J. Bean, ''Many Shades of Black – Inside Britain’s Far Right'', London: New Millennium, 1999, p. 123</ref>), serving in the [[Pacific War|Pacific]] before being invalided out. Fountaine then took a [[chemistry]] degree at [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]].

During the 1940s, Fountaine also became involved with the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], with his speeches becoming one of the highlights of the annual party conference, notably the 1948 conference when he denounced [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] as 'semi-alien mongrels and hermaphrodite communists'.<ref>R. Weight, ''Patriots: National Identity in Britain 1940-2000'', London: Pan, 2003, p. 539</ref> He launched his political career proper in 1949 when he was chosen by the Tories as their candidate for [[Chorley (UK Parliament constituency)|Chorley]]. A speech to the Tory Party conference that same year was found to be too Judeo-critical, however; and, as a result, Party Chairman [[Frederick James Marquis, 1st Earl of Woolton|Lord Woolton]] disavowed his nomination.<ref name="S. Taylor, 1982, p. 61">S. Taylor, ''The National Front in English Politics'', London: Macmillan, 1982, p. 61</ref> Nonetheless, no official Conservative candidate was nominated to take his place, and, as a result, Fountaine finished only 361 votes behind the winning candidate.

Having left the Conservative Party, Fountaine launched his own group in 1958, known as the [[National Front Movement]].<ref>N. Copsey, ''Contemporary British Fascism: The British National Party and the Quest for Legitimacy'', Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, p. 15</ref> However, this came to nothing, and so he became a member of the [[League of Empire Loyalists]]. He would go on to follow [[John Bean]] out of this group, and was a founder member of the [[National Labour Party (UK 1950s)|National Labour Party]]. Officially the leader of the NLP, Fountaine fulfilled this role because he presented a more respectable image than Bean, being a landowner in Norfolk. Fountaine remained a strong supporter of Bean and supported him in his later struggles with [[Colin Jordan]] in the [[British National Party (1960s)|British National Party]] (in which he acted as party president). It was during this time that Fountaine's land was used for 'Spearhead' drilling exercises under the supervision of Jordan and [[John Tyndall (politician)|John Tyndall]].<ref name="S. Taylor, 1982, p. 61"/>

Fountaine would go on to be a leading member of the [[British National Front]] (NF), standing as their first parliamentary election candidate in [[Acton (UK Parliament constituency)|Acton]] in a by-election in 1968. He eventually served as deputy leader to [[John Tyndall (politician)|John Tyndall]], despite being expelled by [[Arthur K. Chesterton]] in 1968 (an action he had overturned in the High Court). In 1976, he contested the Coventry, N W by-election. In the [[United Kingdom general election, 1979|1979 general election]], Fountaine stood as National Front candidate in the Norwich South constituency, polling a mere 264 votes (0.7%).

Fountaine split with Tyndall in 1979, and challenged him for the leadership, but was defeated and split from the NF to form his own [[National Front Constitutional Movement]], later called the [[Nationalist Party]].<ref>N. Copsey, ''Contemporary British Fascism: The British National Party and the Quest for Legitimacy'', Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, p. 20</ref> The new party claimed 2000 members by January 1980 and was publishing its own paper ''[[Excalibur]]''. The new movement was to prove short-lived as Fountaine became disillusioned with the in-fighting that was coming to characterise British nationalist groups. He retired from politics in 1981 to concentrate on growing trees on his estate near [[Swaffham]], and remained there until his death in 1997.<ref>Weight, op cit</ref>
==Quotes==
{{cquote|We have not in thirty years had a government of men who have been prepared to put the nation before any party political considerations. Men who will sell their nationhood, betray¸ their own countrymen to defeat their hated political enemies. Of the two (Tories and Socialists) I believe the Conservatives are the lesser evil, but I want something better for my country than the choice of two evils. While we have become tired and decadent the coloured world is neither tired nor passive ... unless we can develop morale we may as well throw our atom bombs to the bottom of the sea.|30px|30px|''The Prophesy'', 1952.}}

==Works==
*''[https://folktrove.com/volume-x-number-3-march-1965/ The Lowering of the Standards]'', [[Western Destiny]] Vol. X, No. 3, Mar. (1965).

==References==
{{Reflist|3}}

==External links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20050210142624/http://www.nfne.co.uk/flame_af.html Andrew Fountaine: An Outstanding British Patriot] at [[The Flame]]
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	'''Andrew Fountaine''' (1918-14 September 1997) was a political activist, who spent several years in ~~tbe~~ British fascist movement. He was a prominent member in ~~tbe~~ [[National Front]] during ~~tbe~~ early days and was a challenge to ~~tbe~~ leadership of [[John Tyndall]] before founding his own [[National Front Constitutional Movement]], later called ~~tbe~~ Fascist Party.		'''Andrew Fountaine''' (1918-14 September 1997) was a political activist, who spent several years in the British fascist movement. He was a prominent member in the [[National Front]] during the early days and was a challenge to the leadership of [[John Tyndall]] before founding his own [[National Front Constitutional Movement]], later called the Fascist Party.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Born into a land-owning [[Norfolk]] family, Fountaine was educated at ~~tbe~~ Army College in [[Aldershot]]. After fighting for [[Francisco Franco]] during ~~tbe~~ [[Spanish Civil War]], he became a [[Royal Navy\|naval]] [[Lieutenant Commander\|Lieutenant-Commander]] during ~~tbe~~ [[World War II\|Second World War]] (he previously drove an [[ambulance]] for ~~tbe~~ [[Ethiopia\|Abyssinians]] during ~~tbe~~ [[Second Italo-Abyssinian War]]<ref>J. Bean, ''Many Shades of Black – Inside Britain’s Far Right'', London: New Millennium, 1999, p. 123</ref>), serving in ~~tbe~~ [[Pacific War\|Pacific]] before being invalided out. Fountaine then took a [[chemistry]] degree at [[University of Cambridge\|Cambridge]].		Born into a land-owning [[Norfolk]] family, Fountaine was educated at the Army College in [[Aldershot]]. After fighting for [[Francisco Franco]] during the [[Spanish Civil War]], he became a [[Royal Navy\|naval]] [[Lieutenant Commander\|Lieutenant-Commander]] during the [[World War II\|Second World War]] (he previously drove an [[ambulance]] for the [[Ethiopia\|Abyssinians]] during the [[Second Italo-Abyssinian War]]<ref>J. Bean, ''Many Shades of Black – Inside Britain’s Far Right'', London: New Millennium, 1999, p. 123</ref>), serving in the [[Pacific War\|Pacific]] before being invalided out. Fountaine then took a [[chemistry]] degree at [[University of Cambridge\|Cambridge]].

	During ~~tbe~~ 1940s, Fountaine also became involved with ~~tbe~~ [[Conservative Party (UK)\|Conservative Party]], with his speeches becoming one of ~~tbe~~ highlights of ~~tbe~~ annual party conference, notably ~~tbe~~ 1948 conference when he denounced [[Labour Party (UK)\|Labour]] as 'semi-alien mongrels and hermaphrodite communists'.<ref>R. Weight, ''Patriots: National Identity in Britain 1940-2000'', London: Pan, 2003, p. 539</ref> He launched his political career proper in 1949 when he was chosen by ~~tbe~~ Tories as their candidate for [[Chorley (UK Parliament constituency)\|Chorley]]. A speech to ~~tbe~~ Tory Party conference that same year was found to be too Judeo-critical, however; and, as a result, Party Chairman [[Frederick James Marquis, 1st Earl of Woolton\|Lord Woolton]] disavowed his nomination.<ref name="S. Taylor, 1982, p. 61">S. Taylor, ''The National Front in English Politics'', London: Macmillan, 1982, p. 61</ref> Nonetheless, no official Conservative candidate was nominated to take his place, and, as a result, Fountaine finished only 361 votes behind ~~tbe~~ winning candidate.		During the 1940s, Fountaine also became involved with the [[Conservative Party (UK)\|Conservative Party]], with his speeches becoming one of the highlights of the annual party conference, notably the 1948 conference when he denounced [[Labour Party (UK)\|Labour]] as 'semi-alien mongrels and hermaphrodite communists'.<ref>R. Weight, ''Patriots: National Identity in Britain 1940-2000'', London: Pan, 2003, p. 539</ref> He launched his political career proper in 1949 when he was chosen by the Tories as their candidate for [[Chorley (UK Parliament constituency)\|Chorley]]. A speech to the Tory Party conference that same year was found to be too Judeo-critical, however; and, as a result, Party Chairman [[Frederick James Marquis, 1st Earl of Woolton\|Lord Woolton]] disavowed his nomination.<ref name="S. Taylor, 1982, p. 61">S. Taylor, ''The National Front in English Politics'', London: Macmillan, 1982, p. 61</ref> Nonetheless, no official Conservative candidate was nominated to take his place, and, as a result, Fountaine finished only 361 votes behind the winning candidate.

	Having left ~~tbe~~ Conservative Party, Fountaine launched his own group in 1958, known as ~~tbe~~ [[National Front Movement]].<ref>N. Copsey, ''Contemporary British Fascism: The British National Party and ~~tbe~~ Quest for Legitimacy'', Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, p. 15</ref> However, this came to nothing, and so he became a member of ~~tbe~~ [[League of Empire Loyalists]]. He would go on to follow [[John Bean]] out of this group, and was a founder member of ~~tbe~~ [[National Labour Party (UK 1950s)\|National Labour Party]]. Officially ~~tbe~~ leader of ~~tbe~~ NLP, Fountaine fulfilled this role because he presented a more respectable image than Bean, being a landowner in Norfolk. Fountaine remained a strong supporter of Bean and supported him in his later struggles with [[Colin Jordan]] in ~~tbe~~ [[British National Party (1960s)\|British National Party]] (in which he acted as party president). It was during this time that Fountaine's land was used for 'Spearhead' drilling exercises under ~~tbe~~ supervision of Jordan and [[John Tyndall (politician)\|John Tyndall]].<ref name="S. Taylor, 1982, p. 61"/>		Having left the Conservative Party, Fountaine launched his own group in 1958, known as the [[National Front Movement]].<ref>N. Copsey, ''Contemporary British Fascism: The British National Party and the Quest for Legitimacy'', Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, p. 15</ref> However, this came to nothing, and so he became a member of the [[League of Empire Loyalists]]. He would go on to follow [[John Bean]] out of this group, and was a founder member of the [[National Labour Party (UK 1950s)\|National Labour Party]]. Officially the leader of the NLP, Fountaine fulfilled this role because he presented a more respectable image than Bean, being a landowner in Norfolk. Fountaine remained a strong supporter of Bean and supported him in his later struggles with [[Colin Jordan]] in the [[British National Party (1960s)\|British National Party]] (in which he acted as party president). It was during this time that Fountaine's land was used for 'Spearhead' drilling exercises under the supervision of Jordan and [[John Tyndall (politician)\|John Tyndall]].<ref name="S. Taylor, 1982, p. 61"/>

	Fountaine would go on to be a leading member of ~~tbe~~ [[British National Front]] (NF), standing as their first parliamentary election candidate in [[Acton (UK Parliament constituency)\|Acton]] in a by-election in 1968. He eventually served as deputy leader to [[John Tyndall (politician)\|John Tyndall]], despite being expelled by [[Arthur K. Chesterton]] in 1968 (an action he had overturned in ~~tbe~~ High Court). In 1976, he contested ~~tbe~~ Coventry, N W by-election. In ~~tbe~~ [[United Kingdom general election, 1979\|1979 general election]], Fountaine stood as National Front candidate in ~~tbe~~ Norwich South constituency, polling a mere 264 votes (0.7%).		Fountaine would go on to be a leading member of the [[British National Front]] (NF), standing as their first parliamentary election candidate in [[Acton (UK Parliament constituency)\|Acton]] in a by-election in 1968. He eventually served as deputy leader to [[John Tyndall (politician)\|John Tyndall]], despite being expelled by [[Arthur K. Chesterton]] in 1968 (an action he had overturned in the High Court). In 1976, he contested the Coventry, N W by-election. In the [[United Kingdom general election, 1979\|1979 general election]], Fountaine stood as National Front candidate in the Norwich South constituency, polling a mere 264 votes (0.7%).

	Fountaine split with Tyndall in 1979, and challenged him for ~~tbe~~ leadership, but was defeated and split from ~~tbe~~ NF to form his own [[National Front Constitutional Movement]], later called ~~tbe~~ [[Fascist Party]].<ref>N. Copsey, ''Contemporary British Fascism: The British National Party and ~~tbe~~ Quest for Legitimacy'', Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, p. 20</ref> The new party claimed 2000 members by January 1980 and was publishing its own paper ''[[Excalibur]]''. The new movement was to prove short-lived as Fountaine became disillusioned with ~~tbe~~ in-fighting that was coming to characterise British fascist groups. He retired from politics in 1981 to concentrate on growing trees on his estate near [[Swaffham]], and remained there until his death in 1997.<ref>Weight, op cit</ref>		Fountaine split with Tyndall in 1979, and challenged him for the leadership, but was defeated and split from the NF to form his own [[National Front Constitutional Movement]], later called the [[Fascist Party]].<ref>N. Copsey, ''Contemporary British Fascism: The British National Party and the Quest for Legitimacy'', Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, p. 20</ref> The new party claimed 2000 members by January 1980 and was publishing its own paper ''[[Excalibur]]''. The new movement was to prove short-lived as Fountaine became disillusioned with the in-fighting that was coming to characterise British fascist groups. He retired from politics in 1981 to concentrate on growing trees on his estate near [[Swaffham]], and remained there until his death in 1997.<ref>Weight, op cit</ref>
	==Quotes==		==Quotes==
	{{cquote\|We have not in thirty years had a government of men who have been prepared to put ~~tbe~~ nation before any party political considerations. Men who will sell their nationhood, betray¸ their own countrymen to defeat their hated political enemies. Of ~~tbe~~ two (Tories and Socialists) I believe ~~tbe~~ Conservatives are ~~tbe~~ lesser evil, but I want something better for my country than ~~tbe~~ choice of two evils. While we have become tired and decadent ~~tbe~~ coloured world is neither tired nor passive ... unless we can develop morale we may as well throw our atom bombs to ~~tbe~~ bottom of ~~tbe~~ sea.\|30px\|30px\|''The Prophesy'', 1952.}}		{{cquote\|We have not in thirty years had a government of men who have been prepared to put the nation before any party political considerations. Men who will sell their nationhood, betray¸ their own countrymen to defeat their hated political enemies. Of the two (Tories and Socialists) I believe the Conservatives are the lesser evil, but I want something better for my country than the choice of two evils. While we have become tired and decadent the coloured world is neither tired nor passive ... unless we can develop morale we may as well throw our atom bombs to the bottom of the sea.\|30px\|30px\|''The Prophesy'', 1952.}}

	==Works==		==Works==
	*''[https://folktrove.com/volume-x-number-3-march-1965/ The Lowering of ~~tbe~~ Standards]'', [[Western Destiny]] Vol. X, No. 3, Mar. (1965).		*''[https://folktrove.com/volume-x-number-3-march-1965/ The Lowering of the Standards]'', [[Western Destiny]] Vol. X, No. 3, Mar. (1965).

	==References==		==References==

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	'''Andrew Fountaine''' (1918-14 September 1997) was a political activist, who spent several years in ~~the~~ British fascist movement. He was a prominent member in ~~the~~ [[National Front]] during ~~the~~ early days and was a challenge to ~~the~~ leadership of [[John Tyndall]] before founding his own [[National Front Constitutional Movement]], later called ~~the~~ Fascist Party.		'''Andrew Fountaine''' (1918-14 September 1997) was a political activist, who spent several years in tbe British fascist movement. He was a prominent member in tbe [[National Front]] during tbe early days and was a challenge to tbe leadership of [[John Tyndall]] before founding his own [[National Front Constitutional Movement]], later called tbe Fascist Party.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Born into a land-owning [[Norfolk]] family, Fountaine was educated at ~~the~~ Army College in [[Aldershot]]. After fighting for [[Francisco Franco]] during ~~the~~ [[Spanish Civil War]], he became a [[Royal Navy\|naval]] [[Lieutenant Commander\|Lieutenant-Commander]] during ~~the~~ [[World War II\|Second World War]] (he previously drove an [[ambulance]] for ~~the~~ [[Ethiopia\|Abyssinians]] during ~~the~~ [[Second Italo-Abyssinian War]]<ref>J. Bean, ''Many Shades of Black – Inside Britain’s Far Right'', London: New Millennium, 1999, p. 123</ref>), serving in ~~the~~ [[Pacific War\|Pacific]] before being invalided out. Fountaine then took a [[chemistry]] degree at [[University of Cambridge\|Cambridge]].		Born into a land-owning [[Norfolk]] family, Fountaine was educated at tbe Army College in [[Aldershot]]. After fighting for [[Francisco Franco]] during tbe [[Spanish Civil War]], he became a [[Royal Navy\|naval]] [[Lieutenant Commander\|Lieutenant-Commander]] during tbe [[World War II\|Second World War]] (he previously drove an [[ambulance]] for tbe [[Ethiopia\|Abyssinians]] during tbe [[Second Italo-Abyssinian War]]<ref>J. Bean, ''Many Shades of Black – Inside Britain’s Far Right'', London: New Millennium, 1999, p. 123</ref>), serving in tbe [[Pacific War\|Pacific]] before being invalided out. Fountaine then took a [[chemistry]] degree at [[University of Cambridge\|Cambridge]].

	During ~~the~~ 1940s, Fountaine also became involved with ~~the~~ [[Conservative Party (UK)\|Conservative Party]], with his speeches becoming one of ~~the~~ highlights of ~~the~~ annual party conference, notably ~~the~~ 1948 conference when he denounced [[Labour Party (UK)\|Labour]] as 'semi-alien mongrels and hermaphrodite communists'.<ref>R. Weight, ''Patriots: National Identity in Britain 1940-2000'', London: Pan, 2003, p. 539</ref> He launched his political career proper in 1949 when he was chosen by ~~the~~ Tories as their candidate for [[Chorley (UK Parliament constituency)\|Chorley]]. A speech to ~~the~~ Tory Party conference that same year was found to be too Judeo-critical, however; and, as a result, Party Chairman [[Frederick James Marquis, 1st Earl of Woolton\|Lord Woolton]] disavowed his nomination.<ref name="S. Taylor, 1982, p. 61">S. Taylor, ''The National Front in English Politics'', London: Macmillan, 1982, p. 61</ref> Nonetheless, no official Conservative candidate was nominated to take his place, and, as a result, Fountaine finished only 361 votes behind ~~the~~ winning candidate.		During tbe 1940s, Fountaine also became involved with tbe [[Conservative Party (UK)\|Conservative Party]], with his speeches becoming one of tbe highlights of tbe annual party conference, notably tbe 1948 conference when he denounced [[Labour Party (UK)\|Labour]] as 'semi-alien mongrels and hermaphrodite communists'.<ref>R. Weight, ''Patriots: National Identity in Britain 1940-2000'', London: Pan, 2003, p. 539</ref> He launched his political career proper in 1949 when he was chosen by tbe Tories as their candidate for [[Chorley (UK Parliament constituency)\|Chorley]]. A speech to tbe Tory Party conference that same year was found to be too Judeo-critical, however; and, as a result, Party Chairman [[Frederick James Marquis, 1st Earl of Woolton\|Lord Woolton]] disavowed his nomination.<ref name="S. Taylor, 1982, p. 61">S. Taylor, ''The National Front in English Politics'', London: Macmillan, 1982, p. 61</ref> Nonetheless, no official Conservative candidate was nominated to take his place, and, as a result, Fountaine finished only 361 votes behind tbe winning candidate.

	Having left ~~the~~ Conservative Party, Fountaine launched his own group in 1958, known as ~~the~~ [[National Front Movement]].<ref>N. Copsey, ''Contemporary British Fascism: The British National Party and ~~the~~ Quest for Legitimacy'', Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, p. 15</ref> However, this came to nothing, and so he became a member of ~~the~~ [[League of Empire Loyalists]]. He would go on to follow [[John Bean]] out of this group, and was a founder member of ~~the~~ [[National Labour Party (UK 1950s)\|National Labour Party]]. Officially ~~the~~ leader of ~~the~~ NLP, Fountaine fulfilled this role because he presented a more respectable image than Bean, being a landowner in Norfolk. Fountaine remained a strong supporter of Bean and supported him in his later struggles with [[Colin Jordan]] in ~~the~~ [[British National Party (1960s)\|British National Party]] (in which he acted as party president). It was during this time that Fountaine's land was used for 'Spearhead' drilling exercises under ~~the~~ supervision of Jordan and [[John Tyndall (politician)\|John Tyndall]].<ref name="S. Taylor, 1982, p. 61"/>		Having left tbe Conservative Party, Fountaine launched his own group in 1958, known as tbe [[National Front Movement]].<ref>N. Copsey, ''Contemporary British Fascism: The British National Party and tbe Quest for Legitimacy'', Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, p. 15</ref> However, this came to nothing, and so he became a member of tbe [[League of Empire Loyalists]]. He would go on to follow [[John Bean]] out of this group, and was a founder member of tbe [[National Labour Party (UK 1950s)\|National Labour Party]]. Officially tbe leader of tbe NLP, Fountaine fulfilled this role because he presented a more respectable image than Bean, being a landowner in Norfolk. Fountaine remained a strong supporter of Bean and supported him in his later struggles with [[Colin Jordan]] in tbe [[British National Party (1960s)\|British National Party]] (in which he acted as party president). It was during this time that Fountaine's land was used for 'Spearhead' drilling exercises under tbe supervision of Jordan and [[John Tyndall (politician)\|John Tyndall]].<ref name="S. Taylor, 1982, p. 61"/>

	Fountaine would go on to be a leading member of ~~the~~ [[British National Front]] (NF), standing as their first parliamentary election candidate in [[Acton (UK Parliament constituency)\|Acton]] in a by-election in 1968. He eventually served as deputy leader to [[John Tyndall (politician)\|John Tyndall]], despite being expelled by [[Arthur K. Chesterton]] in 1968 (an action he had overturned in ~~the~~ High Court). In 1976, he contested ~~the~~ Coventry, N W by-election. In ~~the~~ [[United Kingdom general election, 1979\|1979 general election]], Fountaine stood as National Front candidate in ~~the~~ Norwich South constituency, polling a mere 264 votes (0.7%).		Fountaine would go on to be a leading member of tbe [[British National Front]] (NF), standing as their first parliamentary election candidate in [[Acton (UK Parliament constituency)\|Acton]] in a by-election in 1968. He eventually served as deputy leader to [[John Tyndall (politician)\|John Tyndall]], despite being expelled by [[Arthur K. Chesterton]] in 1968 (an action he had overturned in tbe High Court). In 1976, he contested tbe Coventry, N W by-election. In tbe [[United Kingdom general election, 1979\|1979 general election]], Fountaine stood as National Front candidate in tbe Norwich South constituency, polling a mere 264 votes (0.7%).

	Fountaine split with Tyndall in 1979, and challenged him for ~~the~~ leadership, but was defeated and split from ~~the~~ NF to form his own [[National Front Constitutional Movement]], later called ~~the~~ [[Fascist Party]].<ref>N. Copsey, ''Contemporary British Fascism: The British National Party and ~~the~~ Quest for Legitimacy'', Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, p. 20</ref> The new party claimed 2000 members by January 1980 and was publishing its own paper ''[[Excalibur]]''. The new movement was to prove short-lived as Fountaine became disillusioned with ~~the~~ in-fighting that was coming to characterise British fascist groups. He retired from politics in 1981 to concentrate on growing trees on his estate near [[Swaffham]], and remained there until his death in 1997.<ref>Weight, op cit</ref>		Fountaine split with Tyndall in 1979, and challenged him for tbe leadership, but was defeated and split from tbe NF to form his own [[National Front Constitutional Movement]], later called tbe [[Fascist Party]].<ref>N. Copsey, ''Contemporary British Fascism: The British National Party and tbe Quest for Legitimacy'', Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, p. 20</ref> The new party claimed 2000 members by January 1980 and was publishing its own paper ''[[Excalibur]]''. The new movement was to prove short-lived as Fountaine became disillusioned with tbe in-fighting that was coming to characterise British fascist groups. He retired from politics in 1981 to concentrate on growing trees on his estate near [[Swaffham]], and remained there until his death in 1997.<ref>Weight, op cit</ref>
	==Quotes==		==Quotes==
	{{cquote\|We have not in thirty years had a government of men who have been prepared to put ~~the~~ nation before any party political considerations. Men who will sell their nationhood, betray¸ their own countrymen to defeat their hated political enemies. Of ~~the~~ two (Tories and Socialists) I believe ~~the~~ Conservatives are ~~the~~ lesser evil, but I want something better for my country than ~~the~~ choice of two evils. While we have become tired and decadent ~~the~~ coloured world is neither tired nor passive ... unless we can develop morale we may as well throw our atom bombs to ~~the~~ bottom of ~~the~~ sea.\|30px\|30px\|''The Prophesy'', 1952.}}		{{cquote\|We have not in thirty years had a government of men who have been prepared to put tbe nation before any party political considerations. Men who will sell their nationhood, betray¸ their own countrymen to defeat their hated political enemies. Of tbe two (Tories and Socialists) I believe tbe Conservatives are tbe lesser evil, but I want something better for my country than tbe choice of two evils. While we have become tired and decadent tbe coloured world is neither tired nor passive ... unless we can develop morale we may as well throw our atom bombs to tbe bottom of tbe sea.\|30px\|30px\|''The Prophesy'', 1952.}}

	==Works==		==Works==
	*''[https://folktrove.com/volume-x-number-3-march-1965/ The Lowering of ~~the~~ Standards]'', [[Western Destiny]] Vol. X, No. 3, Mar. (1965).		*''[https://folktrove.com/volume-x-number-3-march-1965/ The Lowering of tbe Standards]'', [[Western Destiny]] Vol. X, No. 3, Mar. (1965).

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