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	'''John O'Brien''' was a leading [[British]] fascist during the early 1970s.		'''John O'Brien''' was a leading [[British]] fascist during the early 1970s.

	[[File:John_O'Brien_1971.~~jpg~~\|200px\|thumb\|right\|John O'Brien (standing)]]		[[File:John_O'Brien_1971.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|John O'Brien (standing)]]

	John O'Brien was born in Shropshire in 1922. He was educated at St. Peter's College, Birmingham before beginning work as a publicity copywriter and served for five years in the REME during World War Two. After the war, he spent some time in industry before returning to Shropshire where he ran his own horticultural business.<ref>Spearhead, February 1971</ref> A fruit farmer by trade, O'Brien had initially been a member of the [[Conservative Party (UK)\|Conservative Party]] in [[Shrewsbury]]. A supporter of [[Enoch Powell]], he attempted to organise a 'Powell for Premier' movement following the [[Rivers of Blood speech]].<ref>S. Taylor, ''The National Front in English Politics'', London: Macmillan, 1982, p. 21.</ref> When this failed to get off the ground he briefly joined the [[National Democratic Party (UK 1960s)\|National Democratic Party]] before emerging as a member of the [[British National Front\|National Front]]. O'Brien gained a reputation for working towards unity amongst patriots, establishing contacts not only with the NDP, but also the [[Conservative Monday Club\|Monday Club]], the [[Union Movement]], the [[Integralism\|Integralists]] led by [[White movement\|White]] [[Russia]]n George Knuppfer and a number of local groups opposed to their own ethnic cleansing, with the NF ultimately absorbing a number of such groups.<ref>M. Walker, ''The National Front'', Glasgow: Fontana Collins, 1977, pp. 99-101.</ref>		John O'Brien was born in Shropshire in 1922. He was educated at St. Peter's College, Birmingham before beginning work as a publicity copywriter and served for five years in the REME during World War Two. After the war, he spent some time in industry before returning to Shropshire where he ran his own horticultural business.<ref>Spearhead, February 1971</ref> A fruit farmer by trade, O'Brien had initially been a member of the [[Conservative Party (UK)\|Conservative Party]] in [[Shrewsbury]]. A supporter of [[Enoch Powell]], he attempted to organise a 'Powell for Premier' movement following the [[Rivers of Blood speech]].<ref>S. Taylor, ''The National Front in English Politics'', London: Macmillan, 1982, p. 21.</ref> When this failed to get off the ground he briefly joined the [[National Democratic Party (UK 1960s)\|National Democratic Party]] before emerging as a member of the [[British National Front\|National Front]]. O'Brien gained a reputation for working towards unity amongst patriots, establishing contacts not only with the NDP, but also the [[Conservative Monday Club\|Monday Club]], the [[Union Movement]], the [[Integralism\|Integralists]] led by [[White movement\|White]] [[Russia]]n George Knuppfer and a number of local groups opposed to their own ethnic cleansing, with the NF ultimately absorbing a number of such groups.<ref>M. Walker, ''The National Front'', Glasgow: Fontana Collins, 1977, pp. 99-101.</ref>

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	'''John O'Brien''' was a leading [[British]] ~~nationalist~~ during the early 1970s.		'''John O'Brien''' was a leading [[British]] fascist during the early 1970s.

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	During the resulting struggle O'Brien briefly departed from the scene to go on honeymoon and during his absence the pro-Tyndall contingent made moves to expel a number of his supporters.<ref>M. Walker, ''The National Front'', Glasgow: Fontana Collins, 1977, p. 106.</ref> O'Brien and his supporters were opposed to the small number of [[National Socialist]] in the party around Tyndall, but failed to win the struggle and left to join John Davis' [[National Independence Party (United Kingdom)\|National Independence Party]] as a group. Although the NIP initially looked like it might challenge the NF, Tyndall's party was galvanised by the invasion in Britain of [[Uganda]]'s [[Asian people\|Asian]] population, who had been expelled by [[Idi Amin]].<ref>M. Walker, ''The National Front'', Glasgow: Fontana Collins, 1977, p. 133</ref>		During the resulting struggle O'Brien briefly departed from the scene to go on honeymoon and during his absence the pro-Tyndall contingent made moves to expel a number of his supporters.<ref>M. Walker, ''The National Front'', Glasgow: Fontana Collins, 1977, p. 106.</ref> O'Brien and his supporters were opposed to the small number of [[National Socialist]] in the party around Tyndall, but failed to win the struggle and left to join John Davis' [[National Independence Party (United Kingdom)\|National Independence Party]] as a group. Although the NIP initially looked like it might challenge the NF, Tyndall's party was galvanised by the invasion in Britain of [[Uganda]]'s [[Asian people\|Asian]] population, who had been expelled by [[Idi Amin]].<ref>M. Walker, ''The National Front'', Glasgow: Fontana Collins, 1977, p. 133</ref>

	The opposition to their invasion in the UK gave the better-known NF a boost and meant that the NIP failed to gain any momentum{{spaced ndash}}although they famously beat former Tory candidate turned National Front candidate [[Roy Painter]] in [[Tottenham (UK Parliament constituency)\|Tottenham]] at the [[United Kingdom general election, February 1974\|February 1974 General Election]] (despite his campaign enjoying a campaign-diary spot during the election with ''[[The Guardian]]''){{spaced ndash}}and struggled on until 1976, when it was closed down. O'Brien did not return to the political arena after this, although he contributed to the British ~~nationalist~~ journal ''[[Candour (magazine)\|Candour]]''. He died suddenly on 21 September 1982.<ref>Candour, November/December 1982</ref>		The opposition to their invasion in the UK gave the better-known NF a boost and meant that the NIP failed to gain any momentum{{spaced ndash}}although they famously beat former Tory candidate turned National Front candidate [[Roy Painter]] in [[Tottenham (UK Parliament constituency)\|Tottenham]] at the [[United Kingdom general election, February 1974\|February 1974 General Election]] (despite his campaign enjoying a campaign-diary spot during the election with ''[[The Guardian]]''){{spaced ndash}}and struggled on until 1976, when it was closed down. O'Brien did not return to the political arena after this, although he contributed to the British fascist journal ''[[Candour (magazine)\|Candour]]''. He died suddenly on 21 September 1982.<ref>Candour, November/December 1982</ref>

	O'Brien was manipulated as a propaganda tool by the powers that be. His involvement with the ''This Week'' documentary on [[ITV]] about the NF ([[Thames Television]], ITV, September 1974{{spaced ndash}}where he was also interviewed at length about the party he left whilst its chairman) caused immense damage to the National Front and instigated fury within the party's ordinary membership. Within one month of the broadcast, Tyndall was fired as NF Chairman.<ref>S. Taylor, ''The National Front in English Politics'', London: Macmillan, 1982, pp. 35-6</ref>		O'Brien was manipulated as a propaganda tool by the powers that be. His involvement with the ''This Week'' documentary on [[ITV]] about the NF ([[Thames Television]], ITV, September 1974{{spaced ndash}}where he was also interviewed at length about the party he left whilst its chairman) caused immense damage to the National Front and instigated fury within the party's ordinary membership. Within one month of the broadcast, Tyndall was fired as NF Chairman.<ref>S. Taylor, ''The National Front in English Politics'', London: Macmillan, 1982, pp. 35-6</ref>
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	O'Brien was manipulated as a propaganda tool by the powers that be. His involvement with the ''This Week'' documentary on [[ITV]] about the NF ([[Thames Television]], ITV, September 1974{{spaced ndash}}where he was also interviewed at length about the party he left whilst its chairman) caused immense damage to the National Front and instigated fury within the party's ordinary membership. Within one month of the broadcast, Tyndall was fired as NF Chairman.<ref>S. Taylor, ''The National Front in English Politics'', London: Macmillan, 1982, pp. 35-6</ref>		O'Brien was manipulated as a propaganda tool by the powers that be. His involvement with the ''This Week'' documentary on [[ITV]] about the NF ([[Thames Television]], ITV, September 1974{{spaced ndash}}where he was also interviewed at length about the party he left whilst its chairman) caused immense damage to the National Front and instigated fury within the party's ordinary membership. Within one month of the broadcast, Tyndall was fired as NF Chairman.<ref>S. Taylor, ''The National Front in English Politics'', London: Macmillan, 1982, pp. 35-6</ref>

	O'Brien should not be confused with the John O'Brien involved with the [[White ~~Nationalist~~ Party]],<ref>[http://www.tau.ac.il/Anti-Semitism/asw2004/uk.htm Antisemitism and Racism - United Kingdom]</ref> as the latter is still alive.		O'Brien should not be confused with the John O'Brien involved with the [[White Fascist Party]],<ref>[http://www.tau.ac.il/Anti-Semitism/asw2004/uk.htm Antisemitism and Racism - United Kingdom]</ref> as the latter is still alive.

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'''John O'Brien''' was a leading [[British]] nationalist during the early 1970s.

[[File:John_O'Brien_1971.jpg|200px|thumb|right|John O'Brien (standing)]]

John O'Brien was born in Shropshire in 1922. He was educated at St. Peter's College, Birmingham before beginning work as a publicity copywriter and served for five years in the REME during World War Two. After the war, he spent some time in industry before returning to Shropshire where he ran his own horticultural business.<ref>Spearhead, February 1971</ref> A fruit farmer by trade, O'Brien had initially been a member of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] in [[Shrewsbury]]. A supporter of [[Enoch Powell]], he attempted to organise a 'Powell for Premier' movement following the [[Rivers of Blood speech]].<ref>S. Taylor, ''The National Front in English Politics'', London: Macmillan, 1982, p. 21.</ref> When this failed to get off the ground he briefly joined the [[National Democratic Party (UK 1960s)|National Democratic Party]] before emerging as a member of the [[British National Front|National Front]]. O'Brien gained a reputation for working towards unity amongst patriots, establishing contacts not only with the NDP, but also the [[Conservative Monday Club|Monday Club]], the [[Union Movement]], the [[Integralism|Integralists]] led by [[White movement|White]] [[Russia]]n George Knuppfer and a number of local groups opposed to their own ethnic cleansing, with the NF ultimately absorbing a number of such groups.<ref>M. Walker, ''The National Front'', Glasgow: Fontana Collins, 1977, pp. 99-101.</ref>

Following internal wranglings within the party, O'Brien was appointed leader of the NF in 1970, following the resignation and removal of [[A. K. Chesterton]] (who had brought O'Brien in to be NF Office Manager). Initially seen as a compromise candidate (after the rebellion against Chesterton, no one was willing to take the post), he soon set about trying to modernise the party and clashed with [[John Tyndall]] and [[Martin Webster]] over the issue, who had backed the O'Brien candidacy because they thought erroneously that he could be easily manipulated. The simmering conflict came to a head when O'Brien accused Webster of working with the [[Northern League (UK)|Northern League]], which had been proscribed in the NF. O'Brien moved to expel Webster but failed to get Tyndall's backing leading to open conflict.<ref>M. Walker, ''The National Front'', Glasgow: Fontana Collins, 1977, p. 105.</ref>

During the resulting struggle O'Brien briefly departed from the scene to go on honeymoon and during his absence the pro-Tyndall contingent made moves to expel a number of his supporters.<ref>M. Walker, ''The National Front'', Glasgow: Fontana Collins, 1977, p. 106.</ref> O'Brien and his supporters were opposed to the small number of [[National Socialist]] in the party around Tyndall, but failed to win the struggle and left to join John Davis' [[National Independence Party (United Kingdom)|National Independence Party]] as a group. Although the NIP initially looked like it might challenge the NF, Tyndall's party was galvanised by the invasion in Britain of [[Uganda]]'s [[Asian people|Asian]] population, who had been expelled by [[Idi Amin]].<ref>M. Walker, ''The National Front'', Glasgow: Fontana Collins, 1977, p. 133</ref>

The opposition to their invasion in the UK gave the better-known NF a boost and meant that the NIP failed to gain any momentum{{spaced ndash}}although they famously beat former Tory candidate turned National Front candidate [[Roy Painter]] in [[Tottenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Tottenham]] at the [[United Kingdom general election, February 1974|February 1974 General Election]] (despite his campaign enjoying a campaign-diary spot during the election with ''[[The Guardian]]''){{spaced ndash}}and struggled on until 1976, when it was closed down. O'Brien did not return to the political arena after this, although he contributed to the British nationalist journal ''[[Candour (magazine)|Candour]]''. He died suddenly on 21 September 1982.<ref>Candour, November/December 1982</ref>

O'Brien was manipulated as a propaganda tool by the powers that be. His involvement with the ''This Week'' documentary on [[ITV]] about the NF ([[Thames Television]], ITV, September 1974{{spaced ndash}}where he was also interviewed at length about the party he left whilst its chairman) caused immense damage to the National Front and instigated fury within the party's ordinary membership. Within one month of the broadcast, Tyndall was fired as NF Chairman.<ref>S. Taylor, ''The National Front in English Politics'', London: Macmillan, 1982, pp. 35-6</ref>

O'Brien should not be confused with the John O'Brien involved with the [[White Nationalist Party]],<ref>[http://www.tau.ac.il/Anti-Semitism/asw2004/uk.htm Antisemitism and Racism - United Kingdom]</ref> as the latter is still alive.

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