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The website is of a British progressive think-tank, which does not appear to have any links with the political party of the same name whatsoever
 
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{{Infobox political party
| name = New Britain
| name = New Britain
| logo =
| logo =
| colorcode = Darkblue
| leader =
| leader =
| chairman = Dennis Delderfield
| chairman = Dennis Delderfield
| president = George Brooker
| president = George Brooker
| leader1_title = Vice-president
| leader1_title = Vice-president
| leader1_name = John Haynes
| leader1_name = John Haynes
| spokesperson =
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| foundation = {{Start date|1976 }}
| dissolved = {{End date|2008}}
| foundation = {{Start date|1976}}
| dissolved = {{End date|2008}}
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| ideology = [[British nationalism]]<br>[[National conservatism]]
| position = [[Right-wing]]
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| headquarters = 10 College East, Gunthorpe Street, London E1 7RL
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| ideology = {{ubl|[[British nationalism]]|[[National conservatism]]|[[Anti-Communism]]}}
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| international =
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| headquarters = 10 College East, Gunthorpe Street, London E1 7RL
| website = [http://www.newbritain.org.uk/ www.newbritain.org.uk]
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| country = the United Kingdom
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'''New Britain''' was a minor [[United Kingdom|British]] [[right wing]] [[political party]] founded by Dennis Delderfield in 1976.<ref name=politicos>Boothroyd, David, ''Politicos Guide to the History of British Political Parties'' (2001), p. 207.</ref> The party was de-registered in November 2008.<ref>[http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/63167/Renamed-or-Deregistered-Parties.pdf List of renamed or deregistered parties since 2002]. [[Electoral Commission (UK)|Electoral Commission]]</ref>
'''New Britain''' was a minor [[United Kingdom|British]] [[right-wing]] [[political party]] founded by Dennis Delderfield in 1976.<ref name=politicos>Boothroyd, David, ''Politicos Guide to the History of British Political Parties'' (2001), p. 207.</ref> The party was de-registered in November 2008.<ref>[http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/63167/Renamed-or-Deregistered-Parties.pdf List of renamed or deregistered parties since 2002] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206030211/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/63167/Renamed-or-Deregistered-Parties.pdf |date=6 December 2008 }}. [[Electoral Commission (UK)|Electoral Commission]]</ref>


==Founding==
==Founding==
It was led from its creation by Dennis Delderfield, a former Common Councilman of the City of London<ref name=politicos/> and editor of the ''City of London & Dockland Times''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mediauk.com/newspapers/342554/city-of-london-%26-dockland-times|title=City of London & Dockland Times|work=Media UK|accessdate=13 February 2010}}</ref> In 1980, the party absorbed the [[Opposition to immigration|anti-immigration]] [[United Country Party (United Kingdom)|United Country Party]],<ref name=politicos/> which had been chaired by TV astronomer [[Patrick Moore]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/moore-joins-ranks-of-grumpy-old-men-with-claim-that-bbc-is-run-by-women-447926.html|title=Moore joins ranks of grumpy old men with claim that BBC 'is run by women'|last=Verkaik|first=Robert|date=8 May 2007|work=The Independent|accessdate=12 February 2010}}</ref> Around this time it also absorbed a small anti-devolution group called the Keep Britain United Party.<ref name=politicos/> This party had contested a single seat ([[Carmarthen (UK Parliament constituency)|Carmarthen]]) in the [[1979 United Kingdom general election|1979 general election]].<ref>[http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/partycand.htm UK General Election, May 1979: Party Vote and Lost deposits]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/i05.htm |title=UK General Election results May 1979 |access-date=29 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195051/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/i05.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
It was led from its creation by Dennis Delderfield, a former Common Councilman of the City of London<ref name=politicos/> and editor of the ''City of London & Dockland Times''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mediauk.com/newspapers/342554/city-of-london-%26-dockland-times|title=City of London & Dockland Times|work=Media UK|access-date=13 February 2010}}</ref> In 1980, the party absorbed the [[Opposition to immigration|anti-immigration]] [[United Country Party (United Kingdom)|United Country Party]],<ref name=politicos/> which had been chaired by TV astronomer [[Patrick Moore]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/moore-joins-ranks-of-grumpy-old-men-with-claim-that-bbc-is-run-by-women-447926.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806070614/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/moore-joins-ranks-of-grumpy-old-men-with-claim-that-bbc-is-run-by-women-447926.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 August 2011|title=Moore joins ranks of grumpy old men with claim that BBC 'is run by women'|last=Verkaik|first=Robert|date=8 May 2007|work=The Independent|access-date=12 February 2010}}</ref> Around this time it also absorbed a small anti-devolution group called the Keep Britain United Party.<ref name=politicos/> This party had contested a single seat ([[Carmarthen (UK Parliament constituency)|Carmarthen]]) in the [[1979 United Kingdom general election|1979 general election]].<ref>[http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/partycand.htm UK General Election, May 1979: Party Vote and Lost deposits]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/i05.htm |title=UK General Election results May 1979 |access-date=29 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195051/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/i05.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Positions==
==Positions==
New Britain was described as an "avowedly racist party" by ''[[The Observer]]''.<ref name=farright>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/may/21/foodanddrink.expertopinions|title=Far Right invades anti-Europe party|last=Rayner|first=Jay|date=21 May 2000|work=The Observer|accessdate=12 February 2010}}</ref> It campaigned for the return of [[capital punishment]], and was supported by the Christian Affirmation Campaign, a right-wing traditionalist movement<ref>http://archive.catholicherald.co.uk/article/29th-november-1974/8/righties-unite</ref> opposed to what it saw as the [[World Council of Churches]]' support for [[Communism|Communist]] regimes in [[Africa]].<ref name=politicos/> As a white nationalist party, it supported [[Apartheid]] and [[Rhodesia]], and Delderfield signed a letter in 2000 that argued that "suburb after suburb and town after town across the land have been taken over by Asians, Africans and Afro-Caribbeans.... In the not too distant future they will have direct control in many areas."<ref name=farright/><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.whatnextjournal.co.uk/Pages/Back/Wnext29/Ukip.html|title=Brownshirts in Blazers? The Rise of UKIP|last=Sullivan|first=Martin|year=2004|work=What Next|accessdate=12 February 2010}}</ref> A 1977 election leaflet stated that "coloured immigration to this country must stop completely and immediately."<ref name=mail/>
New Britain was described as an "avowedly racist party" by ''[[The Observer]]''.<ref name=farright>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/may/21/foodanddrink.expertopinions|title=Far Right invades anti-Europe party|last=Rayner|first=Jay|date=21 May 2000|work=The Observer|access-date=12 February 2010}}</ref> It campaigned for the return of [[capital punishment]], and was supported by the Christian Affirmation Campaign, a right-wing traditionalist movement<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.catholicherald.co.uk/article/29th-november-1974/8/righties-unite|title = Catholic Herald - Archives}}</ref> opposed to what it saw as the [[World Council of Churches]]' support for [[Communism|Communist]] regimes in [[Africa]].<ref name=politicos/> Delderfield signed a letter in 2000 that argued that "suburb after suburb and town after town across the land have been taken over by Asians, Africans and Afro-Caribbeans.... In the not too distant future they will have direct control in many areas."<ref name=farright/><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.whatnextjournal.co.uk/Pages/Back/Wnext29/Ukip.html|title=Brownshirts in Blazers? The Rise of UKIP|last=Sullivan|first=Martin|year=2004|work=What Next|access-date=12 February 2010}}</ref>


==Electoral history==
==Electoral history==
The party became active participants in by-elections, contesting those held in [[1977 City of London and Westminster South by-election|City of London and Westminster]], [[1982 Beaconsfield by-election|Beaconsfield]], [[1983 Penrith and The Border by-election|Penrith and the Border]] and [[1983 Bermondsey by-election|Bermondsey]],<ref>{{Cite book|last=Tatchell|first=Peter|title=The battle for Bermondsey|publisher=Heretic Books|year=1983|isbn=0-946097-11-9}}</ref> as well as putting up two candidates in the general elections of [[1979 United Kingdom general election|1979]] and [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]]. Its best performance was at the [[1977 Bournemouth East by-election|Bournemouth East by-election]] of November 1977, but the party's candidate in the [[1978 Ilford North by-election|Ilford North by-election]] of March 1978 was revealed to be a convicted child abuser after nominations had closed, and his endorsement was withdrawn.<ref name=politicos/>
The party became active participants in by-elections, contesting those held in [[1977 City of London and Westminster South by-election|City of London and Westminster]], [[1982 Beaconsfield by-election|Beaconsfield]], [[1983 Penrith and The Border by-election|Penrith and the Border]] and [[1983 Bermondsey by-election|Bermondsey]],<ref>{{Cite book|last=Tatchell|first=Peter|title=The battle for Bermondsey|publisher=Heretic Books|year=1983|isbn=0-946097-11-9}}</ref> as well as putting up two candidates in the general elections of [[1979 United Kingdom general election|1979]] and [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]]. Its best performance was at the [[1977 Bournemouth East by-election|Bournemouth East by-election]] of November 1977, but the party's candidate in the [[1978 Ilford North by-election|Ilford North by-election]] of March 1978 was revealed to be a convicted child abuser after nominations had closed, and his endorsement was withdrawn.<ref name=politicos/>


In the [[1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|1994 European Parliament election]], the last to be held under [[plurality voting system|first past the post]], it achieved moderate success, saving its deposit in one seat and nearly doing so in another.<ref name=politicos/>
In the [[1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|1994 European Parliament election]], the last to be held under [[first-past-the-post]], it achieved moderate success, saving its deposit in one seat and nearly doing so in another.<ref name=politicos/>

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In the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]], standing as an [[Independent (politician)#United Kingdom|independent candidate]] in the [[Cities of London and Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)|Cities of London and Westminster]] [[List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies|Parliamentary constituency]], from the contact address listed on the New Britain website,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.westminster.gov.uk/workspace/assets/publications/CLW-SoPN-1271776318.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202232403/http://westminster.gov.uk/workspace/assets/publications/CLW-SoPN-1271776318.pdf |archive-date=2 December 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Dennis Delderfield finished third from bottom, ahead of the candidate "[[Tom Scott (entertainer)|Mad Cap'n Tom]]".


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In the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]], former chairman Dennis Delderfield stood as an [[Independent (politician)#United Kingdom|independent candidate]] in the [[Cities of London and Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)|Cities of London and Westminster]] [[List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies|Parliamentary constituency]], from the contact address listed on the New Britain website.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.westminster.gov.uk/workspace/assets/publications/CLW-SoPN-1271776318.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202232403/http://westminster.gov.uk/workspace/assets/publications/CLW-SoPN-1271776318.pdf |archive-date=2 December 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Membership==
==Membership==
Some former members later joined the [[United Kingdom Independence Party]], including [[Mike Nattrass]], later a [[Member of the European Parliament]] for UKIP, who stood as New Britain candidate in the [[1994 Dudley West by-election|Dudley West by-election of 1994]], gaining 146 votes. His fellow UKIP MEP [[Jeffrey Titford]] was also a briefly a member after the [[Referendum Party]] folded.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/the-true-face-of-a-party-which-wants-us-out-of-europe-8004371.html|title=The true face of a party which wants us out of Europe (Or 10 things the UKIP don't want you to know about them)|date=3 August 2012|work=The Independent|accessdate=16 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Daniel|first=Mark|title=Cranks and gadflies: the story of UKIP|publisher=Timewell Press|year=2005|isbn=1-85725-209-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=My7bPb1XnVIC&pg=PA45#v=onepage}}</ref> Another UKIP candidate, Brian Smalley, joined in 1994 and was a member of the national committee.<ref name=mail>{{Cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/daily-mail-london-england-the/mi_8002/is_2004_June_9/ukips-ugly-secret-cheer-led/ai_n37239350/pg_2/|last=Craven|first=Nick|title=UKIP's UGLY SECRET; Cheer-led by celebrities, supported by countless decent – if frustrated that Britons, few realise UKIP has worrying racist links and a sleazy Mr Bean look-alike MEP|date=9 June 2004|work=Daily Mail|accessdate=13 February 2010}}</ref> All three deny that the party was racist and all three are no-longer connected to UKIP.<ref name=mail/>
Some former members later joined the [[United Kingdom Independence Party]], including [[Mike Nattrass]], later a [[Member of the European Parliament]] for UKIP, who stood as New Britain candidate in the [[1994 Dudley West by-election|Dudley West by-election of 1994]], gaining 146 votes. His fellow UKIP MEP [[Jeffrey Titford]] was also a briefly a member after the [[Referendum Party]] folded.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/the-true-face-of-a-party-which-wants-us-out-of-europe-8004371.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/the-true-face-of-a-party-which-wants-us-out-of-europe-8004371.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The true face of a party which wants us out of Europe (Or 10 things the UKIP don't want you to know about them)|date=3 August 2012|work=The Independent|access-date=16 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Daniel|first=Mark|title=Cranks and gadflies: the story of UKIP|publisher=Timewell Press|year=2005|isbn=1-85725-209-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=My7bPb1XnVIC&pg=PA45}}</ref> Another UKIP candidate, Brian Smalley, joined in 1994 and was a member of the national committee.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}


==References==
==References==
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New Britain
PresidentGeorge Brooker
ChairmanDennis Delderfield
Vice-presidentJohn Haynes
Founded1976 (1976)
Dissolved2008 (2008)
Headquarters10 College East, Gunthorpe Street, London E1 7RL
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing

New Britain was a minor British right-wing political party founded by Dennis Delderfield in 1976.[1] The party was de-registered in November 2008.[2]

Founding

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It was led from its creation by Dennis Delderfield, a former Common Councilman of the City of London[1] and editor of the City of London & Dockland Times.[3] In 1980, the party absorbed the anti-immigration United Country Party,[1] which had been chaired by TV astronomer Patrick Moore.[4] Around this time it also absorbed a small anti-devolution group called the Keep Britain United Party.[1] This party had contested a single seat (Carmarthen) in the 1979 general election.[5][6]

Positions

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New Britain was described as an "avowedly racist party" by The Observer.[7] It campaigned for the return of capital punishment, and was supported by the Christian Affirmation Campaign, a right-wing traditionalist movement[8] opposed to what it saw as the World Council of Churches' support for Communist regimes in Africa.[1] Delderfield signed a letter in 2000 that argued that "suburb after suburb and town after town across the land have been taken over by Asians, Africans and Afro-Caribbeans.... In the not too distant future they will have direct control in many areas."[7][9]

Electoral history

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The party became active participants in by-elections, contesting those held in City of London and Westminster, Beaconsfield, Penrith and the Border and Bermondsey,[10] as well as putting up two candidates in the general elections of 1979 and 1983. Its best performance was at the Bournemouth East by-election of November 1977, but the party's candidate in the Ilford North by-election of March 1978 was revealed to be a convicted child abuser after nominations had closed, and his endorsement was withdrawn.[1]

In the 1994 European Parliament election, the last to be held under first-past-the-post, it achieved moderate success, saving its deposit in one seat and nearly doing so in another.[1]

In the 2010 general election, former chairman Dennis Delderfield stood as an independent candidate in the Cities of London and Westminster Parliamentary constituency, from the contact address listed on the New Britain website.[11]

Membership

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Some former members later joined the United Kingdom Independence Party, including Mike Nattrass, later a Member of the European Parliament for UKIP, who stood as New Britain candidate in the Dudley West by-election of 1994, gaining 146 votes. His fellow UKIP MEP Jeffrey Titford was also a briefly a member after the Referendum Party folded.[12][13] Another UKIP candidate, Brian Smalley, joined in 1994 and was a member of the national committee.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Boothroyd, David, Politicos Guide to the History of British Political Parties (2001), p. 207.
  2. ^ List of renamed or deregistered parties since 2002 Archived 6 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Electoral Commission
  3. ^ "City of London & Dockland Times". Media UK. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  4. ^ Verkaik, Robert (8 May 2007). "Moore joins ranks of grumpy old men with claim that BBC 'is run by women'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  5. ^ UK General Election, May 1979: Party Vote and Lost deposits
  6. ^ "UK General Election results May 1979". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  7. ^ a b Rayner, Jay (21 May 2000). "Far Right invades anti-Europe party". The Observer. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  8. ^ "Catholic Herald - Archives".
  9. ^ Sullivan, Martin (2004). "Brownshirts in Blazers? The Rise of UKIP". What Next. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  10. ^ Tatchell, Peter (1983). The battle for Bermondsey. Heretic Books. ISBN 0-946097-11-9.
  11. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ "The true face of a party which wants us out of Europe (Or 10 things the UKIP don't want you to know about them)". The Independent. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  13. ^ Daniel, Mark (2005). Cranks and gadflies: the story of UKIP. Timewell Press. ISBN 1-85725-209-8.
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