Richard Verrall (born 1948) is a former Deputy Chairman of the British National Front (NF), he edited the magazine Spearhead from 1976 to 1980.
Verrall studied History at Westfield College, now part of Queen Mary, University of London, obtaining a first class honours degree. Initially a member of the Conservative Party, Verrall left in the early 1970s, along with a number of members on the right who supported Enoch Powell, to join the NF. Initial...
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Richard Verrall (born 1948) is a former Deputy Chairman of the British National Front (NF), he edited the magazine Spearhead from 1976 to 1980.
Verrall studied History at Westfield College, now part of Queen Mary, University of London, obtaining a first class honours degree. Initially a member of the Conservative Party, Verrall left in the early 1970s, along with a number of members on the right who supported Enoch Powell, to join the NF. Initially a close supporter of John Tyndall, he was appointed Spearhead editor by Tyndall and used the magazine to discuss the veracity of the Holocaust. He was also known for his endorsement of eugenics and biological determinism, adding to this theory that it was equally natural for members of a genetic group to sacrifice themselves for the benefit of others of the same group, thus attacking the criticism that the notion of sacrifice makes this theory inapplicable to humanity.
Despite his initial support for Tyndall, Verrall did not follow him into...
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