Jonathan Bowden
Encyclopedia
Jonathan Bowden is a British artist and political figure who has been involved with a number of political parties and groups, and is a leading speaker on the nationalist
circuit.
and the Monday Club. During the early 1990s
, he had been the deputy chairman of the Western Goals Institute.
Bowden was a founding member, along with Stuart Millson, of the Revolutionary Conservative Caucus
set up in 1993, with the aim of introducing "abstract thought into the nether reaches of the Conservative and Unionist party." He was thus prominent in the milieu responsible for the emergence of Right Now! magazine.
He later joined the Freedom Party, for which he acted as Treasurer for a period, and subsequently, with Adrian Davies
, was a leader of the Bloomsbury Forum.
Bowden went on to join the British National Party
(BNP), and was for a period its Cultural Officer. In July 2007, he resigned from the BNP following a bitter dispute in which an associate of BNP leader Nick Griffin
made defamatory allegations against Bowden on a blog
. It has been claimed by Martin Webster
that Bowden was forced out of the party due to his support for Chris Jackson, who made an unsuccessful attempt to replace Griffin as leader. After September 2008 Bowden resumed speaking at BNP events, but never rejoined the party. Since the May 2010 elections he has had no further connection to the BNP.
He is the Chairman of the New Right
.
British nationalism
Far right politics in the United Kingdom have existed since at least the 1930s, with the formation of fascist and anti-semitic movements. It went on to acquire more explicitly racial connotations, being dominated in the 1960s and 1970s by self-proclaimed white nationalist organisations that oppose...
circuit.
Career
Jonathan Bowden began his political career as a member of the Conservative PartyConservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
and the Monday Club. During the early 1990s
1990s
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, he had been the deputy chairman of the Western Goals Institute.
Bowden was a founding member, along with Stuart Millson, of the Revolutionary Conservative Caucus
Revolutionary Conservative Caucus
The Revolutionary Conservative Caucus was a small, hard-right pressure group which attempted to introduce a new radicalism into British conservatism....
set up in 1993, with the aim of introducing "abstract thought into the nether reaches of the Conservative and Unionist party." He was thus prominent in the milieu responsible for the emergence of Right Now! magazine.
He later joined the Freedom Party, for which he acted as Treasurer for a period, and subsequently, with Adrian Davies
Adrian Davies
Adrian Davies is a barrister and a member of Lincoln's Inn, London. He was formerly a solicitor with the magic circle firm, Slaughter and May...
, was a leader of the Bloomsbury Forum.
Bowden went on to join the British National Party
British National Party
The British National Party is a British far-right political party formed as a splinter group from the National Front by John Tyndall in 1982...
(BNP), and was for a period its Cultural Officer. In July 2007, he resigned from the BNP following a bitter dispute in which an associate of BNP leader Nick Griffin
Nick Griffin
Nicholas John "Nick" Griffin is a British politician, chairman of the British National Party and Member of the European Parliament for North West England....
made defamatory allegations against Bowden on a blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
. It has been claimed by Martin Webster
Martin Webster
Martin Guy Alan Webster is a former leading figure on the far-right in British politics.-Early political activism:An early member of the Young Conservatives, from which he claimed to have been expelled, Webster was associated loosely with the League of Empire Loyalists until he joined the National...
that Bowden was forced out of the party due to his support for Chris Jackson, who made an unsuccessful attempt to replace Griffin as leader. After September 2008 Bowden resumed speaking at BNP events, but never rejoined the party. Since the May 2010 elections he has had no further connection to the BNP.
He is the Chairman of the New Right
New Right (UK)
New Right is a UK-based pan-European nationalist, conservative revolutionary think tank and school of thought, led by national-anarchist Troy Southgate and Jonathan Bowden....
.