Spearhead (magazine)
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Spearhead is a British far right-wing magazine edited by John Tyndall. It was founded in 1964 by Tyndall, who uses it to voice his grievances against what he sees as the state of the United Kingdom.
From 1967 to 1980, it served as the official mouthpiece of the National Front, mirroring its editor's involvement in this organisation. Opponents of its editor's political views regard it as an outlet for racist and fascist material, although Tyndall himself denies these accusations.
While Tyndall was leader of the British National Party, he used the magazine as a platform for promoting the policies of the BNP. When he lost the leadership election to Nick Griffin it started being used to attack the current BNP leadership. In the light of this, along with the very much more 'hardline' opinions carried by the publication, which were not considered to be in line with current BNP thinking, the BNP consequently decided to prohibit the sale of Spearhead at BNP meetings. Tyndall was also expelled for related reasons, although he was later readmited following an out-of-court settlement with the party.
A former editor of the magazine (of which Spearhead has have several, in addition to Tyndall himself), until his retirement in 1980, was Richard Verrall, a noted Holocaust revisionist and then National Front ideologue.
The magazine has a limited circulation and is not easily obtainable in most British newsagents, and most public libraries refuse to accept copies because the perceived racist tone of the publication contravenes "equal opportunies" policies. It is largely distributed by mail order subscription, and it has a considerable internet presence, with many of its articles being published on the magazine's website
External links
- Spearhead website (http://www.spearhead-uk.com)