Proscribing National Action: Considering the Impact of Banning the British Far‐Right Group

In December 2016, the British Government banned National Action for being an extremist organisation. It was the first time in British history that membership of a far‐right group was outlawed. While so, little is known about the group. This article responds to this lack of knowledge by setting out the origins of National Action and its leaders, its preference for a traditionalist Nazi ideology, and its penchant for stunts and demonstrations to...