National Socialist Movement (United Kingdom)
- This article is about the current British group - for information about the American political party see National Socialist Movement (US). For the earlier British group, see National Socialist Movement (1960s). For other groups with this name, see National Socialist Movement.
The National Socialist Movement (NSM) is a British neo-Nazi group, best known in the UK for its association with David Copeland, the London nailbomber, who was a member, and local unit leader for his area. Copeland received six life sentences for his April 1999 bombing campaign against London's black, Asian, and gay communities, which killed three people, including a pregnant woman, and injured 129, some of whom lost limbs.
The group splintered from Combat 18 in 1997 and is believed to have around 80 supporters. Two of its members, Charlie Sargent and Martin Cross, are serving life sentences for murder. The group's publications include Column 88, White Dragon and The Order. Prominent members include leader Tony Williams, founding member Steve Sargent, and David Myatt, the group's first leader.
The group is not connected to the earlier National Socialist Movement of Colin Jordan.
Mike Whine of the Board of Deputies of British Jews has described the NSM as a "very small but very violent neo-Nazi group. Their whole programme is one of terrorism ... against Jews, against Blacks and against Asians." [1]
References
- "The Nailbomber", transcript of BBC Panorama documentary, aired June 30, 2000
- Lowles, Nick. (2003) White Riot: The Violent Story of Combat 18. Milo Books ISBN 1-903854-00-8
- Ryan, Nick. (2003) Homeland: Into A World of Hate. Mainstream Publishing Company Ltd. ISBN 1-84018-465-5