Patterns of racism: interviews with National Front members

Abstract

We publish here an extract adapted from Michael Billig's forthcoming book, Fascists: a social psychological view of the National Front (Academic Press, Autumn 1978 ). This analysis is taken from a larger section, based on in-depth interviews with eleven NF members, all of whom were activists, nine having either held official positions in their local branches or stood as official election candidates. This is not claimed to be a representative sample; the indications suggest a bias towards the 'moderate' element.