NATIONALISM TODAY was produced in support of the National Front from 1980 until it fizzled out, around 1986/87. Its birth and eventual demise were a consequence of the fractured and factional nature of British nationalist politics at that period: it was founded, in part, to fill the void left when Spearhead magazine ceased to support the NF following the 1979 splits in the party (Spearhead's editor having founded a breakaway party), and ended following the NF's terminal, internecine infighting in 1986, when it disastrously fell under the control of a small number of self-proclaimed admirers of Colonel Gadaffi.
However, for most of its existence Nationalism Today (NT) was a thought-provoking, innovative publication noted for two unusual and very distinct characteristics.
First: the extreme youth of its writers and editorial team. The three joint editors of its earliest editions had an average age of around nineteen. As time went by it attracted a wider range of contributors, including many venerable 'greybeards' in their twenties. However, the magazine never lost its air of youthful rebelliousness. This proved to be a vice as much as virtue – many published articles took challenging new positions on subjects that had been shamefully ignored by Nationalists in the past, yet other articles sometimes indicated a shallow, naïveté on the part of the authors.
Secondly: NT made a serious attempt to change the whole landscape of British Nationalist politics. It realised that if British Nationalism were to be taken seriously it was not enough to call for the repatriation of immigrants, if all that meant was that Britons could then look forward to being stuck in an all-white dole queue.
NT argued that traditional Nationalist policies, on immigration, the 'Common Market' (as the European Union was then popularly known) and anti-communism were not enough: British Nationalists had to develop 'radical' policies on socio-economic issues. Industrial ownership was a favourite topic for debate: NT regularly called for industry to be organised along the lines of employee co-operatives, and was generally in favour of the principle of Distributism, holding that the widespread distribution of ownership of private property and private enterprise was a public good.
Controversially, at the time, NT argued the Nationalism was, and had to be, as much anti-capitalist as it was anti-communist – both threatened the identity and freedom of peoples around the world. Today the deleterious consequences of globalism and global capitalism are all too apparent and widely accepted by British Nationalists – forty years ago this was not always the case.
Note on publication dates: Issues of Nationalism Today were only dated from issue 23, July 1984 onwards. It is possible that the previous issues were deliberately left undated to disguise the irregularity of publication of the magazine, in its early years. The dates shown here are believed to be broadly accurate.
Nationalism: Moving Forward into the 1980's (Joe Pearce)
TRADE UNIONS: OUR TASK (NICK WAKELING)
Nationalism: Moving Forward into the 1980's (Joe Pearce)
TRADE UNIONS: OUR TASK (NICK WAKELING)
Sinking the rural roots of Nationalism (NICK WAKELING)
WHY WORLD CAPITALISTS CRAWL TO CHINESE COMMUNISTS (Steve Brady)
Sinking the rural roots of Nationalism (NICK WAKELING)
WHY WORLD CAPITALISTS CRAWL TO CHINESE COMMUNISTS (Steve Brady)
CONSETT STEEL CLOSURE 'ECONOMIC NONSENSE'
CONSETT STEEL CLOSURE 'ECONOMIC NONSENSE'
A DEFINITION OF CAPITALISM (JOE PEARCE)
U.N. THREATENS THE FINAL FRONTIER (STEVE BRADY)
A DEFINITION OF CAPITALISM (JOE PEARCE)
U.N. THREATENS THE FINAL FRONTIER (STEVE BRADY)
BRITAIN'S HOMELESS: VICTIMS OF CAPITALISM (Nick Wakeling)
THE AFTERMATH OF BRIXTON (Nick Griffin)
BRITAIN'S HOMELESS: VICTIMS OF CAPITALISM (Nick Wakeling)
THE AFTERMATH OF BRIXTON (Nick Griffin)
Industrial Ownership and Racial Nationalism (JOE PEARCE)
THE BLACK RIOTS: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE ESTABLISHMENT (Joe Pearce, Nick Griffin, Nick Wakeling)
THE MIGHTY ATOM: FRIEND OR FOE? (Steve Brady)
Industrial Ownership and Racial Nationalism (JOE PEARCE)
THE BLACK RIOTS: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE ESTABLISHMENT (Joe Pearce, Nick Griffin, Nick Wakeling)
THE MIGHTY ATOM: FRIEND OR FOE? (Steve Brady)
Industrial Ownership and Racial Nationalism (JOE PEARCE)
THE BLACK RIOTS: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE ESTABLISHMENT (Joe Pearce, Nick Griffin, Nick Wakeling)
THE MIGHTY ATOM: FRIEND OR FOE? (Steve Brady)
"WE ARE NOT MARXISTS - WE ARE NOT CAPITALISTS" (Andrew Brons)
PROPAGANDA versus PRIDE (Paul Deacon)
"WE ARE NOT MARXISTS - WE ARE NOT CAPITALISTS" (Andrew Brons)
PROPAGANDA versus PRIDE (Paul Deacon)
ONE WORLD – NO THANKS (PAUL DEACON)
OPPOSE NUCLEAR POWER! (Nick Wakeling)
ONE WORLD – NO THANKS (PAUL DEACON)
OPPOSE NUCLEAR POWER! (Nick Wakeling)
National Front Trade Unionism (DAVID RILEY)
THE THREAT OF THE MULTINATIONALS (STEVE BRADY)
National Front Trade Unionism (DAVID RILEY)
THE THREAT OF THE MULTINATIONALS (STEVE BRADY)
How Capitalism Destroys Your 'Pint' (Steve Brady)
THE INVASION OF AUSTRALIA (David Greason)
How Capitalism Destroys Your 'Pint' (Steve Brady)
THE INVASION OF AUSTRALIA (David Greason)
ONE DAY IN HACKNEY (PAUL COMBEN)
TOWARDS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FREEDOM (NICK GRIFFIN)
ONE DAY IN HACKNEY (PAUL COMBEN)
TOWARDS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FREEDOM (NICK GRIFFIN)
A. K. CHESTERTON: RADICAL NATIONALIST (DEREK HOLLAND)
Does the Militant Tendency know too much? (STEVE BRADY)
A. K. CHESTERTON: RADICAL NATIONALIST (DEREK HOLLAND)
Does the Militant Tendency know too much? (STEVE BRADY)
BOOK REVIEW: THE IDENTITY OF ULSTER (TOM ACTON)
PETER HAIN'S 'FIVER' (Martin Webster)
BOOK REVIEW: THE IDENTITY OF ULSTER (TOM ACTON)
PETER HAIN'S 'FIVER' (Martin Webster)
OXBRIDGE: “Why I Hate You” (MICHAEL WALKER)
STOCK EXCHANGE-LEGAL SWINDLE (STEVE BRADY)
OXBRIDGE: “Why I Hate You” (MICHAEL WALKER)
STOCK EXCHANGE-LEGAL SWINDLE (STEVE BRADY)
INDUSTRIAL FRONT: MINERS' DEFEAT IS BRITAIN'S DEFEAT
Protect British Industry From Imports! (JOE PEARCE)
INDUSTRIAL FRONT: MINERS' DEFEAT IS BRITAIN'S DEFEAT
Protect British Industry From Imports! (JOE PEARCE)
ANSWERING THE CAPITALIST CASE AGAINST IMPORT CONTROLS (Joe Pearce)
SOUTH AFRICA: Bring back real Apartheid! (MARK HASTINGS)
ANSWERING THE CAPITALIST CASE AGAINST IMPORT CONTROLS (Joe Pearce)
SOUTH AFRICA: Bring back real Apartheid! (MARK HASTINGS)
CONFRONTATION POLITICS IN FRANCE (Nick Griffin)
SMALL BUSINESSES: A POLICY FOR REVIVAL (Andrew Brons)
CONFRONTATION POLITICS IN FRANCE (Nick Griffin)
SMALL BUSINESSES: A POLICY FOR REVIVAL (Andrew Brons)
AN ULSTER LOYALIST SPEAKS OUT (George Seawright)
RACE: What the scientists say (part 1) (Steve Brady)
AN ULSTER LOYALIST SPEAKS OUT (George Seawright)
RACE: What the scientists say (part 1) (Steve Brady)
RACE: What the scientists say (part 2) (Steve Brady)
THE URBAN ANIMAL (PAUL COMBEN)
RACE: What the scientists say (part 2) (Steve Brady)
THE URBAN ANIMAL (PAUL COMBEN)
RACE: What the scientists say (part 3) (Steve Brady)
RACE: What the scientists say (part 3) (Steve Brady)
RACE: What the scientists say (part 4) (Steve Brady)
YESTERDAY'S HEROES (ADRIAN WILTSHIRE)
RACE: What the scientists say (part 4) (Steve Brady)
YESTERDAY'S HEROES (ADRIAN WILTSHIRE)
RACE: What the scientists say (part 4) (Steve Brady)
YESTERDAY'S HEROES (ADRIAN WILTSHIRE)
A Revolution Betrayed (part 1) (Derek Holland)
RACE: What the scientists say (part 5) (Steve Brady)
A Revolution Betrayed (part 1) (Derek Holland)
RACE: What the scientists say (part 5) (Steve Brady)
A Revolution Betrayed (part 2) (Derek Holland)
TOWARDS A RE-UNITED GERMANY (JOE PEARCE)
A Revolution Betrayed (part 2) (Derek Holland)
TOWARDS A RE-UNITED GERMANY (JOE PEARCE)
Mondragon: where workers own and owners work ( JOE PEARCE)
Why Reds Scab on the Miners (STEVE BRADY)
Mondragon: where workers own and owners work ( JOE PEARCE)
Why Reds Scab on the Miners (STEVE BRADY)
Dennis Kearney and the struggle for a White America (Joe Pearce)
THE CASE FOR AN ETHNIC CULTURE (ALAN DALE)
THE ROOTS OF BRITISH NATIONALISM (Andrew Brons)
THE CASE FOR AN ETHNIC CULTURE (ALAN DALE)
THE ROOTS OF BRITISH NATIONALISM (Andrew Brons)
Is the Red Flag coming down? (Dave Stevens)
THE 1974 ULSTER WORKERS STRIKE (DAVID KERR)
Is the Red Flag coming down? (Dave Stevens)
THE 1974 ULSTER WORKERS STRIKE (DAVID KERR)
THE HIGH COST OF 'PROGRESS' (E. J. MISHAN)
THE REBECCA RISING (PAUL MATTHEWS)
THE HIGH COST OF 'PROGRESS' (E. J. MISHAN)
THE REBECCA RISING (PAUL MATTHEWS)
EUROPE - Learning From The Tragedy (DAVE STEVENS)
NOTTING HILL UPRISING 1958 (JOE PEARCE)
EUROPE - Learning From The Tragedy (DAVE STEVENS)
NOTTING HILL UPRISING 1958 (JOE PEARCE)
Cruise Missiles Threaten YOU (GERALD SMITH)
DEFENDER OF THE INNOCENT (Hans Ruesch)
Cruise Missiles Threaten YOU (GERALD SMITH)
DEFENDER OF THE INNOCENT (Hans Ruesch)
THE BUYING OF MR CHURCHILL (Gary Rossi)
THE BUYING OF MR CHURCHILL (Gary Rossi)
CANADA DRY - A SOAP OPERA (DAVE STEVENS)
THE SPIRITUAL STRUGGLE ( JOE PEARCE)
CANADA DRY - A SOAP OPERA (DAVE STEVENS)
THE SPIRITUAL STRUGGLE ( JOE PEARCE)
ADVERTISING ― The Subtle Poison (NICHOLAS MILLS)
The Hollow Victory (DAVE STEVENS)
ADVERTISING ― The Subtle Poison (NICHOLAS MILLS)
The Hollow Victory (DAVE STEVENS)
The Identity Of Freedom (PAUL COMBEN)
Why Band Aid will kill blacks (JOHN THORNTON BANNERMAN)
The Identity Of Freedom (PAUL COMBEN)
Why Band Aid will kill blacks (JOHN THORNTON BANNERMAN)
THE RIOTS: An Open Letter to Blacks in Britain (Nick Griffin)
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM (Eddy Butler)
THE RIOTS: An Open Letter to Blacks in Britain (Nick Griffin)
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM (Eddy Butler)
'The Political Soldier' (GRAHAM GILLMORE)
The 'Big Apple' Crumbles (Joe Pearce)
'The Political Soldier' (GRAHAM GILLMORE)
The 'Big Apple' Crumbles (Joe Pearce)
1066 – The year Saxon England died (Paul Comben)
DRUGS & DEGREDATION: MEMORIES OF PENTONVILLE (MARTIN WINGFIELD)
1066 – The year Saxon England died (Paul Comben)
DRUGS & DEGREDATION: MEMORIES OF PENTONVILLE (MARTIN WINGFIELD)
A LESSON IN SOLIDARITY (CLIVE WAKELY)
Britain needs nuclear power (Steve Brady)
A LESSON IN SOLIDARITY (CLIVE WAKELY)
Britain needs nuclear power (Steve Brady)