Anthony Hancock (publisher)

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Anthony Hancock
League of St George
Parent (father)

Anthony Hancock (5 May 1947 – 11 June 2012)

far right groups and a member of such organisations in the United Kingdom
.

Biography

Based in

As a member of the NF, Hancock became a close associate of Steve Brady of the

League of St George and followed him into the National Party in 1976. It was at this time that Hancock stepped up his printing firm and was soon producing not only for the NP and the League, but also for the British Movement and later the NF and the British National Party amongst others.[2] He later became a supporter of the British Democratic Party,[3]
although by and large he put his own feelings aside and continued to publish for any far right group that asked him to.

A

League of St. George were joined by more mainstream figures such as Harvey Proctor.[6]

Hancock built up an extensive range of international contacts and was closely associated with

anti-Semitic mailshots originating from Colin Jordan.[8]

On 11 June 2012, Hancock died after suffering two strokes.[9]

References

  1. ^ Lowles, Nick (12 June 2012). "Anthony Hancock dies". Hope not Hate. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b R. Hill & A. Bell, The Other Face of Terror, London: Grafton, 1988, p. 205
  3. ^ R. Hill & A. Bell, The Other Face of Terror, London: Grafton, 1988, p. 229
  4. ^ R. Hill & A. Bell The Other Face of Terror, London: Grafton, 1988, p.228
  5. ^ 'Irving and Holocaust Denial' Archived April 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Peter Barberis, John McHugh, Mike Tyldesley, Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations, London: Pinter, 2002, p.181
  7. ^ G. Harris The Dark Side of Europe, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1994, p.125
  8. ^ United Kingdom Anti-Semitism and Racism Archived 2010-11-10 at the Wayback Machine from the Stephen Roth Institute
  9. ^ Gerry Gable "The many lives of Anthony Hancock" Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine, Searchlight (blog), 12 June 2012

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