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Mark Adrian Cotterill (born 3 October 1960) is a far right political figure who has been involved in a number of movements throughout his career. He is noted for activity to establish links between the far right in Britain and America, by founding the American Friends of the British National Party. ==National Front and Patriotic Forum years== Cotterill was a member of the National Front (NF) from 1977 to 1979 and again from 1984 to 1992, and was the party's South West England organiser from 1985 to 1991.〔(Southern Poverty Law Center article )〕 He “helped promulgate the New Atlantic Charter, signed between the National Front and the Nationalist Movement, pledging Anglo-American solidarity” and was “instrumental in arranging the exchange visit of (Nick) Griffin to America”.〔(Nationalist Movement Website )〕 In 1992 Cotterill left the NF and formed the Patriotic Forum.〔Mercer, Paul ''Directory of British Political Organisations'' Longmans (1994) p264〕〔Peter Rushton, ''Heritage and Destiny'', Issue 34 (2009) p4〕 The Patriotic Forum was largely composed of fellow ex-NF members, such as Darren Copeland (as Chairman),〔''Vanguard'' magazine Issue 40 (1983) p22〕 Keith Jowsey (as Secretary),〔''Searchlight'' magazine Issue 207, September 1992, p12〕 and Alan Harvey. The Patriotic Forum published a right-wing conservative magazine entitled ''British Patriot''〔Mercer, Paul ''Directory of British Political Organisations'' Longmans (1994) p264〕 which Cotterill edited, and which also featured articles by Steve Brady and Alan Harvey.〔''Searchlight'' magazine Issue 219, September 1993, p12〕 Alan Harvey had formed the short-lived White Rhino Club, which supported apartheid in South Africa; Harvey later accused Cotterill of sabotaging the Club's activities, but without substantiating the claim.〔(Speech given by Alan Harvey )〕 In turn Cotterill expelled Harvey from the Patriotic Forum. Cotterill was, for a short time, a member of the Conservative Party in Torquay in 1993,〔(Article in The Independent )〕 and was active in the Revolutionary Conservative Caucus.〔http://flag.blackened.net/revolt/freeearth/fe1_britain.html〕 In 1994 he was attacked, receiving severe head injuries, by two members of Anti-Fascist Action who were subsequently "charged with unlawful wounding".〔Birchall, Sean, ''Beating The Fascists: The Untold Story of Anti-Fascist Action'' Freedom Press (2010) p361〕 He stood as an Independent Conservative in the local elections in 1995.〔(Torbay Election Results - Tormohun )〕 Cotterill wound up the Patriotic Forum and ceased publication of ''British Patriot'', in 1995. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mark Cotterill」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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