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Roy Painter (born c. 1933) was a former leading figure on the British far right. A cab driver, he was a leading member of the Conservatives in Tottenham and had stood as a candidate for them in the Greater London Council. A supporter of Enoch Powell, he was involved with the Conservative Monday Club, although he resigned from the group (and the Tories) in 1972 when the Club began a process of removing its most extreme members.〔M. Walker, ''The National Front'', Glasgow: Fontana, 1977, p. 131〕 Following his resignation, Painter joined the National Front, rapidly rising to a post on the NF Directorate by 1974.〔Walker, Martin ''The National Front'', Fontana, 2nd edition 1978 p137〕 He made a weak start as a party candidate for the NF in Tottenham at the February 1974 general election; he finished with 1,270 votes (4.1%), behind the National Independence Party candidate. An improvement was shown in the October 1974 election when he captured 2,211 votes (8.3%) in the same seat. It has been argued that the vote was as much a personal one for Painter, a popular businessman in Haringey, as it was an endorsement of the NF.〔S. Taylor, ''The National Front in English Politics'', London: Macmillan, 1982, p. 42〕 He became a prominent figure in the 'populist' wing of the NF, opposing John Tyndall and Martin Webster. He wrote an article in a 1974 issue of ''Spearhead'' entitled "Let's Make Nationalism Popular" which extolled the virtues of this path. It was followed by a rebuttal from Tyndall who described Painter's arguments as "sheer unadulterated claptrap".〔Walker, Martin ''The National Front'', Fontana, 2nd edition 1978, p151〕 Whilst espousing populism, Painter would tell Martin Webster, "I am a national socialist at heart. Only I am careful."〔Fielding, Nigel ''The National Front'' Routledge, Kegan and Paul 1981 p25〕 The 'populists', however, began to outvote Tyndall on the Directorate〔Thurlow, Richard C. Thurlow ''Fascism in Britain: From Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts to the National Front'' 1998 P253〕 and Painter dismissed Tyndall as a "tin pot Führer".〔M. Walker, ''The National Front'', Glasgow: Fontana, 1977, p. 187〕 Painter was believed by ''The Guardian'' to be a potential rival leader.〔Walker, Martin ''The National Front'' Fontana, 2nd edition 1978 p149〕 However, he instead supported John Kingsley Read.〔M. Walker, ''The National Front'', Glasgow: Fontana, 1977, p. 176〕 Kingsley Read came under bitter attack from the hardliners who regained control of the party in 1976. "Kingsley Read, Roy Painter and other ex-Conservative populists"〔Bean, John ''Many Shades of Black'' New Millennium 1999 p217〕 left to form the short-lived National Party and Painter was appointed its Directorate.〔M. Walker, ''The National Front'', Glasgow: Fontana, 1977, p. 193〕 Painter rejoined the Conservatives in 1978, although his role with them was confined to local politics.〔G. Gable, "The Far Right in the United Kingdom" in L. Cheles, R. Ferguson & M. Vaughan (eds.), ''Neo-Fascism in Europe'', London: Longman, 1991, p. 249〕 Painter continues to be involved on the fringe of the far right. In 2003, with Ian Anderson, he addressed a conference organised by the Conservative Democratic Alliance.〔''Searchlight'' magazine, "CDA rejects multiculturalism and moves towards new party", 2003 p47〕 In 2012, he gave a speech entitled "Was Enoch () right about immigration?" to a seminar organised by Alan Harvey of the Springbok Club and a one time chairman of the Swinton Circle,〔(Springbok Club Cyber Newsletter, June 2012 )〕 with whom he had been in the National Party. ==Elections contested== 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「Roy Painter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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