Hobbyism, hard talk and Hitler The rise of the far-right

1967: The National Front is formed, attracting a new breed of thuggish skinheads.

1979: The party implodes after failing to garner public support in the 1979 general election.

1982: John Tyndall forms the British National Party and gains political momentum.

1990s: Groups including the National Socialist Movement, a British Neo-nazi group, emerge.

1999: Nick Griffin takes over BNP, ridding it of what he called the three H’s – hobbyism, hard talk and Hitler.

2009: BNP wins two European Parliament seats. The English Defence League stages violent clashes with Left-wing protestors.

2013: National Action is established.

2014: Infighting leads to Mr Griffin being expelled from the BNP.