Arthur Keneth Chesterton (1896 — August 16, 1973) was an ultra right-wing politician and journalist, instrumental in founding a number of right-wing organisations in Britain, primarily in opposition to the break-up of the British Empire, and later adopting a broader anti-immigration stance. As of 2005, one of these organizations, the right-wing National Front is still active. 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... Anti-immigrant and anti-immigration are labels that are often considered inaccurate or prejudicial by those to whom they are applied. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. ... In the United Kingdom, the British National Front (most commonly called the National Front or NF) is a far right-wing political party that had its heyday during the 1970s and 80s. ...

He was the cousin of author G. K. Chesterton. G.K. Chesterton Gilbert Keith Chesterton (May 29, 1874 – June 14, 1936) was an English writer of the early 20th century. ...

Born in England, Chesterton was taken with his family to South Africa as a boy and did not return to England until the late 1920s. He had served during the First World War as a member of the Durban Light Infantry and was awarded the Military Cross. He joined the British Union of Fascists in 1933, becoming the director of Publicity and Propaganda as well as the chief organiser for the Midlands. Initially a strong admirer of Oswald Mosley he left the BUF in 1938. Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties. // Events and trends Technology John T. Thompson invents Thompson submachine gun, also known as Tommy gun John Logie Baird invents the first working television system (1925) Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to fly... WWI redirects here. ... Military Cross The Military Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army, and formerly also to officers of the armies of other Commonwealth countries, for distinguished and meritorious services in battle. ... The flag of the British Union of Fascists showing the Flash and Circle symbolic of action within unity The British Union of Fascists (BUF) was a political party of the 1930s in the United Kingdom. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Publicity is one of the variables that comprise the promotional mix. ... North Korean propaganda showing a soldier destroying the United States Capitol building. ... The midlands of a territory are its central regions. ... Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet (November 16, 1896 - December 3, 1980) was a British politician principally known as the founder of the British Union of Fascists. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Following his departure from the BUF Chesterton continued his involvement in far-right politics by joining the Nordic League and serving as the editor of Lord Lymington's right-wing journal, the New Pioneer. He served in East Africa during Second World War but returned to Britain in 1944 to launch the short lived National Front after Victory Group. The term far-right refers to the relative position a group or person occupies within a political spectrum. ... The Nordic League was a far right organisation in the United Kingdom. ... East Africa is a region generally considered to include: Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Somalia Tanzania Uganda [[Image:Example. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air, August 9, 1945 after the Allied atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

After the Second World War he lived in Africa for a short time, after which point he returned to Britain where he established the League of Empire Loyalists in 1954. The League was a pressure group campaigning against the increasing dissolution of the British Empire, and was well-known at the time for its various stunts at Conservative Party meetings and conferences (acting as a constant irritation to the party). These stunts included hiding underneath the speaker platform overnight to emerge during the conference in order to put across their points. The League found support from a number of Conservative Party members, although they were disliked very much by the leadership. Africa is the worlds second-largest continent and 3rd most populous . ... The League of Empire Loyalists was a pressure group campaigning against the dissolution of the British Empire in the 1950s and 1960s. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A special interest is a person, group, or organization attempting to influence legislators or other public officials in favor of one particular interest or issue. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...

He also founded and edited the right-wing magazine Candour. Chesterton went on to co-found the National Front in 1967, an organization that continues to operate today (2005). Chesterton was leader for only a short time, although he made several attempts to keep the party free from national socialist extremists. Upon his stepping down the first of several long, inter-factional disputes took place within the NF which frequently coloured its policies in ways which Chesterton did not approve of. Today the NF describes itself as a "White nationalist organisation founded in 1967 in opposition to multi-racialism and immigration", although the term "multi-racialism" was not in common usage in 1967. Candour was a right-wing British magazine founded by A. K. Chesterton which ran from October 1953 until the 1990s. ... In the United Kingdom, the British National Front (most commonly called the National Front or NF) is a far right-wing political party that had its heyday during the 1970s and 80s. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ...

Amongst Chesterton's written works are Portrait of a Leader (1937), a hagiography of Mosley, Why I left Mosley (1938), which broke from his earlier work, The Tragedy of Anti-Semitism (1948) in which he distanced himself from this form of prejudice and The New Unhappy Lords, a diatribe against international finance. 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hagiography is the study of saints. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Eternal Jew: 1937 German poster. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The last 30 years of Chesterton's life were spent in a modest apartment in South Croydon with his wife, Doris. He died on August 16, 1973 at the age of 77. // South Croydon (village) As a locality, South Croydon is part of the South Croydon (CR2) post town and is an area in the valley south of Croydon (town), about 1 km in radius centred on the Red Deer public house on the Brighton Road. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ...