Norris McWhirter

[bobbobley]

is it true that he and his brother had anti-semitic, almost Nazi-ish beliefs? Anyone know anything about the Freedom Association they were involved in? This came up in a discussion in the office just now after we heard he had died. I always thought he was just a bumbling old man interested in tumbling dominos not a fascist.

[woofgang]

I don't know anything particular about the McWhirters, but I've just been to the Freedom Assoc's site http://www.tfa.net It is campaigning about an EU referendum, for a debate on asylum and immigration and for people to be able to purchase herbal remedies over the counter...nothing particulary fascist or nazi...seemed to me like old fashioned conservative with a touch of middle aged hippy.

[Quizmonster]

Click http://www.searchlightmagazine.com/stories/012003_
story01.htm and read in particular the section headed 'Freedom Association', an organisation of which he was president The rest of the site is revealing, too.

[bobbobley]

cheers, thought as much.

[rja211077]

In other words, not far-right on the surface, but underneath probably a different matter. A bit like the police then.