Mark Adrian Collett is a British neo-Nazi, anti-semitic conspiracy theorist and political activist.
11 Facts About Mark Collett
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Mark Collett was formerly chairman of the Young BNP, the youth division of the British National Party, and was director of publicity for the party.
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Mark Collett later rejoined the BNP, until his membership was suspended in 2010, following an internal conflict with party leadership.
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Since 2010, Mark Collett has concentrated on his online political commentary, in which he promotes white supremacy, neo-Nazism, and conspiracy theories about Jews.
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In 2019, Mark Collett founded a far-right, fascist and white nationalist hate group called Patriotic Alternative.
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Mark Collett declared his admiration for Adolf Hitler and said that he considered AIDS a "friendly disease because blacks, drug users and gays have it", unaware he was being recorded.
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Mark Collett was sacked from his position in the party and expelled days after the Channel 4 documentary was broadcast, although party leaders continued to share speaking platforms with him.
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Mark Collett was the party's head of publicity and produced the party's monthly magazine Identity.
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Mark Collett had previously been selected as BNP candidate in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, to challenge the then-Home Secretary David Blunkett.
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In 2019, Mark Collett formed a group called Patriotic Alternative, of which he is currently the leader.
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The Times revealed in October 2021 that Mark Collett attended combat training with former members of the now-proscribed Neo-Nazi organisation National Action.