Mark Collett
Mark Collett | |
|---|---|
| Leader of Patriotic Alternative | |
| Assumed office July 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Adrian Collett October 1980 (age 45) Rothley, England |
| Party | Patriotic Alternative (2019–present) |
Other political affiliations | British National Party (2002–2010) |
| Education | Loughborough Grammar School |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds |
| Occupation | Political activist |
Known for | Former chairman of Youth BNP, founder and leader of Patriotic Alternative |
alma_mater which should be merged with/replaced by education.Mark Adrian Collett (/ˈkɒlɪt/; born October 1980) is a British neo-Nazi political activist. He was the chairman of the Young BNP, the youth division of the British National Party (BNP), and was director of publicity for the party.
Collett first drew media attention after his appearance in a 2002 British TV documentary, where, in his role as a representative of the BNP, he made statements celebrating the death of Africans and homosexuals from HIV-AIDS, specifically referring to them as "AIDS monkeys". After the documentary was aired on Channel 4, resulting in negative publicity for the BNP, Collett was briefly expelled from the party. He later rejoined the BNP, until his membership was suspended in 2010, following an internal conflict with party leadership.
Since 2010, Collett has concentrated on his online political commentary, in which he promotes white supremacy, neo-Nazism, and conspiracy theories about Jews. In 2019, he founded a far-right, fascist and white nationalist hate group called Patriotic Alternative. In 2020, he was suspended from Twitter.