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==1977–1982==
In its first period, 1977–1982, the Anti-Nazi League was launched directly by the SWP; it was effectively its front organisation.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Boothroyd|first1=David|author-link=David Boothroyd|title=The History of British Political Parties|date=2001|publisher=Politico's|isbn=1-902301-59-5|pages=303|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kgSJAAAAMAAJ&q=%22anti+nazi+league%22|language=en}}</ref> Many trade unions sponsored it, as did the [[Indian Workers' Association]] (then a large organisation), and many members of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], including MPs such as [[Neil Kinnock]] and future MPs such as trade unionist [[Ernie Roberts]] and anti-apartheid campaigner [[Peter Hain]].<ref name="International Socialism">{{
Most of the ANL's leafleting and other campaigns in the 1970s were in opposition to far right groups which it claimed were not just racist but fascist, such as the [[National Front (UK)|National Front]], an organisation led by [[John Tyndall (far-right activist)|John Tyndall]] who had a long history of involvement with openly fascist and Nazi groups. The ANL also campaigned against the [[British Movement]] which was a more openly Hitlerite grouping.
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