An
Odinist, Thompson was a leading member of, speaker for and election agent and candidate of
Oswald Mosley's
Union Movement, which he joined in the 1960s whilst completing his
National Service in the
Royal Air Force. In 1973 the UM was renamed the Action Party and was led by
Jeffrey Hamm, Mosley's secretary. However Thompson split from the group soon afterwards. After his resignation, Thompson, along with Mike Griffin, joined the
League of Saint George, an umbrella movement of the
far right (although this origin of the League has been disputed by Thompson). Thompson was the first leader of the League of St George when it was launched in 1974 and he has remained a leading figure in the organisation, but has never officially endorsed any political party, although in 1982 he did share a platform with
John Tyndall and
Ray Hill on a speaking tour following the announcement of the formation of the
British National Party. The association was not to last however and Thompson has long since ended any involvement with the BNP. Thompson continues to run Steven Books, as well as a more recent venture, the
Searchlight Victims Support Group, which is opposed to the work of the
anti-fascist magazine
Searchlight and has actively sought to recruit from the
Trades Union Congress. This group publishes a journal
New Target. Steven Books became the subject of controversy when it was revealed that their books could be bought online through
Tesco, although a Searchlight campaign has since ended this arrangement. ==References==