Dominic Carman (born 23 August 1961) is a British journalist, writer and

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political activist.

Family

Dominic Carman was born on 23 August 1961 in Hale, Cheshire. Educated at

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and

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, Carman is the son of barrister

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. He wrote a biography of his father, ''No Ordinary Man: A Life of George Carman'', which was published in 2002.

Politics and anti-BNP campaigner

When he was sixteen, Carman spent three weeks as a member of the National Front in September 1977. Writing about this in ''The Guardian'' in 2010, he commented "Becoming a member was done rashly, angrily, without any thought of what it meant, or of the consequences. It was a stupid decision, undertaken with one purpose: to annoy my father." He also said "When I eventually sat down and opened ''National Front News'', my sense of euphoric defiance ended – very abruptly", as it was filled with "hate-filled articles" about Jewish people, Holocaust denial and black and Asian immigration into Britain. "Disgusted and shocked, my stomach churned, my thoughts ran wild. So this is what they believed. Oh God, what had I done? ... I immediately resigned from the NF, less than a month after joining." In 2005, he took part in

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's ''Vote for Me'' television programme in which the public selected an individual to stand at the next general election, losing in the final to

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. Carman researched an unofficial biography of

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leader

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, but this has not been published. Carman used his research to support his campaign as the

candidate in

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at the 2010 General Election, where he stood against Griffin. He contested the

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for the Liberal Democrats, coming in sixth place and losing his deposit, an unusual occurrence for a candidate of a major political party in the UK. In an article in the ''

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'', Carman was critical of some of the Barnsley electorate, stating that "diversity and difference are not welcome here"; he defended his comments when interviewed by

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on the BBC's ''

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''.

Elections contested

UK Parliament Elections

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carman, Dominic 1961 births Living people Liberal Democrats (UK) parliamentary candidates Alumni of Hatfield College, Durham English male journalists People from Hale, Greater Manchester English journalists English people of Irish descent

Family

Politics and anti-BNP campaigner

Further reading

Elections contested

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