ism ▁and ▁the ▁Anti - N azi ▁League ▁reflect ing ▁W ake ford ' s ▁then ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Work ers ▁Party . ▁He ▁was ▁briefly ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁The ▁R unn ers ▁From ▁ 8 4 , ▁a ▁band ▁started ▁by ▁Patrick ▁Le agas . ▁He ▁then ▁formed ▁Death ▁in ▁June ▁with ▁Cris is ▁guitar ist ▁Douglas ▁Pear ce ▁and ▁Le agas . ▁This ▁collaboration ▁came ▁to ▁end ▁due ▁to ▁musical ▁differences ▁and ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁membership ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁National ▁Front . ▁W ake ford ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁leave ▁Death ▁in ▁June ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁with ▁the ▁album ▁Bur ial ▁document ing ▁his ▁last ▁contributions . ▁He ▁then ▁formed ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁post ▁punk ▁act ▁A bove ▁The ▁Ru ins ▁who ▁recorded ▁one ▁album , ▁Songs ▁of ▁the ▁Wolf . ▁After ▁dis band ing ▁A bove ▁The ▁Ru ins , ▁W ake ford ▁formed ▁Sol ▁Inv ict us ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁This ▁period ▁also ▁marked ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁words ▁his ▁departure ▁from ▁right - wing ▁politics . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁W ake ford ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁had ▁no ▁connection ▁or ▁interest ▁in ▁such ▁ideas ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁or ▁more ▁years ▁and ▁has ▁described ▁his ▁membership ▁as ▁" pro bably ▁the ▁worse ▁[ s ic ] ▁decision ▁of ▁my ▁life ▁and ▁one ▁I ▁very ▁much ▁regret ". ▁ ▁Sol ▁Inv ict us ▁For ▁information ▁rel ating ▁to ▁Tony ▁W ake ford ' s