▁ceased ▁publication ▁on ▁Ty nd all ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁long - term ▁supp orter ▁of ▁John ▁Ty nd all . ▁Although ▁he ▁sometimes ▁attended ▁events ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁National ist ▁Alliance , ▁Ed mond s ▁remained ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁B NP , ▁playing ▁a ▁leading ▁role ▁in ▁its ▁Cro yd on ▁branch ▁( which ▁has ▁been ▁at ▁times ▁somewhat ▁cool ▁towards ▁the ▁national ▁leadership ). ▁ ▁Ed mond s ▁was ▁co - opt ed ▁by ▁Griff in ▁onto ▁the ▁B NP ' s ▁Ad vis ory ▁Council ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁thereby ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁upper ▁e ch el on ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁and ▁ending ▁his ▁period ▁of ▁apparent ▁diss idence . ▁However , ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁following ▁Edd y ▁Butler ' s ▁un success ful ▁leadership ▁challenge , ▁Ed mond s ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁from ▁the ▁Ad vis ory ▁Council ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁open ▁criticism ▁of ▁Griff in ' s ▁fund ra iser , ▁Jim ▁Dow son , ▁and ▁to ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁leadership ▁bid ▁by ▁Butler . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁party ' s ▁poor ▁showing ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁English ▁local ▁elections , ▁Wel sh ▁Assembly ▁and ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ary ▁elections , ▁Ed mond s ▁announced ▁his ▁candid ature ▁for ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁B NP . ▁According ▁to ▁The ▁Guardian , ▁Ed mond s , ▁a ▁" B NP ▁hard lin er ", ▁had