ABSTRACT
This section deals with FAIR (Family, Action, Information and Resource), the first ‘anticult group’ in the UK. It documents FAIR’S establishment and development since its beginnings in the mid-1970s, together with FAIR’s aims and attitudes towards ‘cults’. It describes FAIR’s remit: the groups which have been central to FAIR’s campaigns and the ‘cult’ activities members have been most concerned about. The term ‘anti-cult group’ is examined and its perception of organizations like FAIR. FAIR’s position on ‘brainwashing’ and ‘deprogramming’, concepts closely linked with ‘anti-cult’ thinking, is outlined. FAIR’s connections with the wider ‘anti-cult’ network are described. FAIR’s newsletter and other publications are surveyed, as are FAIR’s activities. An important aspect is FAIR’s view of the academic approach and the State’s handling of the ‘cult’ issue.
