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HOWSON QUITS BNP
I don’t think I have ever met anyone quite so personally inadequate as Mike Howson, South West Regional Organiser of the BNP. As I have commented before about Howson: The bind they are caught in is that the BNP needs activists and cadre, but the existing Nazi-knuckle draggers are an obstacle to change; as we... »
Brits are among the most wary on immigration/Islam in Europe
Despite the onset of the financial crisis and rising unemployment the British remain deeply concerned about immigration, and Islam, more so than our European neighbours. »
The 10 most stupid things said about the UK riots
As the smoke clears, and clean up operations in cities up and down the land manage the fallout of this week’s rioting – let us take a moment to remember that while the media can be a mine of up to the minute information, it can just as easily be an echo chamber for... »
Democracy and the economic crisis….
Political Betting has an interesting musing on whether democracy itself will become a casualty of the economic crisis. Firstly, it’s perhaps worth pointing out that the a priori assumption that the article makes, that representative democracy is the only form … Continue reading → »
Nick Griffin “hopes” for suicide bombing in House of Commons
With tweets a few minutes ago, it seems the BNP leader has managed to surpass even his own base standards, writing that he hopes controversial cleric Raed Salah, speaking today in Parliament “blows himself up there”: It should come as no suprise, however, that the BNP leader has form for such a low remark: In 2009 he... »
Sunday Review: New British Fascism: rise of the British National Party by Matthew J Goodwin
by Anthony Painter The BNP has overreached itself. In an attempt to make the political big time, it stretched its resources and organisational capability beyond the point of elasticity. Triumph for the forces of hope over the forces of hate? Yes. But, as Matthew J Goodwin argues in the New British Fascism, the extreme... »
Nick Griffin attacks his own BNP colleagues in European Parliament
Thank you to the commenter who drew our attention to the astonishing video doing the rounds on far-right and anti-fascist websites. Nick Griffin is apparently so paranoid about plots against him within the BNP that he gatecrashed a meeting in the European Parliament to harangue an MEP colleague and nearly fight with a party member he expelled.... »
More BNP splits emerge as supporter details leaked for third time
The BNP have suffered their third leak of supporters’ confidential data in four years. After subscribers to the party’s email list received an unsolicited message from an organisation called Britain First, BNP top brass have accused a former regional organiser of stealing membership data to set up a splinter group. South East Regional organiser Andy McBride... »
Too many on the Left are continuing to promote Islamist extremists
The Left must not allow a proud history of anti-fascism to be hijacked by alliances with Islamists, which won't help victims of bigotry, reports George Readings. »
BNP send mass complaint to media for using their old logo
It’s amazing how brand conscious fascists are these days. The BNP’s moronic “National Nominating Officer” has dispatched a mass email to the British media this morning complaining that they are still using the party’s old logo rather than the new one they stole from the Conservatives. It has come to our attention that some media outlets... »
BNP destroyed at local and Welsh Assembly elections
A disastrous night for Nick Griffin saw the BNP lose 8 councillors, and poll just 0.8% in Wales. The schadenfreude is underlined by Griffin’s pre-election claim that the BNP has a “tremendous chance of winning a Welsh seat”: “Unless there’s enormous fraud, we’ve got a seat down here.” Here’s the video of Griffin before... »
Vote 2011: Labour campaign diary
Labour activist Shelly Asquith continues Left Foot Forward's dispatches from the front; the campaign diaries of party activists on the election trail. »
The papers on AV: Optimistic, cynical, meditative, hysterical…
Dominic Browne gives a round-up of all the main papers' opinions on the AV referendum, from the optimistic to the cynical, the meditative to the hysterical. »
BNP CANDIDATES SHOW THEIR TRUE COLOURS
BNP candidates celebrate St Georges Day (from Lancaster Unity) »
Comment is Free post on True Finns and populist parties
After appearing on BBC World Service World Have Your Say to discuss the True Finns, I’ve now written a piece for Comment is Free about the same issue – you can read it here. The comments thread is full of bile, although there is one issue I would like to draw attention to –... »
BNP: Cameron “advocating BNP policy”
The BNP's Simon Darby has claimed David Cameron's much-hyped, much-trailed speech on immigration this morning is "advocating BNP policy", reports Shamik Das. »
Conclusive proof that AV hinders the BNP
The Independent today reports new analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research - also covered by The Guardian yesterday - showing that AV would hinder the BNP. »
Getting to the roots of far right xenophobia
Dr Matthew Goodwin, lecturer at the University of Nottingham, provides analysis on the roots of modern far right ideology and its sympathisers. »
BNP meltdown: party loses 70% of candidates in heartland areas
Yesterday we showed how the British National Party was running out of money, today we can reveal that it is running out of candidates as its activist base is decimated by defections and infighting. Research by Political Scrapbook shows the party has lost 70% of its in its candidates in target “heartland” areas. A comparison between 2007 and... »
BNP run out of money for leaflets in Welsh Assembly elections
Regular readers will be familiar with the financial problems of Nick Griffin and his rapidly shrinking band of followers. As we hurtle toward Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly elections, he has boasted on Twitter that the BNP is up to date with its tax obligations. With a limited number of free postal deliveries provided... »
Debunked: The latest No2AV ‘AV/BNP’ spin
Another day, another round of No2AV 'AV/BNP' spin; Left Foot Forward will explain why it isn't the case that AV helps the BNP or makes mainstream politicians appeal to them more. »
The Daily Mail, fascism and No2AV: A comedy of errors
Left Foot Forward's Dominic Browne rebuts the latest Daily Mail/No2AV misreporting of electoral reform and the alternative vote referendum. »
Red and wrong: Labour No to AV’s dubious claims
Dr Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos, Senior Lecturer in Politics at Birkbeck, takes apart the arguments against AV used by some in the Labour party. »
How would extremists fare under AV?
Ken Clarke has claimed that the Alternative Vote would make it easier for extremists to be elected to Parliament. This is the opposite of the truth. But it is one of a number of questionable and misleading claims about extremism being made by opponents of the Alternative Vote. »
Searchlight’s ‘Fear and Hope’ paints a fascinating and concerning picture
Searchlight, the group behind the anti-BNP 'HOPE not hate' campaign, have today published Fear and HOPE, a report examining British attitudes towards culture and identity in the 21st century. »
Political sketch: EDL poll 98% approval rating
It’s not often that the Scrapbook team proclaim ‘Oooh aaah Daily Star’ as they discover their story of the day, but the esteemed red top yesterday found space amongst their oiled bosoms and “goss” to record the birth of a new political party. When asked if his English Defence League were planning to field... »
Nick Griffin: My car “smells of cat piss”
Some politicians use social media to connect better with their constituents, humanise themselves and improve transparency in politics. Not BNP leader Nick Griffin, however, who uses his Twitter account to inform people that his car smells like a cat has done a bad thing: To mask the smell, Griffin purchased a bigotry and ignorance-scented air freshener... »
Opponents of AV have a strong progressive case…
The Yes to AV camp was quick today to remove certain images from its Facebook page. It pointed out that apparently that the images which branded anti-AV politicians ‘Jurassic’ and included, for extra shock-value, Nick Griffin, were ‘fan art’ and … Continue reading → »
C4 “Come Dine With Me” contestant stood against Jack Straw for BNP
Kicking back with a cold one yesterday to watch his favourite TV show (Come Dine With Me), Jack Straw may have recognised one of the contestants. A star of the East Lancashire edition of the fly-on-the-wall cookery programme, “old-fashioned plumber” Nick Holt is in fact one of the region’s most notorious BNP activists and... »
Is UKIP a bigger threat than the BNP?
Labour does like a bit of a ruck against the BNP. It tends to motivate activists and often galvanise support too; this was especially true in the last General Election. Of course, there are issues about how far the BNP’s … Continue reading → »