TV journalist and patriotism campaigner Garry Bushell has suspended his patronage of Soldiers off the Street, the BNP-linked astro-turf organisation, because of his concerns about their links to racists and extremists.
Bushell, a popular TV critic, became a patron of Bill Murray’s organisation after a Facebook exchange with Murray and his name was placed on the SOTS website. Yesterday Bushell raised questions on his blog about SOTS’s links to the BNP and has publicly distanced himself from the organisation until concerns are answered:-
“I have asked them to remove my name as patron until these allegations can be properly investigated, and SOTS disassociate themselves publicly from the far-Right. Any decent person would sympathise with the organisation’s stated aims. No decent person would wish to associate with covert extremists.”
We agree.
From the very beginning, when we first exposed SOTS’s links to the BNP, Nothing British said that its stated objectives of helping homeless veterans was a ”noble cause”. But, as with Garry Bushell, we have had serious concerns about its hidden agenda.
We are also concerned about SOTS being part of a wider BNP strategy to manipulate the good will shown towards the Armed Forces and turn it into political capital to promote their division and extremism. (Please read our Stolen Valour report for further information).
Post Script
At time of posting, SOTS have yet to carry out Bushell’s polite request to remove any mention of their association with him from their website.
Maurice Cousins
Hidden agenda? conspiracy talk NB.
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are you posting under my name you snivelling little man
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Dear Sirs
Further to our brief telephone conversation, this is to confirm that Mr. Bill Murray resigned from the British National Party at the end of August last year, and fulfilled his obligations as a former official and ceased all involvement by the end of September. He was offered a donation to Soldiers Off The Street either from the BNP or by me from my Constituency Good Causes Fund, and turned down both in order to emphasise the totally non-political nature of SOTS.
SOTS and Mr Murray are, and will remain, completely independent from the British National Party and any or all of its associated organisations.
Yours faithfully
Nick Griffin
Leader, British National Party
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This is off topic but what a lovely story from today’s Mirror!
http://www.mirror.co.uk/life-style/real-life/2010/03/18/i-was-a-bnp-bigot-until-i-fell-for-my-jamaican-colleague-115875-22119250/
Come on BNPers – there is redemption for all!
Make 2010 the year you drop the racist claptrap and that you get out there and make some new friends.
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If it’s off topic it will be deleted. Or will it?
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It is slightly off topic, but not wildly. And at least it is trying to contribute to a healthy debate, rather than childish insults.
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You seem to possess remarkable insight where Peter’s ramblings are concerned,Maurice.
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Well done, NB, showing yourselves up again attacking a charity which was only set up to help our soldiers adapt back into civilian life after being betrayed by the NuLab/NuCon establishment. You really have no shame, do you?
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It’s not a charity.
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I would never give to any charity run by a member or ex member of the BNP. Sorry, but there it is. The BNP is not an honest party, just look at their leaflets, and I’m afraid BNP members are tarnished by association.
Why not support reputable charities like Help for Heroes? Why set up a competing charity? What’s wrong with what we have already?
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@ Kenny
It’s not a charity because it is not registered with the charities commission.
Go look for yourself.
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What a bunch of low life scum nothing british are. Is this the British way of doing things.
Just because a ex-BNP member is running a charity for our brave soldiers who find themselves homeless due to mental health problems and this pathetic site think there is some hidden agenda. Bit of a nerve coming from tories considering what they have done to this country when they have been in power.
Who is Gary Bushell anyway, is he as popular as nothing British say he is. I have never heard of him. They keep on wheeling out these non entities like andy mcnab and now some z list person.
Nothing British about the Scum that run this site.
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There are other charities for our brave soldiers. Why not support them? What’s wrong with them?
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The snivelling rat reguired
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I be with you soon Sam.
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You seem to have scored what we call a hollow victory as anyaction that are against an organisation for the homeless soldiers has public support, will you be in Bolton with your camera this week the EDL are there and they collect for help for heroes at every demo and on web site, surely you must treat them equal they are still active ,the man you have stalked is retired from politics,or do you only pick on the old and the needy
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I’m so glad to hear that collections for Help for Heroes are being made. I think that is a fine charity with a good reputation.
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First post deleted?? So I will post again
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After being deleted original post it wont let me post about Bushell so I’ll do it in snippits
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@ Wotan
Your remarks about Garry Bushell have been deleted for being seriously libellous.
Contribute to the debate instead of posting factually baseless internet gossip.
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Isnt it “Bushell”?
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“Bushell, a popular TV critic”
Thats debatable! The left-wingers who NB cosy up to hate him with a passion – and with good reason, check out his podcasts, he has right-wing bands on regular, the last one saw him grovelling to the London Diehards who described(on bushells show) muslims as scum, whos members are also in TMF – which features Jonesy of English Rose – a neo-Nazi band – six degrees of separation and all that!
Bushell is a 2-faced coward who only attacks the BNP because his media paymasters tell him to!
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This ex-BNPer from today’s “feel-good” article in the Mirror won’t be listening to any more Screwdriver records!
“I’ve now got friends from Nigeria, Somalia, Pakistan which people would’ve said wasn’t possible before. And they’ll all be coming to our wedding on May 29.
I’m glad I’m out of the BNP. I’d tell any people who are thinking about voting for them to think very carefully. I won’t be voting for them again.
And I’d say to them, “Look at me and my family – would you vote against this?”
Everything’s rosy for me now. And it’s all down to Kaye”.
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Your ‘wedding’ on May 29?
I think you’ll find it’s called a ‘civil partnership’ where people like you are concerned pete.
Most of them end in tragedy anyway!
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HE CAN GO AND LIVE THERE.
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Maurice bleats:
“If Mr Murray wants people to believe SOTS is no longer connected to the BNP he should publicly distance himself and say he repudiates their views and policies.”
And if Mr Cousins wants people to believe NB is no longer connected to the tory party he should publicly distance himself and say he repudiates their views and policies!
What are the chances of that though?!
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Not much chance of that from Mr Cousins and Mr Bethell is currently answering the phones for the Tory’s at head office so no chance of that either.
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From Bushells blog:
“Please note the items you are about to read consist largely of scurrilous gossip, vicious back-stabbing and idle speculation.
As Jon Stewart might say, its stories are not fact checked. Its informants are not journalists. And its opinions are not fully thought through”
Sound familiar NB?!
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Good grief, such hysteria.
What Garry’s actual website says is: The charity Soldiers Off The Streets is alleged to have suspect links. I have asked them to remove my name as patron until these allegations can be properly investigated, and SOTS disassociate themselves publically from the far-Right. Any decent person would sympathise with the organisation’s stated aims. No decent person would wish to associate with covert extremists.
Perfectly reasonable I’d have thought
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since the 2nd w/war britain has had racist/facist bigots whinin about foreigners even while we were fighting HITLER.what does the BNP expect to achieve by their misguided agenda?please remember what happened back in the 70/80’s.RACE RIOTS and it was the NF/BM who came off worse.i’m a 45yrs old grandad born in england,brummie to the core.i have german and jewish bloodline where do bnp expect i should go?my mixed race kids should not be living in fear of cowards.i’ll be at the frontline to protect my family by all means necessary.griffin/brons only what the money from their followers.i only want unity so whos at fault?seems every election the RACE CARD rises up,why?my grandfather fought for our country as so will i.peace n unity leads to HARMONY
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“Peace n unity leads to harmony”.
Amen to that.
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“pressure valves” – what codswallop!
Where do you get this stuff from? David Icke and the Birdman?
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You’ve got photos of Griffin on an NF coach? Or have I missed something?
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Let us not lose sight of the fact that it has been the unwillingness of the mainstream parties to stop unregulated mass migration, that has led to the creation of the BNP. The fact that the mainstream still refuse to do anything about immigration should be reason enough to vote BNP.
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@AussieAl,
Please be honest with us now Al. It’s non-white immigration you don’t like, isn’t it?
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Only the nasty spitefull sickos running nothing british could stoop so low as to attack a charity set up to help homeless troops. Who cares what Bill Murrays political belifes are, You show the true side of the conservative party
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another charity that you dont hear about is troop aid.it funds grab bags for the lads and lasses who are injured and arrive at selly oak in the clothes they were wearing in afghan.it costs about 20 quid to provide a bag of clothes,tooth paste and so on.our wonderful politicians fork out for every tom dick and harry to keep the peace but dont give a toss about the real brits,and that includes black lads who have been injured.
i love hearing people go on about how much they love our armed forces,but in coventry last year not many people could be bothered to go and pay their respects at the cenotaph.didnt see on asian there either
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The BNP is not an honest party – just look at their leaflets. Why should anyone trust anyone associated with the BNP to be fair to wounded soldiers? This is another blatant attempt to exploit our military and the high regard with which we hold our military.
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It wasn’t an insult, it was a question, how can Peter call people racist out of oneside of his mouth and tell us there is only one race out of the other?
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Same as when Peter says he is a man of peace yet he supports illegal wars?
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Same as Suzuki from hope not hate who is full of hate with no hope of stopping the BNP.
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So Bill Murray has to dump his wife of 22 years and marry a jamaican before you will believe he is not connected with the bnp?
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@ Tony
That is not what Peter is saying.
And it is not what Garry Bushell is saying either.
If Mr Murray wants people to believe SOTS is no longer connected to the BNP he should publicly distance himself and say he repudiates their views and policies.
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Whats this then Maurice both from October 2009
leaderlive.co.uk/news/80612/man-says-wrexham-charity-not-a-front-for-the-bnp.aspx
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/questions-over-former-bnp-members-help-for-exsoldiers-1808083.html
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Now we see the true reason why you are attacking this organisation Maurice “political”
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@Reguired,
I don’t support “illegal wars”.
I marched against the wars in Iraq many times and was at the massive London march in Feb 2003.
There were no BNP there. Griffin saw the anti-war movement as an opportunistic bandwagon much later and jumped aboard.
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Well what is it then maurice. Sorry i forgot it a BNP front.
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Explain thick boy, what are you on about?
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youre a rat..does that explain it enough ,rodent
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Not really Sam, a bit more info. Hang over Sam?
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Why is someone posting under the name p+ick?
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@Barbara
The bnp member donate to all the main organisations for ex personnel already, are help for heroes and rbl etc being attacked for this? no NB using the fact that Mr Murray used to be bnp for their own political gain.
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I support any charity, i don’t just single one out. Its nothing british who are trying to get SOTS shut down and stop it from offering its service to homeless soldiers. All because a ex-bnp member is running.
The thing is the BNP have never used SOTS for any political gain what so ever. Its just these sick idiots at nothing british who are bang on about it and getting themselves worked up.
I support anyone who offer’s a service to our brave soldier’s who have been sent out to fight in illegal wars, like Afghanistan and Iraq which have been backed by the torie and labour parties.
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Can You Name 12 things that Help For Heroes has done please? I know someone who was turned away when he asked for help because he was in the wrong war? Apparently they only help people who got injured after 9/11. maybe they should tell people this when they are collecting.
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Tony, not sure how to reply to you so will try this.
You asked about Help for Heroes.
Please google and you’ll see they have a website that shows where the mon
“Help for Heroes (H4H) was founded by Bryn and Emma Parry after a profoundly moving visit to Selly Oak Hospital in the summer of 2007. Bryn and Emma met some extraordinarily brave young people who had been badly wounded and they just wanted to do something to help.”
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Couldn’t answer my question could you Barbara.
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I answered by advising you to go to the H4H website where you can see where the money goes to a lot more than 12 projects .
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So it’s ok for EDL to collect for help4heroes but on NB’s briefing note it is slaging S.O.T.S of for having their banner on the racist scum EDL web page. Can you please make up your mind. NB has alot of double standards.
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What is the connection between Bethell and the communist Party.
You Think Tory and Labour are honest! You silly girl!
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Babs cabs, you probably need all the money you can get for your sex change
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I would never give to a charity that helped stop scum like Binyam Mohamed(and other murderous terrorists) starving to death!
Feed the world… So they can attack us tomorrow!
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MY GOD AND THE WEASELS OF THE LIBLABCONS ARE.WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM LADY.
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It Will Be, as you were told by the charities commission they have to raise £5000 before they can register when they rejected NB complaints
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OK, the charity is not registered as of yet. But it has nothing what so ever to do with the BNP though.
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Show us the receipts Mr. Griffin.
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If it’s off topic it will be deleted. Or will it?
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This is not Nick Griffin. We have not spoken to him.
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Why don’t you ask Mr Griffin if this is official Maurice, or do you only like insulting people from a far behind your computer screen?
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You mean he won’t speak to you Maurice.
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Where is your transparent accounting as you promised, Mr Griffin?
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Wotan, you are welcome to debate or disagree. You are not welcome to impersonate or insult other posters. Please stop.
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Libellous, Bollox I have photos of the fat t+wat on our NF coach on awaydays to the seaside in the 80’s
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Not the way they reamed it would end.
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“Most of them end in tragedy anyway”
Can you spell out for us what you really mean by that statement?
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It’s not us peter, its just you.
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For “me” then.
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Ask Matt Lucas…
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I’m asking Davey – he’s the one who made the comment.
I replied to your question about race – it’s being moderated.
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