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Can the British Legion have really shared charity donations with the BNP?

Monday, August 31st, 2009

 

british legionWe are baffled by a report concerning links between the Royal British Legion and the BNP.

A RBL spokesman talking to the Huddersfield Examiner confirms that Britain’s leading veteran’s organisation is taking a donation from a BNP suppporter from Skelmanthorpe who is spending 24 hours in a box to raise money for her two favourite causes: the BNP and the RBL. (NB haven’t been able to reach the RBL to confirm/deny yet, but the newspaper quotes seem pretty definitive).

We all support honest efforts to raise money for a worthy cause like the RBL, particularly in these economically straightened times.

But don’t charities realise that the BNP and its supporters cynically use this sort of device to bring respectability to their nasty brand of racist and extreme politics? A BNP donation to a Rochdale bird sanctuary, heavily exploited by the BNP spin machine, was a recent case in point. The BNP website has already started pushing the BNP-woman-in-a-box-RBL-donation story (see picture below from the BNP website). Expect more coverage.

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And charities like the RBL must realise that the BNP work very hard to create links with Britain’s Armed Services, veterans and the memory of fallen heroes, a campaign strategy that works very effectively for them.  

 I am reminded of “Winter Aid” (Winterhilfswerk) which was the Nazi Party’s charity (1933-1945). Each year the Hitler Youth solicited donations to help the needy. The text on the poster below translates as: “No one shall go hungry! No one shall be cold!” The propaganda advantage was enormous.

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Nothing British strongly recommends someone at the British Legion reminds themselves of the BNP’s constitution - particularly its whites-only membership policy, commitment to the repatriation of non-whites and its neo-fascist social/economic policies - and sends the cheque back.

The same advice goes to any other charity thinking of taking the BNP’s money.

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Migration debate: Must wider factors be taken into consideration when looking at its effects?

Friday, August 28th, 2009
1950s Britain, Newcastle upon Tyne.

1950s Britain, Newcastle upon Tyne.

In the debate on migration, last week’s announcement by the Government’s Migration Advisory Panel (MAP)  that migrant workers displace Britons was a positive step forward.

However, governments must try harder to address the bona fide anxieties (cultural, social and economic) of ordinary, hard working voters. Otherwise there’s a risk of driving decent people of all backgrounds into the hands of hate filled political extremists, whose only offer are simple solutions to deeply complex issues.

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News round up: BNP claim alleged knife-point kidnap victim is a liar | Anti-Catholic sentiment in the BNP

Friday, August 28th, 2009

BNP challenges alleged Loughton Moslem knife-point kidnap story

Yesterday, Nothing British reported that a Muslim community leader was abducted at knifepoint. He was bundled him into a car and the attackers threatened his life unless he stopped running prayer sessions in a community hall that has been the target of a BNP campaign.

The BNP’s rebuttal unit has swung into action with an official response that the claims are “a fantasy driven by a desire to stir up racial tension.” The BNP claim that the victim, Mr Ramjally, has fabricated the story as part of his campaign to drive whites out of the Loughton area of Essex.

“There are almost no Muslims in the area, and starting ‘prayer group’ meetings is an obvious attempt to form a bridgehead into a BNP area by setting the seed for a fully fledged mosque.

“Once a mosque is established, whites generally leave the area, and this is clearly the aim Mr Ramjally has in mind. Now he has produced these ‘flight of fantasy’ stories to try and hype up his presence in the area.”

Anti-Catholic sentiment in the BNP

Shane SinclairHat-tip to Lancaster Unity for their post on anti-Catholic BNP propaganda maestro Shane Sinclair, described by BNP leader Nick Griffin as: “the nationalist movement’s best ever propagandist”.

Shane Sinclair was once responsible for developing the BNP’s political strategy, taught leading BNP officials the tactics of community politics and helped establish the BNP’s Swansea branch. But the article highlights his violent past, association with football hooligan gangs and  his association with anti-Catholic terrorist groups such as the Ulster Volunteer Force, a designated terrorist organisation.

Read the full post at Lancaster Unity.


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BNP helps Rochdale bird sanctuary

Thursday, August 27th, 2009
bird sanctuaryThe BNP have helped bail-out a cash-strapped Lancashire bird sanctuary in a bizarre but eye-catching example of the sort of social action that party leaders are hoping will help normalise the BNP’s ragged image.

It is reported that “The Three Owls” sanctuary in Rochdale, which costs £10,000 per month, originally contacted Rochadale Council after donations plummeted in the recession. Explaining why he accepted assistance from neo-fascists, Nigel Fowler, Trustee, said, “We do not discriminate against anyone who wants to support Three Owls Bird Sanctuary … we are grateful to anyone who wants to help us in our fight for survival.”

Saving Britain’s birds is a commendable objective but the Trustees of The Three Owls sanctuary, and anyone else working with the BNP like this, should realise they are helping racists and extremists wangle their way into the fabric of British life.

The BNP’s poisonous influence on the British way of life is reported in a number of recent incidents reported on this site: racist bullying in schools, a revival in football hooliganism, reports of a violent attack on a Moslem cleric and, more generally, a new strain of intolerance in the workplace and in British politics.

Think again, Rochdale bird lovers, and give the racists their money back.

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Violent effects the BNP has on communities

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Football riotOver the last 24 hours, two disturbing acts of violence have been linked to the BNP. Firstly, a Muslim community leader was abducted at knifepoint. He was bundled him into a car and the attackers threatened his life unless he stopped running prayer sessions in a community hall that has been the target of a BNP campaign.

And secondly,undercover TV reporter Donal MacIntyre whose exposé of the Chelsea Headhunter thugs helped convict five yobs,blamed the West Ham football riots on the BNP’s recent sucess. He said: “The election of the BNP has given a licence and respectability to some very unacceptable views and unacceptable behaviour. Scouring the fan web sites has indicated that.”

The first case, which occurred in Loughton, was preceded by the victim’s house being fire-bombed.  Noor Ramjanally runs a small muslim prayer group, of less than 10 people, in a local community centre. Soon after starting the group, he recieved anonymous hate mail and also saw the start of a BNP campaign claiming Murray hall will be turned into a mosque and warning in other parts of east London that “the Islamification process is almost complete”. The BNP says: “We’ll do all in our power to prevent Islam creeping into our town.” BNP group council leader says she approved the leaflet before its release.

Just a few days ago, on the 24th August, Ramjanally was abducted by two white men wielding a knife, bundled into the boot of a car, driven to Epping Forest and again threatened if he does not stop running his prayer group. Councillor Pat Richardson, leader of the BNP group on the local council, said her party was not behind the attacks on Ramjanally. “Firebombing is not a British method. A brick through the window is a British method, but firebombing is not a way of showing displeasure,” she said.

While it may turn out that none of the perpetrators are influential BNP personnel or even affiliated with the BNP, Nothing British agrees with Donal MacIntyre’s view. The BNP preach a message of hate, extremism and intimidation (the leaflet mentioned above demonstrates this well). Their propaganda creates mountains out of molehills, unnecessarily riling up ordinary people which encourages  unacceptable views and behaviour.

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**Electoral Commission finds the BNP guilty of “unacceptable” rule breach**

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

logo_electoralcommissionToday, the British National Party has discovered it is to be fined for failing to report its donations and accounts to the Electoral Commission.

Under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, parties are required to report donations on a quarterly basis to the watchdog, and must also submit their annual reports and accounts.

Electoral Commission chief executive Peter Wardle described the BNP’s breach of the rules was described as “unacceptable”.

“We have not yet received a donation return for this quarter from the British National Party,” he said.

“This comes on top of their failure to deliver their latest annual statement of accounts to the Commission.

“This is unacceptable and the party will be issued with fines for both reporting failures.

“We will also be assessing the systems they have in place to ensure compliance with the law.”

Also this week, the BNP learned it was to be taken to court by the Equality and Human Rights Commission over claims its membership criteria breaches human rights law.

“BNP guilty of unacceptable rule breach” – By epolitix.com

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BNP label Senator Kennedy “America’s Greatest Traitor” to report his death

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Senator E KennedyThe official BNP website have reported the death of Senator Kennedy by labelling him “America’s Greatest Traitor” and a morale degenerate. The article is also insensitively tagged on their site under ‘The Dead Kennedys’.

President Obama has laid tribute to the Senator describing him as “the greatest United States senator of our time” and Time magazine once named him as one of America’s “Ten Best Senators”, saying that he had “amassed a titanic record of legislation affecting the lives of virtually every man, woman and child in the country”. But while much of the political world is in mourning, the BNP can only lay down scathing remarks.

Nick Griffin recently admitted that the BNP have credibility issues. Attacking a popular American politician within a day of dying following a prolonged battle against a brain tumour sums up why.   Nothing British may not have agreed with all of the Senator’s work and recognises the controversies surrounding his personal life but also has the maturity to show respect to the life of a great politician.  But maturity and respect are not what we expect from a party that is founded on a politics of hate and neo-fascism.

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Lee Barnes’ views on East European women

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
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Lee Barnes

Reacting to an article in today’s Guardian that describes the annoying “Russian meerkat” advert as ”racist”, Lee Barnes, BNP Legal Director, calls the article’s super sensitive author, Peter Jones, a “smug looking twat”.

Barnes also writes that the author’s Ukrainian girlfriend is “a nubile Eastern European wench”. He then crudely suggests that Jones wrote the article in exchange for sex with his girlfriend: “‘YOU WRITE TO ZE ASA YOU ASS OR NO MOREZ OF ZIS FINE ASS !’”

Although racism remains at the core of the BNP’s ideology, there also exists horrible and misogynistic views on women, who comprise of 52% of the UK population.

In a separate article, Barnes recently referred to “modern” women as being “self loathing”, “sexless” and “androgynous” monstrosities. He went on to say that “breastless” women mock the “female nourishing form that gave her and gives our race its life.”

The BNP’s ”Mini Manifesto” says that if elected it will repeal protection of witnesses in rape cases and reform family law to benefit men. The BNP seek to implement regressive taxes that will re-establish women as dependents of their husbands. They are also against women having the right to choose in the debate on abortion and Nick Griffin, has said he doesn’t recognise human rights (describing claims for equal rights between men and women as “feminist poison”).

Nothing British believes there is nothing patriotic (or British) about holding intolerably sexist and demeaning views on women.

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Is BNP school-yard bullying a growing trend?

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Bullying in schoolsTwo weeks and two different cases of abhorrent behaviour from young children affiliated with the BNP. Last week a 15 year old boy escaped a prison sentence after bullying a 14 year old mixed-race girl to the brink of suicide.

The girl, who is of mixed white English and black African heritage, was called “wog”, “coon”, “nigger”, “gorilla” and “golliwog” by the boy. She also suffered abusive chants of “white, white, white is right, kick them out, fight, fight, fight” and was repeatedly told: “Go back to your own country, you don’t belong here.”

She wrote a suicide note and took an overdose on Jan 25 this year. She was then sectioned for six weeks in a psychiatric hospital before the family moved to a different part of the country.

During the case it emerged the boy was a known BNP supporter who actively tried to enlist other youths.

This week, it was revealed that an undercover reporter for the News of the World attended the BNP’s Red White and Blue festival and recorded disturbing images of a young girl burning a golly after a mock trial where the golly, named Winston, is charged ‘with being black.’

The BNP promote itself heavily among young people, using recruitment drives with their  Youth BNP wing and with well designed Facebook, Bebo and Myspace sites. Before the European election they would often campaign close to local schools.

Nothing British is worried that these two cases are just the start of a growing trend. Easily influenced children are likely to use the BNP as an excuse to legitimise racially motivated bullying.  Children are quick to learn and those that are disciplined for racial bullying may start telling teachers that they are just sticking up for BNP values.  This may make it tricky for schools to be able to act…..

Especially if BNP councillors are on the school’s governing body.


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News round-up: Reaction to BNP membership court order | Mainstream parties unite against BNP in Redbridge

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Reaction to BNP membership court orderEHRC

Yesterday the Equality and Human Rights Commission announced that it has issued county court proceedings against BNP party leader, Nick Griffin, and two other officials today over the BNP’s membership rules. The BNP face allegations that its membership criteria breach human rights law, specifically section 25 of the Race Relations Act.

The BNP have yet to offer a full official reaction, but instead have referred to their written response to the CEHR where they claim that the legal proceedings are just a political ploy. They also claim that the BNP is “exempt from the provisions of section 25 of the Race Relations Act by virtue of the provisions of section 26 of that act. The British National Party is an ethnic specific association, and it does not cease to be so because we choose to denote our ethnic group in a way which is unique to ourselves.”

The response to the EHRCs legal action has been widely positive across the print and online media, however,  some commentators believe that it brings unnecessary publicity to the BNP and may serve to backfire on the EHRC. Nothing British believes that this view is out of date. The BNP have all the publicity they need online, and as we covered yesterday, are getting creative using popular social network sites such. To combat the party, they must be dragged into open debates that will shed light on their systems and beliefs. We commend the EHRC for doing just that.

Mainstream parties unite against BNP in Redbridge

The Ilford Recorder reports:

THE British National Party is hoping to sweep into Redbridge Town Hall at next year’s elections.

London organiser Bob Bailey and sole Redbridge councillor Julian Leppert are banking on the electorate’s disillusionment with the mainstream parties.

Mr Bailey said 20 candidates would fight for votes in a bid to replicate their strength in Barking and Dagenham, where they have 12 members.

The far right party hopes to capitalise on the rift in the Tory group that saw a number of members quit.

He said: “The average Redbridge person will not vote. The expenses scandal and the ineffectiveness of the Tories and Labour will work in our favour for those wanting to protest.”

Hainault Cllr Julian Leppert said: “It is all to play for.”

But the borough’s political establishment is united against them.

Tory and Labour leaders say they are determined not to lose seats to the BNP.

Labour leader Cllr Elaine Norman said: “I am always worried about them; I think they have a very negative influence.

“We will be fighting hard to keep them out.”

Tory boss Cllr Keith Prince said: “No one could have done less for the borough than the current member.

“Voters should realise the BNP has nothing to offer them – a party that does nothing and says nothing.”

Labour MP for Ilford South, Mike Gapes, said: “I hope the people of Redbridge have far more sense and will unite to reject the BNP’s poisonous lies.”

His Ilford North counterpart Lee Scott said: “We are determined to make sure they will not do well – in fact in 12 months’ time they could even have lost their one Redbridge representative.”

The BNP also has an eye on the Parliamentary seat soon to be vacated by Leyton and Wanstead MP Harry Cohen.

But Gerry Gable of anti-fascism magazine Searchlight said: “Julian Leppert has not performed well, I don’t see them as a major threat for Redbridge.”

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