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QT: Nick Griffin and homophobia – the truth

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

According to sources from inside the studio, the recent death of Stephen Gately is discussed by the panel.

It is worth remembering that after the Soho bombing in London Nick Griffin said the following: 

“Seeing all those gays flaunting their perversion showed why so many ordinary people find these creatures so repulsive”

Thursday BNP News round up

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

BNP Assembly Member Richard Barnbrook faces a 6 month ban

Richard Barnbrook

Richard Barnbrook faces 6 month ban for lying

Today the BNP’s Richard Barnbrook, Barking and Dagenham, is facing a six month ban for making up murder statistics.

After the BNP London Assembly Member made his claims through YouTube, the Metropolitan Police had discovered that there was no basis of truth as “there had been no murders or serious incidents in the time period cited”.

An independent investigation found that Barnbrook’s comments on YouTube about non-existent murders had showed “wilful disregard for the truth”.

Barnbrook’s disciplinary hearing was scheduled for July but was delayed when he claimed stress-related illness and was signed off work for two weeks.

We believe that Barnbrook’s case is a classic example of how the BNP will often lie and exploit the genuine fears of residents living in troubled areas for political gain. We think that the BNP would best serve the communities they represent if they were to actively promote social cohesion instead of division and fear.

“BNP politician Richard Barnbrook faces ban after ‘making up murders’” – The Times

BNP Midlands leader spoke at Neo-Nazi rally

BNP neo-Nazi rallyOn 12th September 2009, Mike Bell, secretary of the BNP’s West Midlands region, attended the Fest der Völker (Festival of Nations) in Pössneck, Germany, with three other BNPactivists. They included Dave and Nina Brown from Nottinghamshire, who were taking time out from campaigning for a Broxtowe District Council by-election on 24 September, where Dave Brown was the BNP candidate.

Leading neo-Nazis from across Europe spoke alongside BNP activists Bell and Brown at the racist rally. They included violent neo-Nazis from Sweden’s National Socialist Front, Germany’s National Democratic Party, Hungary’s Jobbik and other nationalist hot spots in Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. 

Despite Nick Griffin and Andrew Brons ( a former and dedicated member of Britain’s National Socialist Movement)claiming to the likes of Andrew Marr and Adam Boulton that their admiration for Adolf Hitler and Nazis are behind them, the BNPstill contain members such as Bell and Brown who continue to fraternize with neo-Nazis, Holocaust deniers and other violent extremists.

Midlands BNP officer speaks at German neo-Nazi rally – Lancaster Unity

Serbian Gay Pride event cancelled after neo-Nazi threats

A Serbian church defaced by Serbian neo-Nazis

A Serbian Gay Pride event was called off after violent threats were made against participants.

Members of of the violent ultra-nationalist groups 1389 (named for the year when Serbia lost to the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Kosovo) and Obraz (the Serbian word for face) had been ratcheting up the temperature prior to the event by briefing the media.

Mladen Obradovic, a leader of Obraz, said: “Everyone knows what will happen if they go ahead with that parade of shame, and the responsibility for that will be of those who organized it. They cannot expect to poke their finger in the eye of our nation and go unpunished.” 

There are no known links between the BNPand Obraz and 1389. However, this is an example of the effects that racist and intolerantorganisations can have once they have managed to worm their way into the fabric of society. With the incremental rise of the BNP, we have to ask ourselves if this sort of nasty behaviour is what we want for Britain (a country where we take extreme pride in the values of fairness, tolerance and respect for one another).

Serbia scraps Gay Pride in Belgrade amid threats – TIME

News round up: James Bethell: The right needs to do more | TUC calls BNP homophobic and sexist | BNP attacks minority group

Thursday, September 17th, 2009
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 James Bethell, Director of Nothing British, has written an article for ConservativeHome arguing that Britain’s centre-right needs to do more in helping to fight the BNP.
 

TUCTUC calls BNP homophobic and sexist

At yesterday’s TUC conference, the BNP were condemned as being both homophobic and sexist.

The BNP believes that homosexuality “should not be promoted or encouraged”,  and in its national education policy it refers to the toleration of homosexuals “propaganda” and a “disgrace”. Historically, the party has sought to criminalize it.

The party’s views on women are well known. Recently, Lee Barnes, legal director of the BNP, has referred to “modern” women as being “androgynous” monstrosities, “genderless” and “sexless”. He also believes that flat-chested women mock the “female nourishing form that gave . . . our race its life.”

The party also believes current laws on rape, divorce and abortion discriminate against men and says it aims to redress the balance.

Simon Darby refuted the allegations by saying, ”the one thing where people could accuse us of sexism is that we don’t really agree with sending women into the frontlines of battle. It’s not a sign of a civilised society when you have women fighting your wars.”

On gay parenting, Darby went on to say: “We believe we have natural views, rather than conservative ones, on parenting. We believe a healthy childhood should have a mother and a father.”

BNP refutes allegations of homophobis and sexism as unions vote to ban its members – Pink News 

ONSFifth of young Britons jobless as dole toll soars

A record 19.7 per cent of young people are out of work in Britain, according to the Office of National Statistics. Another 34.6 per cent, or 2.55 million, are classified as “inactive”.

Voter analysis suggests that the BNP’s core support is amongst 50+ men, the Fathers of these children.

There is no evidence of any growth of the BNP’s support amongst the young, despite the use of social marketing by the party’s on-line team. However, this worrying data does suggest that hopelessness will spread to the younger generation which, in turn, can lead to the sort of frustration, anger that fosters extremism and racism.

The Office of National Statistics.

BNP attacks minority group

The BNP have attacked an organisation set up to support Scotalnd’s ethnic minorities.

Ian Murphy, Dumfries and Galloway BNP organiser, branded the people of Dumfries and Galloway Multicultural Association (DGMA) as “alien minorities” and called them anti-British. 

This is another example of the BNP’s attempts to reach out beyond the confinds of northern England. Two weeks ago the party attacked Celtic FC for hosting an event to help improve social cohesion across the border with Scotland’s Asian community. The BNP have also been trying to tap into Scottish veterans by helping out FEBA, the cash strapped veterans charity. In Wales, the party have held a series of events at agricultural shows and launched Welsh nationalist t-shirts. 

We expect more of this to come as the party grows in confidence and reaches out beyond its existing hot-spots over the coming months in the build up to the general election.

BNP attacks minority group – Dumfries and Galloway Gazette