Griffin would rather see the flag of Spain over the Rock
The cowardly remarks made by BNP leader Nick Griffin MEP to Spanish media officials has sparked fury in Gibraltar, says the Gibraltar Chronicle.
The peninsula’s newspaper reports how “Griffin would abandon 30,000 Gibraltarians” to Spanish fascists. The paper also informs its readers how the BNP leader spent the June 2009 European elections campaigning for votes on the Rock. This stab in the back by the nationalist leader has touched a raw nerve as representatives queue up to hit back.
A furious Graham Watson MEP, representative for Gibraltar in the European Parliament, told the Chronicle, “Griffin hoped to make a quiet sop to Spanish extremists, but was exposed by anti-BNP campaigners”.
“Griffin’s words show the complete lack of respect that the BNP hold towards freedom and democracy. Far from defending the British people, he has shown that his party would betray the trust of thousands in order to please his fascist friends,” said Mr Watson.
“As long as the people of Gibraltar wish to remain British citizens, they should be guaranteed protection by the British government. The BNP may wish abandon British subjects, but I will never support it.”
Griffin with Roberto Fiore and Spanish nationalist leader Manuel Canduela
This bungling betrayal by the BNP leader will have caused him immense damage. During the Euro elections, Griffin carefully crafted a “Churchillian” / “British Bull Dog” image and yet as this episode has shown he capitulated to Spanish fascists when under pressure from the media. Griffin may think he is the heir to Winston Churchill but he would never have sold out British interests to fascists.
