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Friday: BNP news round up – and new NB resources centre

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Site update: a new resource centre for NB

Nothing British has a launched a resource centre on the BNP

Nothing British has launched a BNP resource centre. The centre will contain briefings on issues conerning the BNP and profiles on senior members of the BNP.

Let us know if there’s anything that you’d find useful.

BTW, don’t forget about our Video Archive.

Astroturf watch: Bill Murray of SOTS responds to Nothing British

Nothing British recieved this reply from Bill Murray, director of SOTS.

Thank you for your enquiry to Soldiers Off The Street.

I am going to repeat this once again; I have left the BNP and do not have any connections to any political Parties. You state that you contacted SOTS on the 14th and 23rd September 2009, I have not until today had contact with Nothing British directly but have had enquiries on the dates mentioned from someone stating he wanted to donate but needed some questions answered first, which I answered during these telephone conversations. Now I know these conversations were on behalf of nothing British, which you hid at the time, so you already know the answers.
 
It is because of the false accusations on your website that green arrow contacted me for a response which I have given; I have also given the same response to other organisation in contact with us, which you/or people who have read your story as truth have contacted and repeated these false accusation with no other intention than to stop SOTS helping ex personnel living on the street.
 
With your connections with the Conservative Party I suggest that you have the power to help our homeless ex personnel and do not understand your unfounded hatred of myself trying to help them. I have also seen other websites with your false accusations on, were personal attacks against myself have been left on comments, which you have incited merely because I am an ex BNP member/activist.
 
I refuse your attempt to draw me back into politics; I repeat again I have left the political arena for good. As stated in my response to your false accusations I welcome any investigation by the Charities Commission and Trading Standards, they are mutual organisations and do not have an ulterior motive like yourself and would prove your accusations that members of the public are duped into donating money in good faith and that funds end up in the hands of extremists (in this case the BNP) false and that we are a genuine organisation.
 
This is all I have so say on the matter to nothing British and will not be responding to anymore of your playground style games.
 
Soldiers Off The Street.

SOTS Update: Nothing British responds to SOTS

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Below is an email we sent to Bill Murray today asking him to clarify a few key questions about his relationship with the BNP and SOTS.

Dear Mr Murray,
  
Clarification of issues concerning Soldiers off the Street
    
In your statement released through the “Green Arrow” web site on the 7th October 2009 (http://www.thegreenarrow.co.uk/index.php/writers/arrow-straight/303-soldiers-off-the-street-and-nothing-british) you say that on Friday 2nd October 2009 “false statements” were made about you and SOTS via our blog (http://www.nothingbritish.com/10/nb-reports-new-bnp-front-to-charities-commission/). According to the statement, you set up SOTS after leaving the British National Party and that you have never hidden the fact that you are a former member of the BNP.
  
The statement also says that all of these facts could have been clarified if we had contacted SOTS prior to making our announcement, which indeed we did so via telephone (on the 14th September 2009 and 23rd September 2009).
  
Some questions that we feel need clarifying: 
  
1. You state that you set up SOTS when you left BNP what was the actual date of your resignation from the party?
2. How did you resign from your membership of the BNP? (telephone, email or letter?)
3. Have you applied to become a charity?
4. Are you a member of any other organisations associated with the BNP?
5. When were you last in touch with the BNP?
6. When was the last time you were in contact with Nick Griffin, leader of the BNP, or other senior members of the party including Brian Mahoney, regional organiser in Wales, and Simon Darby, deputy leader?
7. What efforts have you made to recruit volunteers outside of the BNP arena? 
  
Further questions on the suitability of SOTS and its role as a carer for vulnerable veterans
     
1. How many medically qualified staff do you have working at SOTS?
2. How many ex-servicemen have you have working at SOTS?
 
Thank you for taking the time to read this email and I look forward to hearing your response.
  
Yours sincerely,
 
Maurice Cousins
 
NB – We shall be posting this email onto our blog.

Astroturf-watch: Soldiers off the Street responds to Nothing British

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Bill Murray, SOTS Director and Leader of the BNP in Wales

Bill Murray, SOTS Director and former secretary of the BNP in Wales

SOTS, the homeless veterans organisation run by former BNP officer Bill Murray, has offered this reply through the BNP blog The Green Arrow, which is run by the political extremist and party supporter Paul Morris.