Fall-out from the weekend’s riot in Birmingham
* Police have said they expect to make more arrests – on both sides – after violence flared in Birmingham city centre at the weekend. A police spokeswoman said: “We anticipate adding significantly to the toll of 90 people who were arrested on the day.”
* The news comes as it emerges that the Chairman of Birmingham Central Mosque, Dr Mohammed Naseem, had urged Muslim youths to confront the EDL – contrary to the advice given by the police to community leaders to stop their followers from attending.
* The next protest being planned by the ultra-nationalist EDL is set for September 11th, Harrow Central Mosque.
We believe these recent events show a re-energised racism on the back of the election of the BNP. Race riots were once a thing of the past (particularly in Birmingham). However, with the election of Nick Griffin and Andrew Brons, racism has been given a degree of legitimacy in the eyes of ultra-nationalist groups like the EDL – who are determined to whip up hatred.
Hain to boycott Question Time
Welsh Secretary Peter Hain is to boycott BBC Question Time over proposals to invite the BNP to take part.
Westminster’s elite can complain about the BBC’sdecision to consider the BNP for flagship programmes. However, it was inevitable that a party, with one million votes, was going to get air time.
Unless the BNP are intellectually challenged they will continue to define themselves and win more votes. To defeat the BNP, voters’ bona fide anxieties need to be addressed.
Hain to boycott Question Time – Wales Online
Adam Smith: Economic policies of the BNP are left-wing
Karl Marx
The Adam Smith Institute have said that the BNP’s economic policies would make the left “proud”. Here are a few examples of the BNP’s economic policies list by the ASI:
This is a useful guide for understanding why it is factually wrong to refer to the BNP as “right-wing” and more accurate to describe them as National Socialists. There’s nothing “right-wing” about socialism.
