John Standing writes to BBC Look East - Updated 09.09.09

Posted by Fred Scrooby on September 05, 2009, 01:23 PM | #

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The British National Party has declared the “English Defence League” a proscribed organisation and it will be a disciplinary offence for any party member to be involved with that group. 

Making the announcement today in a special organiser’s bulletin circulated within the party, national organiser Eddy Butler said that although the proscription had been ordered a while ago, it was being made public today because the controlled media continues to lie about the BNP and the EDL.  “Time and time again the lying media has linked the BNP with the EDL’s activities,” said Mr Butler.  “Most recently the media and the BBC Eastern regional service, in particular, lost no time in blaming the BNP when Muslim rioters attacked police in Luton.  “The BBC coverage of that event specifically said that the BNP had planned to march through Luton, and this was why the Muslims had rioted,” he said.  “This is, of course, an utter lie.  The BNP does not march in the streets but rather campaigns in an ordinary democratic fashion in elections, door-to-door canvassing and leafleting,” Mr Butler continued.  “It is completely malicious and unwarranted to blame the supposed activities of organisations such as the EDL on the BNP, when there is no common ground between the two groups at all.”  The EDL has, in fact, gone out of its way to distance itself from the BNP, while the party has no interest in the sort of confrontation which the EDL seems to seek.

In his official statement, Mr Butler said the proscription of the EDL meant that it “will be a disciplinary offence for British National Party members to associate with, or participate in any event or activity organised by, the English Defence League, or hold membership of the English Defence League.  The reasons for this proscription are that the English Defence League, through its activities, brings nationalist and patriotic politics into disrepute.  If the English Defence League is not instigated by, and its activities not encouraged by, the state (which it quite possibly is), then the track record of this organisation shows that it is run by people who will only bring discredit and probable arrest for anyone who attends its events.  The British National Party does not wish to be associated with the English Defence League in any way whatsoever.” [...]

[ http://bnp.org.uk/2009/09/the-english-defence-league-a-statement-from-the-bnp’s-national-organiser/ ]

Posted by Guessedworker on September 05, 2009, 06:51 PM | #

BNP gets a slot on BBC’s Question Time

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6823364.ece

THE BBC has provoked controversy by giving the British National party a platform for the first time on Question Time, its top current affairs programme.

Nick Griffin, the BNP leader who was elected to the European parliament in June, is expected to be on the show in October. The corporation has decided that the far-right party deserves more airtime because it has demonstrated “electoral support at a national level”.

The move has caused consternation among politicians, with some Labour MPs and at least one cabinet minister pledging to boycott Question Time. They fear the BNP will use the publicity to promote a racist agenda.

The change in policy has also triggered dissent within the BBC. One senior correspondent, who did not want to be named, said: “It’s barmy ... Public servants can be sacked for membership of the BNP and yet the BBC wants to give them airtime with the main political parties.”

The BBC changed its position after the party won two seats at the European elections. Its share of the national vote at that poll was 6.2%. “They got across a threshold that has given them national representation and that fact will be reflected in the level of coverage they will be given,” said Ric Bailey, the BBC’s chief adviser on politics. “This is not a policy about the BNP. It’s a policy about impartiality.”

The decision was approved by Mark Byford, the deputy director-general. David Dimbleby, the show’s host, backed the change.

This weekend the mainstream political parties were divided in their reaction. The Tories and the Liberal Democrats have told the BBC they are prepared to share a platform with the BNP, arguing that its policies must be confronted.

Labour is considering its position. “The custom is that Labour does not share a platform with the BNP, but given the impact of the BBC’s guidelines on our and other mainstream political parties’ position, we are reviewing this,” it said.

One cabinet minister said he would refuse to sit alongside Griffin or other BNP representatives on any BBC panel show: “Nobody’s happy about this. I don’t imagine anyone would be content to go on with them.”

John Mann, Labour chairman of the all-party group on anti-Semitism, said: “It’s absurd to give the BNP any space. This is how Hitler came to power and these people have got the same objectives. It’s typical BBC intellectualism giving them airtime.”

The comments to that article - and the reader recommendations for them - are worth a look as well.

Posted by Fred Scrooby on September 05, 2009, 09:20 PM | #

“John Mann, Labour chairman of the all-party group on anti-Semitism,”  (—quoted in GW’s comment)

Why is there an “all-party group on anti-Semitism”?  Think about that.  How many things are more important for there to be an “all-party group” on than “anti-Semitism” (most of which claims and accusations are imaginary anyway, or in some other way utterly ridiculous, laughable).  That an “all-party group on anti-Semitism” exists, of course, is due to heavy Jewish influence on a few carefully-chosen (no pun intended I’m sure) domains in politics.  What else is subject to that heavy Jewish influence, I wonder?  Well, putting two and two together we know that the drive to eradicate public celebration of and even acknowledgement of Christmas is one such (driving it out of schools, out of town squares, out of city halls and other public buildings, etc).  That’s obvious.  The Jews are behind that in the U.S. although now in the U.S., Canada, and especially Europe they have allies:  thanks to the strenuous efforts of some (guess whose strenuous efforts?) there are Moslems, Hindus, and Sikhs galore jumping on the (originally exclusively Jewish) anti-Christmas bandwagon.  What else are the (fill in the blank) ______ responsible for pushing?  Wait ... could immigration policy be one?  Open borders, race-replacement? ...... just wondering ............ trying to put two and two together ................ don’t mind me, I’m just trying to connect the dots, seeing what picture emerges ............................... I’ll let everybody know if something interesting comes up ..............

Posted by Fred Scrooby on September 05, 2009, 09:38 PM | #

” ‘anti-Semitism’ (most of which claims and accusations are imaginary anyway, or in some other way utterly ridiculous, laughable).”  (—my comment)

The Lord of the Rings movies were called “anti-Semitic” by Jews, for example.  Absolutely unfricking believably insane some of these Jews are, but that’s the kind of shit these governmental groups on “anti-Semitism” are probably “dealing with” for the most part.  For the most part it’s beyond laughable.  When you get that far beyond laughable it becomes contemptible ..... and this phony or neurotic “anti-Semitism” stuff is no exception.

Posted by Fred Scrooby on September 05, 2009, 11:40 PM | #

”Immigration into Canada is among the highest in the world.  The Canadian government’s own statistical service has documented its negative impact on incomes there (and in the U.S.).  But it continues, and criticism of it has been made virtually illegal.  What can explain this extraordinary situation?”

[ http://blog.vdare.com/archives/2009/09/05/labor-day-motto-moratorium-now-more-evidence-from-canada/ ]

“What can explain this extraordinary situation?”  I think I know, but no one is supposed to say it nowadays.  So, I’ll just say it continues because the (fill in the blank) _______ exercise their powers of political/financial influence and coercion toward that end, keeping racially/ethnoculturally incompatible immigration going no matter what (while at the same time contributing to the hilt to Israel so that it can remain forever a monoethnic homogeneous national-socialist apartheid Jewish nation-state).

Posted by Fred Scrooby on September 07, 2009, 01:24 PM | #

You’re heard of people living in dictatorships “voting with their feet”?  The following is from the

They’re Voting With Their Keyboards

department:

Some Alexa ratings of party official web-sites:

Tories ( www.conservatives.com ):  153,000
Labour ( www.labour.org ):  206,000
Libdems ( www.libdems.org ):  289,000
UKIP ( www.ukip.org ):  251,000

BNP ( www.bnp.org.uk ):  30,000

While I’m at it I’ll throw in the German NPD here:

NPD ( www.npd.de ):  87,000
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The BNP web-site is a great web-site, by the way.  Everyone should check it out at least once a week.  I read it something like three or four times a week on a regular basis.  It’s extremely informative, not to mention well done and professional.  The writing is excellent.

Posted by Guessedworker on September 09, 2009, 07:22 PM | #

This comment is simply to flag up an update to the BBC Look East entry, since I have now received a predictably short and evasive, not to mention unclear, reply from the journalist involved, which I have posted above.