It is a sunny weekday morning. A clean-cut man with a red and blue rosette
pinned to his neat beige suit walks briskly among the pebbledash semis of
Sheppey Road in Dagenham, East London, pushing leaflets through the doors.
It is a common enough scene three weeks before a local election, but this
man arouses uncommon passions.
His name is Richard Barnbrook. He is the British National Party’s candidate
for London mayor and his leaflet features two photographs beneath the
headline The Changing Face of London. The first shows a 1950-ish
street party, with lots of bunting, Union Jacks and smiling white women.
“This is the way London used to be,” says the caption. “At ease with itself,
friendly, happy and secure. A capital city with a sense of community
values.” The second picture shows three Islamic women in black niqabs, one
flicking a V-sign at the photographer.
A young man called Darren emerges from his house and chases after Mr
Barnbrook. He calls the leaflet Nazi propaganda and tells the candidate:
“You’re like a cancer.” As they remonstrate, an elderly white lady walks up
and throws the leaflet at Mr Barnbrook’s feet. “Don’t put this s*** through
my letterbox,” she hisses.
But others welcome Mr Barnbrook. The yellow-jacketed occupants of a dustcart
give him thumbs-up signs. They complain that their wages have been depressed
by East European immigrants. Harry Row, 51 and unemployed, walks over to say
that he will vote BNP. Asked why, he replies: “All the f****** foreigners
over here.”
Such exchanges foreshadow the much larger controversy that is likely to erupt
after the votes are counted on May 1, for Boris Johnson’s colourful efforts
to unseat Ken Livingstone have largely obscured a significant sub-plot of
these elections. Mr Barnbrook will not win the mayoralty, but he stands a
very good chance of becoming the first BNP member elected to the 25-seat
London Assembly – a breakthrough that would dent the capital’s image as a
model of diversity, the image that helped it to win the Olympics.
An Assembly seat would be “the biggest prize the extremist Right has ever won
in British politics,” says Tony Travers, a local government expert at the
London School of Economics. There are no neo-fascists on the councils of
Berlin, Paris or New York, he adds. “For London to end up with such a thing
would be an embarrassment and difficult to explain away.”
The BNP won 4.8 per cent of the vote in the 2004 assembly elections – a
whisker below the 5 per cent threshold needed to gain a seat. Since then the
UK Independence Party, which won two seats in 2004, has imploded, while the
issues of race, immigration and asylum have become ever more potent. The
mainstream parties are hardly popular, and in recent by-elec-tions the BNP
has consistently won more than 10 per cent of the vote.
Mr Barnbrook believes that his party could take two seats. The antifascist
group Searchlight has said the BNP could even win three, and has launched
its “largest, most targeted and sophisticated campaign” to prevent that
happening. That campaign has already enjoyed one success. Last week the BNP
withdrew Nick Eriksen, its London organiser, as the second candidate on its
Assembly list after he was identified as the author of Sir John Bull, a
far-Right blog. “I’ve never understood why so many men have allowed
themselves to be brainwashed by the feminazi myth machine into believing
that rape is such a serious crime,” one entry stated. “Rape is simply sex.
Women enjoy sex, so rape cannot be such a terrible physical ordeal.”
Mr Barnbrook said that he considered such views “abhorrent”. The 47-year-old
candidate trained as an artist at the Royal Academy. Two years ago he became
opposition leader on Barking and Dagenham council when the BNP won 12 of the
51 seats. Within days newspapers were gleefully describing the homoerotic
poetry and scenes of homosexuality contained in a film called HMS
Discovery: A Love Story that the new poster boy of the homophobic BNP
had produced and directed in 1989. He insists that it was art, not
pornography.
Mr Barnbrook is now engaged to Simone Clarke, until recently a leading
ballerina at the English National Ballet. They met after The Guardian
identified her as a BNP supporter and he arrived – bearing flowers – at the
Coliseum to offer his backing.
He cannot say when they will marry. She is living in Leeds, and while she is
not campaigning for her fiancé, she does appear in his leaflet. “Immigration
is out of control,” says Ms Clarke, who has a mixed-race child. “I’m voting
BNP because they’re the only party who have the guts to speak out on the
issues that count.”
In the past two years Mr Barnbrook’s council group has railed against the
notion – real or imaginary – that immigrants are jumping the housing queue.
It has attacked council programmes promoting diversity and equal
opportunities. It has tabled motions – all defeated – to ban burkas from
public buildings and halal meat from schools, to mandate daily prayers and
the singing of the National Anthem at schools, to have the Union Jack flown
permanently over council buildings and to fund St George’s Day celebrations.
Jon Cruddas, Dagenham’s Labour MP, accuses the group of peddling “stunt
politics, urban myths and falsehoods”. It certainly taps into the fears of
an indigenous population bewildered by the influx of immigrants. But Mr
Barnbrook denies that he is racist or extremist.
Over a lunchtime beer, he insisted that he was not opposed to immigrants
themselves, and noted that his brother was married to a Jamaican – “I myself
am not drawn to that type of person,” he quickly added. He said it was the
consequences of mass immigration – for community cohesion, crime and
overstretched local services – that concerned him. He even blamed
immigration for the tuberculosis he contracted last year. “This disease
should not have come into our country,” he said at the time.
All immigration should be stopped, he added. All illegal immigrants and failed
asylum-seekers should be repatriated. Poor immigrants should be given
financial assistance to go home.
Islam was a threat to the British way of life. “Where you have a large Muslim
community you find the indigenous community is whittled away and broken
down,” he said. “They will not become part of the community. They take over
a community and inflict their identity on it.”
These are jarring views for a man who aspires to represent arguably the
world’s most cosmopolitan capital – a city where the foreign-born comprise a
third of the population. But Mr Barnbrook rejects the idea that London’s
diversity should be a source of pride. He sees nothing to celebrate. He
talks of a society that is breaking down, of black-on-black crime that
leaves inner-city residents too terrified to leave their homes, of “large
swaths of London” where people fear to go at night. “This is not
enrichment,” he says. “This is not renaissance. This is a dark age.”
Rise of the BNP
— Under its founder, John Tyndall, the British National Party
struggled to capture more than a tiny percentage of the votes at local or
general elections. That began to change with Nick Griffin’s election as
chairman in 1999 and his attempts to clean up the party’s image
— Its first council seat was won by Derek Beackon in a Tower
Hamlets by-election in 1993. By 2003 the party had managed to secure 13
seats, adding another four the following year
— Although the BNP failed to win any seats in the 2005 general
election, the party raised its total number of votes to 192,850 – from
47,219 in 2001. Mr Griffin polled 4,240 votes in Keighley, West Yorkshire –
9.16 per cent of the total
— Of the seven million votes cast in the 2006 local elections,
the party won 229,000. The Green Party, in comparison, won 364,000 votes.
The number of BNP councillors doubled to 46, and in Barking and Dagenham it
became the second biggest party
— Mr Griffin claimed that the party had seen an upswing in
support after the 2005 terrorist attacks in London, but the party’s annual
accounts showed a gain of only 146 members that year, bringing its total
membership to 6,502
— Two years ago the party was reported to be attracting about 100
new members a week
Sources: Times database, BNP
the problem is labour, they pander to their electorate which consists mainly of the super rich, the poor, and immigrants while the rest of the country is taxed to death and left supporting a good proportion of their voters.
btw, i am a middle-left leaning gay man who is not racist, i'm a realist
John, London, England
When you speak the truth, all the careerists, sinecurists, rent-seekers, ideologues, cranks, and cowards, will of course hate you for it. They cannot argue with plain truth, so they try desperately to annihilate you with the hate words so tiresomely familiar by now: fascist, Nazi, racist, xenophobe.
Shrewsbury, New York, New York,
The BNP are a no logisitical party who do not actually stand for greater policy for the British people. They adapt and feed myths and lies in order to provoke a response and have no substance to their arguements. In pleaces where they have gained seats, is a place that we should all be ashamed off.
Luke Meadows, Leicester,
It is a surprise as a middle class friendly, polite English man to find my self supporting the BNP. But as English man, they are the only party that is willing to support me, and my polite friendly way of life.
Chris, Ely, England
I never worry about the BNP as it is not a workable party . If they ever gained power we would as a counrty become an island on its own. Counrties all over the world would cease to trade with us. Allies would fall away and we would go into total decline. Diversity is to be celebrated. And besides what about all the Brits that go to live aboard are they to be returned? Whats good for the goose etc etc etc!
dave , hastings,
BNP wants to halt immigration and the voluntary repatriation of immigrants by giving them £50,000-£100,000 of taxpayers' money to leave-costing BILLIONS.
In 20 years time, the ratio of workers to pensioners will fall from 3.32 to 2 (With BNP’s immigration policy, the population will decline-shrinking the ratio even further). People would have to work beyond present retirement age and save a significant amount of their wages. Currently, only 54% of men and 41% women are saving adequately for their retirement. In pension poverty, it will be the poor WORKING CLASS that will suffer the most.
NHS and long-term care costs will sky rocket and a huge number of qualified staff will be needed. Older people tend to vote, and they will expect the dwindling number of workers to support them. This will lead to ever higher taxes and huge strain on British competitiveness.
Immigrants who do not retire in UK can help in minimising problems of an aging population.
kayler, Birmingham, engand
" He even blamed immigration for the tuberculosis he contracted last year. “This disease should not have come into our country,” he said at the time"
Well he's not wrong.
TB had been all but eliminated in this country until Labour opened the flood gates.
Andrew, West Yorkshire,
I'm a british-born Asian. There are MANY things i condemn about the BNP but, if i was to be objective, i do see why the BNP are angry about the situation. Each country needs to preserve it's identity, it's culture and way of life.. we all do this. The british national anthem should be sung by all at schools etc. As an example I am not even a christian and yet i say christianity should be dominant in UK because it's their main religion. However, the british should also realise how it infiltrated Africa, India and practically half the world, imposing it's own rules, culture, dominations on others. One could say that if the british had not done this, then no africans, indians etc would even have bothered emigrating to UK. My conclusion is 'you get what you pay for'.
Sunil, London,
It's a myth that UK has uncontrolled immigration. Non-UK immigrants have always had to meet strict criteria and must be sponsored by an employer if they are economic immigrants. EU citizens have right of free movement within the EU. The government has grossly underestimated the number of new EU members coming to the UK and has undermined the public's confidence.
Immigrants have made a major contribution to the wealth of UK. Oxford Economics made the following points- In 2008, UK Has a higher GDP per capita (£23,500) than US (£23250), and 8% higher than Germany and France. There has been a dramatic rise of GDP per capita from 2003-2008 (period when UK opened its door to new EU members) and UK has the highest rise in average annual increase of GDP per head than any G7 countries.
Evidence is that Poles are returning home as Poland's economy has expanded and wages are soaring. If they return home, then they can make a contribution to the UK pension pot.
steve, manchester,
I'll be voting BNP in the forthcoming elections as they are the only party talking any kind of commonsense.Infact very soon I believe myself and a few freinds and family will join the BNP.
John, London, UK
My comments have been removed as they were here yesterday. Ok, I wont go in to any detail suffice to say that anyone who wishes to get to know the BNP need only visit their site for the next couple of months and read the comments from members. Despite its heavily moderated comments section the editor will slip up and there for all to see will be the true meaning of the BNP.
I very much advise people to do this. Its the only way you can truly get to understand this parties real motives.
Henry Wilkinson, London, UK
It's a myth that UK has uncontrolled immigration. Non-UK immigrants have always had to meet strict criteria and must be sponsored by an employer if they are economic immigrants. EU citizens have right of free movement within the EU. The government has grossly underestimated the number of new EU members coming to the UK and has undermined the public's confidence.
Immigrants have made a major contribution to the wealth of UK. Oxford Economics made the following points- In 2008, UK Has a higher GDP per capita (£23,500) than US (£23,250), and 8% higher than Germany and France. There has been a dramatic rise of GDP per capita from 2003-2008 (period when UK opened its door to new EU members) and UK has the highest rise in average annual increase of GDP per head than any G7 countries.
Evidence is that Poles are returning home as Poland's economy has expanded and wages are soaring. If they return home, then they can make a contribution to the UK pension pot.
steve, manchester,
To everyone who is still using the now extremely outdated "everyone who supports the BNP are racists'" argument I can say only one thing. Go and read their manifesto properly and stop believing the rubbish that most of the media are printing/reporting almost daily. You might also be suprised to find that most of their supporters are far removed from the skin head thugs often dipicted.
Tim, Portsmouth, Hampshire
It's a myth that UK has uncontrolled immigration. Non-UK immigrants have always had to meet strict criteria and must be sponsored by an employer if they are economic immigrants. EU citizens have right of free movement within the EU. The government has grossly underestimated the number of new EU members coming to the UK and has undermined the public's confidence.
Immigrants have made a major contribution to the wealth of UK. Oxford Economics made the following points- In 2008, UK Has a higher GDP per capita (£23,500) than US (£23250), and 8% higher than Germany and France. There has been a dramatic rise of GDP per capita from 2003-2008 (period when UK opened its door to new EU members) and UK has the highest rise in average annual increase of GDP per head than any G7 countries.
Evidence is that Poles are returning home as Poland's economy has expanded and wages are soaring. If they return home, then they can make a contribution to the UK pension pot.
steve, manchester,
The people who always end a diatribe against the BNP by saying things like"knuckle dragging skinheads" are so out of touch with reality its unbelievable - but what should we expect from people who would vote for a chimpanee as long as it was wearing a Labour rosette.
I myself have a good degree in a classical subject, as do my two work colleagues who are also card carrying members. So much for this stereotypical view of BNP supporters! Long may it continue as the public are obviously seeing through this ignorant slur.
Grant, London, UK
My son lives in London, and is voting B.N.P. because he is living amongst a rising coloured population that he knows, is only allowed into this country to Vote Labour. This government is making BIG, BIG, MISTAKE.
Ray, Spilsby, Lincs
Being a former Labour supporter and voter I am disgusted by the way Labour has ignored the concerns of its white working class roots.
I never thought even 5 years ago that I would vote BNP but now there is no doubt that I will do so. The BNP is not PC but says things as they are. This honesty gets my support. Why don't our mainstream politicians wake up and realise that multi racial , open house attitude to immigration is causing widespread anxiety amoungst the mainstream population.
Unless they get off their 'ivory towers ' and realise that something has got to be done about this the BNP will fulfil that void.
roger sharman, Esher, surrey
I do believe that Richard Barnbrook used to be a police inspector, so he couldn't be a thug, could he?
Andy, sittingbourne, kent
It is quite clear that the UK is in pretty bad state of affairs and getting worse by the day. The most liberal among, clearly know this, but cannot bare to admit this catastrophic failing in society that they have created. It is truely shocking. The delusional political masters have lost all sense of reality. A ex postman, union shop stewards. They quite clearly have no management experience. therefore they have abbandoned the people in pursuit of money. immigration can be a good thing as long there is some sort of control. you have to know who comes in and who goes out. Alot of countries have a tough time with immigration but at least they maintain some sort of inherant identity. The UK is a laughing stock. I cannot understand why our people want to destroy what was once a normal decent place to live. All liberals out there need to wake up. The media needs to wake up!!!!!!!!!
David Stenson, London, England
Raymond, the norf, uk - Its not the fact of looking down on people who come here, its the wider repercussions of uncontrolled immigration - highre rates of disease, higher crime rates as black gang culture has developed, higher cost of running the NHS for people who have never paid a penny into it, our hard earned wages being taking as tax to pay for people who don't even like us and in some case spout hatred towards us.
Ceri, cambridge - Richard Barnbrook has said more than once how abhorrent he thought Nick Eriksens remarks were, what he said was disgusting.
I used to vote labour, but now i will vote BNP, the lies, spin and downright theft of our money by the mainstream parties is more than enough on top of immigration etc. Good luck Richard Barnbrook!!
David, Darlo, England
I got closer to the BNP around the same time as Richard Barnbrook. Attending my 1st meeting, guess what? No skinheads but several other concerned local residents, single men & women, marrieds, pensioners and, most impressive of all (and THE deciding factor for me to vote forever BNP - an ex-WW2 rear gunner. The current mayor is not fit to lick that brave mans soiled footwear. It is nearly too late to save London - vote BNP and REALLY make a difference.
Jack Scott, TEDDINGTON, ENGLAND
i was a tory voter for thirty years, but now im voting bnp.
helen, Norwich,
So British people can live anywhere on Gods earth they like like Australia or Spain but these same people look down on anyone from another country doing the same as them in seeking a better life for them and their family! No one asked the aboriginals or the Spanish if they wanted the Brits either
raymond, the norf, uk
It's interesting to note that some of the people on here expressing their misguided support for the BNP are migrants themselves (e.g. in Australia or Spain)...
The BNP may have cleaned up their image but I still find the idea of Richard Barnbrook far far scarier than a women in a niqab. You just have to read that quote from Nick Eriksen about how women enjoy rape to see how truly abhorrent these people are.
I honestly can't understand how people can agree with and support the absolute rubbish and lies they put forward.
Ceri, Cambridge,
New parties come along if issues concerning the majority are being ignored by the main parties in the era that any new party comes along. For this reason the BNP is the Labour Party of the 21st century.
CG, norwich, norfolk
"Everybody on here is supporting them but they're just racists"
- Sam Peacock.
Sorry, but that "slur" just doesn't work anymore. If objecting to being treated like a second-class citizen in your own country; if resisting attempts to reduce your people to an ethnic minority by mid-century in their own land; if opposing the denigration and subjugation of your own culture and history before those of everyone else; if an unwillingness to cede the sovereignity of your country to an Orwellian socialist dictatorship in Brussels - in short if standing up for your people and country -is "racist", then the term should no longer be considered derogatory.
So, Sam, you're going to have to do better than the standard left-wing silencing tactics to stop me supporting the BNP.
Anthony B, Melbourne, Australia
"It's clearly worth talking in terms of SIX-FIGURE SUMS to persuade families to go"- Nick Griffin, the Times, April 19, 2007.
That's £100,000 of hard earned taxpayers' money to each immigrant family to leave. Since there are 6million immigrants, the cost to the country will be over £150 BILLION.
At the same time, the hard pressed indigenous pensioners get nothing, hard working doctors and nurses get nothing, stressful teachers get nothing, under pressure police get nothing, indigenous poor get nothing , those who want to get on the housing ladder get nothing, the overtaxed get nothing and the unemployed get no help to train to find jobs .
Rebuilding Britain? More like bankrupting Britain.
Immigrants will be laughing all the way to the bank.
pauline, luton,
I will be proudly be supporting the BNP in on the 1st of May. The BNP says what everyone else is afraid to say for fear of being called a racist etc. Its a sad day when British people are scared to defend themselves. Britain is a Anglo-Saxon Christian nation and we allow a muslim minority to bully us around and tell us what we can and can not do. What's next british women covered head to toe? gays forced back into closets? Britain is a progressive free and democratic nation and needs to hold on to the values that make us great. The BNP will ensure a free and proud britain! Please stand with the new BNP and give them your vote!!!!! please I beg all free loving proud Brits! Lets be proud again.
Jstar, London, UK
I am a gay man living and working in London and I support the BNP!!!!!!!!! My spouse and I both will be voting for the BNP in the next election because we feel Britain has gone too far to the left. The BNP is not against women, gays, blacks etc. Its not against any group but its does stand for British/Anglo values of peace and justice for all.It's time we all took a stand against those who seek to destroy our way of life. I woke up to the BNP recently and am doing my best to spread the word. Britain needs to regain its strength and independence from the EU and send a strong signal to all those who come here and try to force their culture on us. I LOVE THE BNP and wish the party much luck in the coming election. Lets hope more Brits, Aussies, Yanks, Saffas etc wake up!!!!!!
Liam Birchfield, London , UK
i'm an expat living in OZ, is their anyway i can vote BNP in the coming elections
iain forrest, gold coast, australia
Everybody on here is supporting them, yet they are just racists, plain and simple. The leader and his family were on a program recently and they expressed racist views quite comfotably, and so did their primary school children - this is absolutely disgusting. Wanting to control immigration is one thing, but expressing racism; wanting rid of non-whites; and encouraging people to be against mixed raced relationships is completely out of order.
How is this any different to Hitler?
SAM PEACOCK, MANCHESTER, UK
The 'blame' for the rise in the popularity of BNP can be laid squarely at the feet of the major parties, and in particular their failure to address the issue of immigration.
Unregulated immigration has left Britain with a legacy of over stretched services, Many migrants have little knowledge or interest in integrating with, or contributing to, the nation. They live in cultural and linguistic isolation. I think it is reasonable to expect people who live in Britain to actively seek to learn the language, values and history of the country. Sadly many migrants seem unwilling to do so.
By voting for the BNP I aim to send a message to both Labour and the Consveratives that the current situation is both politically unpopular and socially unsustainable.
simon, London,
I've been donating to the BNP for a couple of years although I'm not a card carrying member.
After reading their policy on Neutrality, putting British jobs first and bringing back the death penalty for murderers I was hooked.
It's like finally seeing sanity and a real future for Britain.
I don't want to leave, but it feels like we're being forced out at the moment.
Richard, Kidderminster,
I'll be voting BNP because the mainstream parties are now guilty of treason with regards to us indigenous people. Its got so bad we are now the 'indigenous'.
Neil McAllister, London, UK
Sir
As a retired fund manager and stockbroker I would vote for the BNP if they where represented in my area. My age group and culture group have not been considered in this mad scramble to admit alien religions and group into England
John Taylor, Granada, Spain
To Cllr Ken Tiwari: Pardon? Didn't understand your contribution to the debate.
David, London, England
Has the BNP totally given up its use of swastikas and other Nazi regalia? They must remember that the Union Jack was the flag of those who fought against and defeated Adolf Hitler. Its very sad to see it abused by those who have changed their public appearance but are at heart the same people who ran the National Front.
Doubting Thomas, Hammersmith, UK
Here in Japan, strict immigration control is common to all mainstream parties, as it is throughout much of Asia, and does not raise any eyebrows.
In the UK, the BNP has become the only refuge for people who are concerned about immigration (seemingly most of the people I speak to when I'm back there). I have a foreign wife and four "mixed-race" children, whom I would consider to have a greater claim to UK nationality than most present immigrants, and I would still vote BNP.
Bartholomew, Tokyo, Japan
I will be voting BNP, they are the only way to go.
Kaz, Cheshire,
Unfortunately for the other parties the BNP is the only party able to hold sensible debate about the state of the country. People want to be involved with the debate on immigration and I for one am grateful that this is now being openly discussed across the country at all levels of society. Well done BNP! Keep the debate that none of the other parties want to have firmly on the agenda.
Mike, Sheffield,
It is very, very sad that so many people feel disillusioned with the main political parties - but who can blame them?
Time and again the current crop of politicians have proved themselves to be morally corrupt - an extra £22,000 per year to decorate your house anyone?
Unfortunately with the increase in immigaration, both legal, and illegal, the increase in violent crime and the 'feeling' of being dispossesed, the average person is helpless!
Unless politicians concentrate on these major concerns, and less on lining their own pockets, the BNP and their ilk will continue to gain popularity.......
......and if such public concerns are ignored, who can blame the average man in the street for voting for them?
Terry, Bagneres, France
You forgot to mention that in the European Elections in 2004 the BNP got 808,200 or 4.9% of the vote. UKIP got 2,650,768 votes (16.1%) . Some of the UKIP supporters will surely go to the BNP as there are a number of issues where they take a similar stance and UKIP appears to be in decline. With Boris Johnson's (the Conservative London mayoral candidate) call for illegal immigrants (and therefore criminals) to be granted citizenship some Conservative voters will surely switch too, not to mention Labour and the Lib Dem candidate's agreement on this leading to some of their supporters defecting.
Peter, London, UK
I'm not a BNP supporter but the man has a point. And if the man is labelled a racist for putting those pictures of Muslim women out there, well... Since graduation three years ago, I've been living in an area of London with more Muslims than you can shake a stick at. They are absolutely unfriendly. Occasionally they glare at myself and my housemate, although we tried smiling or saying hi when we passed them for the first few months, we soon realised it was pointless - they seemed to hate us for no reason at all. Funny that they should hate us when a large part of them are unemployed and scrounging off my taxes. For young graduates who find employment in London, often these poorer, immigrant areas are the only places we can afford. And they aren't safe at all - I see gangs of predominantly asian youths hanging round day and night - God only knows if they ever go to school.
So unless the powers that be decide to act to help those of us who contribute, maybe I will reconsider the BNP.
Louise, London,
The fact that your article mentions the following speaks volumes I quote "largest, most targeted and sophisticated campaign†to prevent that happening" In other words a smear campaign when they Red Kens Searchlight have run out of marxist ideologist excuses to carry their arguements forward. The BNP is not speading hate and division, it is answering the need to take long overdue action regarding the way Nu Labour have shamelessly imported an overseas vote to maintain their power base in the UK. All this in direct conflict to the will of the indigenous people and those of foreign extraction who have integrated well. Housing supply is short, public services of all types inc medical care is overstretched, immigrant sadly do comit crime proportionally more crime and Muslims do not integrate. Is it any wonder the BNP will do so well in the forthcoming elections. They are listening lib,lab,con are not its that simple
Sam, Essex,
Richard Barnbrook said to the BBC "indigenous (i.e. whites) population FIRST, and the post-war immigrants who came over to rebuild Britain, such as Caribbeans who arrived on the Empire Windrush, SECOND".
This is LEGALISING RACIAL DISCRIMINATION. I hope Richard Barnbrook and Simone Clarke will be happy to see their mixed-race children being put last for school places, forced to use segregated public facilities and inferior public services.
Will they be happy to see their children being turned down for employment because they are not white, being placed behind white people in mortgage or credit applications, and only be allowed to live in certain areas?
How would they feel when their children tell them that they were legally barred from a cinema, a night club, a supermarket or a restaurant, because they were non-white?
But of course, their children will be classed as "honorary whites". While the rest of the "Darkies" are expected to suffer in silence and pay the same taxes.
sasaha , london,
I don't doubt that Mr Barnbrook and the BNP wil do well in the local elections - and not just in London. NuLabour has had an open door policy on immigration which the electorate did not want and do not like. They have failed to protect our borders and to return illegal immigrants and asylum seekers.
Excessive immigration affects the poorest in society the most ; particularly the blue-collar Labour core vote. The British have always been a fair and tolerant society, but NuLabour has tested that to the limit and beyond ..... they are now going to reap what they have sown.
Donna Walker, Effingham, Surrey
A large number of votes that misguidedly went to Labour in the past will transfer to the BNP. Democracy has drawbacks. And the current government, which has spawned this madness, should be carefully examined for signs of its own insanity. You would not have to look very far.
tim holden, budleigh salterton,
Of course you failed to mention that Nick Eriksen was a conservative party member when he made that statement and that the bnp dropped him as soon as is comments became known to them.. but why let facts get in the way of a chance to slur the bnp hey.
DaveJ, West Country, England
Good Luck to the BNP. As Mr Barnbrook so rightly says they are the only party willing to speak out on the matters that count.
Patrick Jenkins, London, UK
"Never Ever Before Has Your Country Needed You More Than It Needs You Now" Vote for the British National Party.
If Winston Churchill was alive today he would most probably be the leader of the British National Party.
Doc Snoddy, Lincoln, England
searchlight and sophistication hand in hand after witnessing the thugs that belong to this group then checking on those that fund them it's a disgrace that they are free to walk our streets.
Sophistication turning over tables all because these unelected thugs object to paper sales, i'd guarantee the day will come when even the Times will become unacceptable to these marxist benefit claiming footsoldiers.
Please lets have some honesty as to where their funding comes from also their backers.
"Fascism will return to europe in the guise of anti fascism."
Sir Winston Churchill got that right as well!
All my life i have voted Conservative until recent times, now they no longer deserve my support i have withdrawn it.
Veronica, Doncaster, England.
Quite sophisticated people are waking up to the fact that the BNP are the only way for this country to climb out of the hole we've been digging for the last 50 years. I myself have an MA degree and a foreign-wife, and, the last time I looked, no swastika tatoos. I would vote for the BNP instantly, and so would a lot of other normal, decent, broad-minded people.
Why? Because practically all their policies are based on common sense and this country's long-standing Christian and humane values. The nation and a common culture are a vital component of Christian civilization and must be protected against the vast abuses they have suffered.
Karl Baxter, Inverurie,
Certainly on the issues of the EU (get out as soon as possible) and immigration (mass immigration must stop) it is only the BNP that has been expressing the views of ordinary people's. Crikey - even many immigrants believe immigration has gone too far, has increased crime levels and is fragmenting society. What's so evil about saying as much??
Cllr Chris Cooke, Tamworth, UK
You know any body can adopt the good names like-
British National? The only question will be asked by a hard
working citizens, what did you do for Britain or for original British, not just those changed theyre names, defrauded the
system???????????????????
Cllr Ken Tiwari (Independent), Oxford, unitedkingdom
People are waking up to the fact that the BNP are not a racist party and i believe this will be shown in the forthcoming GLA Elections. Richard Barnbrook is yet another example of how the BNP are not made up of 'knuckle-dragging skinheads'.
Marcus Higgins, Solihull, U.K.