5:33pm Wednesday 30th April 2008
CAMPAIGNERS hit the streets yesterday in a bid to protest against an extremist party standing in tomorrow's local elections.
Three Counties Unite Against Fascism staged a mass leaflet drop on Tuesday evening appealing to electorates in Welham Green not to vote for the British National Party after 16 per cent of the village was won over in a recent by-election.
Campaigners fear the party is seeking to build on its recent success in the forthcoming elections and they are desperate not to let it triumph.
Campaigner Mark Smith, who joined more than 25 people in the rally, said: "The history of fascism is about deceiving people into supporting it, once it gets power it will deny political freedom to everyone else - that is what fascists do.
"The nature of our leafleting is to address the kind of lies the BNP has come out with.
"It finds a social minority which it can blame for the ills of society on."
More than 25 campaigners gathered outside Simmons Bakery in Dellsome Lane ready to walk through the village with their leaflets.
"It is about being united and showing solidarity rather than politics or the hate and despair that the BNP is rooted in.
"People within the community will always stand against the BNP and I think activity like this represents a kind of positive experience of a multi-racial society which confounds and contradicts what the BNP says about society today."
A BNP representative was not available for comment as we went to press.
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Scott R Brackett, UK says...
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billy, dorset says...
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Floating Voter, St Albans says...
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Graham T, London England says...
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Dave Owens, Boston Lincs. says...
11:01am Thu 1 May 08
Basil Brush wrote:Er thats what facist do............ well the labour party MUST BE fascists because thats what THEY DO !
"once it gets power it will deny political freedom to everyone else - that is what fascists do..." well your protesting about their right to be heard so YOU are the fascists. New Labour have done exactly what you describe. Time and again in these local and London elections the BNP have had their democratic right to attend hustings etc denied because the 'ANTI HATE BRIGADE' demand it. Also, have you noticed all this HATE business, hate speech, hate crime, what next hate thoughts? How Orwellian. Strange isn't it because back to before 1997 you never heard all this business about 'Hate'. Perhaps the old Racist tag is losing its fizz, so lefties now think HATE is the new buzzword to try and shup up dissenting opinion.
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sick of spin(lies), Somewhere I Dont Recognize says...
6:15pm Thu 1 May 08
Beth wrote:You forget to point out that eriksen wrote this piece on his personal blog whilst he was a sitting conservative councillor. if you are going to print facts print them ALL or nothing at all.
The BNP are violent and dangerous fascists. Alongside their racism and homophobia, they hate women, condone sexual violence against them. One of their candidates in London Nick Eriksen was forced to resign his candidacy after he was exposed for writing offensive, sexist and racist blogs under the name Sir John Bull. \"I\'ve never really 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 Rape is simply sex. Women enjoy sex, so rape cannot be such a terrible physical ordeal. To suggest that rape, when conducted without violence, is a serious crime is like suggesting that force feeding a woman chocolate cake is a heinous offence. A woman would be more inconvenienced by having her handbag snatched.\" http://sirjohnbull.b logspot.com/2005/08/ rape-lies-lies-lies. html If you are a woman, or you have a daughter, wife or a sister, the BNP is dangerous for you.
Lee, North says...
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Timothy Mathers, UAE says...
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Beth, St Albans says...
5:35am Fri 2 May 08
sick of spin(lies) wrote:What difference does it make?
Beth wrote:You forget to point out that eriksen wrote this piece on his personal blog whilst he was a sitting conservative councillor. if you are going to print facts print them ALL or nothing at all.
The BNP are violent and dangerous fascists. Alongside their racism and homophobia, they hate women, condone sexual violence against them. One of their candidates in London Nick Eriksen was forced to resign his candidacy after he was exposed for writing offensive, sexist and racist blogs under the name Sir John Bull. \"I\'ve never really 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 Rape is simply sex. Women enjoy sex, so rape cannot be such a terrible physical ordeal. To suggest that rape, when conducted without violence, is a serious crime is like suggesting that force feeding a woman chocolate cake is a heinous offence. A woman would be more inconvenienced by having her handbag snatched.\" http://sirjohnbull.b logspot.com/2005/08/ rape-lies-lies-lies. html If you are a woman, or you have a daughter, wife or a sister, the BNP is dangerous for you.
Covert Undercover Nuisance Tactics, UK says...
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Vote BNP, Yorkshire says...
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Anon, St Albans says...
4:47pm Tue 13 May 08
Covert Undercover Nuisance Tactics wrote:Eloquently put. Good to see that people are engaging in the debate intellectual. In case you're windering, I'm being sarcastic.
The UAF are a bunch of poofy wimps www.covert-tactics.b logspot.com
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