Protesters have forced their way into the Oxford Union where BNP leader Nick Griffin and controversial historian David Irving are due to speak.The group of 30 pushed their way into the hall where they are staging a sit-down protest at the debating table. Earlier, a crowd staged a sit-down protest outside the gates of the building, preventing around half the students due to attend from getting in. About 500 people chanted anti-fascist slogans and jeered "shame on you".
Anti-racism campaigners say the two men should not be given a platform to speak at the debate in St Michael's Street, Oxford. Police on horseback are patrolling the area.
Martin Mcluskey, from the Oxford University Students' Union, said: "What we are doing here tonight at the Oxford Union is putting them on a platform that will give them legitimacy and credibility. It is as if we are saying that we agree with what they are saying and that we think it is valid."
Novelist Anne Atkins, who is participating in the debate, said controversial views should not be silenced but exposed. "When you say that the majority view is always right I think that is a deeply dangerous and disturbing thing to say. I am not for a moment saying that I agree with David Irving or Nick Griffin but I am saying that once you start having truth by democracy you risk silencing some of the most important prophets we have ever had."
Mr Griffin and Mr Irving arrived hours before the 2000 GMT start of the debate and were escorted into the building.
MP Dr Julian Lewis has also resigned his membership of the Oxford debating union in protest describing the two men as "a couple of scoundrels" in his resignation letter.
Mr Griffin has repeatedly insisted the BNP is not a racist group. He was convicted in 1998 for incitement to racial hatred for material denying the Holocaust. Mr Irving was imprisoned for three years after pleading guilty to Holocaust denial in Austria.
BBC
27 comments:
Bloody good for them - both the ones who forced their way in and the others who blocked the entrance. More militant anti-fascism please.
I see Martin Reynolds has been over-doing the sun tan lotion again!
What's Del Trotter doing there?
Clive Jefferson, parish cllr. Nigel Broughton and Bill Pugh all of Cumbria lending a hand with security.
"More militant anti-fascism please."
Too right. its time to stop pussyfooting around with these nazis.
Clive Jefferson, parish cllr. Nigel Broughton and Bill Pugh all of Cumbria lending a hand with security.
Who are those in the picture?
"What's Del Trotter doing there?"
LOL Probably working out get rich quick deals with Nick Griffin.
According to an updated This is London article 'The debate has now been postponed.'
Good.
have only just caught up with sky news, its great to see so many friends and supporters doing a fantastic job. And did i hear the reporter right that "griffin had been put into a separate room to debate with himself?" Always knew he was a wanker.......
and dont forget to add, cuthbert, dibble and grub to the list.
Nigel Williamson from Cumbria was there with Darby.
he is the scruffy looking one with the beard.
I think you meant Nigel Williamson of Great Broughton
We can assure all of the BNP mugs who visit here that this is just the start.
No Platfrom works, that's why the Nazis hate it. The Oxford Union has let us down badly.
Luke Tryl has done more to advance the BNP than a million Griffins.
Little shite.
The 'security' person to the left of Griffin in the photo is called
Danny Orville. This name causes hilarity among the BNP membership due to his unfortunate resemblance to Orville the bird puppet.
http://www.thebubbleburst.co.uk/bb.php?entry=Keith%20Harris%20And%20Orville
He's got a real 'runt of the litter' personality too - sucks up to those he thinks are influential or important and talks down to everyone else, especially women. A truly nasty piece of work! I wish Keith harris would stick an arm up his runty arse.
That's not Martin reynolds overdoing the suntan lotion! It's gynaecologically-challenged beached whale Mrs Lecomber!
Read this to see how the nazis are busy spreading hate on the internet with thousands of fake identities: -
http://www.oxfordmail.net/display.var.1861199.0.0.php
look at what this lying piece of shit said
During the debate, Mr Griffin spoke about the protesters outside: "This a mob which would kill. I have seen them beat old men and women and try to kill them. Had they grown up in Nazi Germany they would have made splendid Nazis."
Luke Tryl is from Halifax, West Yorkshire, a BNP stronghold. Explains where his sympathies lie.
So everyone from Halifax is, by definition, a BNP supporter then? They must be really pleased to have antis who are so keen to spread their message of being an 'unstoppable force' for them.
'Anonymous said...
Luke Tryl is from Halifax, West Yorkshire, a BNP stronghold. Explains where his sympathies lie.'
That's stupid. Everyone from Halifax is not a BNP supporter.
I dont necessarily share the view that Luke Tryl is a bnp supporter, what i do believe is that he is a young man with an over abundance of self importance who has been badly used.
"Danny Orville. This name causes hilarity among the BNP membership due to his unfortunate resemblance to Orville the bird puppet."
He's not called Danny Orville. You are totally mistaken.
The Orville business (and the rebuttal) is the work of a craft troll specialising in crude disinformation, working hard to try to discredit this antiracist blog.
'The Orville business (and the rebuttal) is the work of a craft troll specialising in crude disinformation, working hard to try to discredit this antiracist blog.'
What a complex mind you must have. I know the bloke and he isn't called Danny Orville, OK?
This is a simple statement of fact - nothing to do with - what was it? - 'crude disinformation working hard to discredit, etc.'
Blimey, you should definitely be nominated for Larry O' Hara's 'Spooks - who - are - secretly - controlling - the - spooks - who - are - secretly - controlling - the - spooks - who - are - secretly - controlling - the spooks - who - are - secretly - controlling - the - spooks - who are.. etc, into infinity.. Award.'
If you want to know what he's called go and read Searchlight. At least they seem to know their way around the BNP.
Well if it looks like Orville and it quacks like Orville, it's Orville!
But what has the state of Mrs Lecomber's diseased 'bits' got to do with the price of fish?
'But what has the state of Mrs Lecomber's diseased 'bits' got to do with the price of fish?'
Nothing at all and any further comments attacking the relatives of fascists who are not themselves known fascists/fascists sympathisers will be deleted.
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