The BNP - just the NF in sharp suits

In a small article posted on his Cumbrian Patriots (BNP) blog, Clive Jefferson, one of the crew of bully-boys who attempted (and failed) to gain access to Kenny and Nicholla Smith's flat to grab computers and other items that could be used to incriminate them in the eyes of the BNP membership, has posted up a picture of some of his fellow Cumbrian BNP members 'helping out' the locals in the Ibstock by-election, due to go to the polls tomorrow.

The BNP, forever in denial about the nazi thugs it has always had in the party, is constantly trying to show how it is packed with ordinary people - not nazis, not thugs. Jefferson's blog follows the same format - in fact the current top item has a picture of these activists (above) along with this text;

'Some of the canvasing team that helped out at the weekend- A BOX STANDARD [one assumes he means bog-standard] TYPICAL GROUP OF SKIN HEADED THUGS ? No of course not the picture is a good, cross section of the BNP membership'

Indeed it is. The tall guy, fifth from the left, is Ian Meller who represents the BNP in Whitwick Ward, a part of North West Leicestershire District Council. The other BNP councillor for that local authority is Graham Partner, who is also the BNP's North West Leicestershire Fundholder, or was until he joined the rebels.

Meller, in common with many BNP members, has a chequered past. This part-report from the Leicester Mercury of August 4th 2000 might be enlightening.

'Gay rights march: Four men appear in court

Four men have appeared before Leicester magistrates following clashes at the city's gay rights march last weekend. The four were arrested during the event on Saturday, which attracted attention from across the political spectrum.

Ian Derek Meller, who was described in court as a member of the National Front, was fined £400 after being caught carrying a piece of wood in Humberstone Gate. Meller, a builder from Jenny's Lane, Ravenstone, admitted a charge of carrying an offensive weapon. He was also ordered to pay £55 costs...'

Two organisations were involved in the protest against the gay rights march that August 4th. One was the National Front, the other a group calling itself The Silent Majority.

The Silent Majority spokesperson at that time was one Denise Pfeiffer, who we have featured here before and who turns out, not surprisingly, to be closely linked to the British National Party - in fact her then partner was Clive Potter, Leicester's former BNP parliamentary candidate in the last two general elections and former president of the BNP's trade union Solidarity and the Christian Council Of Britain until his spectacular recent fall-out with Solidarity's now general secretary Patrick Harrington and BNP leader Nick Griffin.

How incestuous the BNP and NF are.

In case you're wondering about the piece of wood that Meller was carrying; it was a chair leg, presumably carried (as he admitted its capacity as an 'offensive' weapon) to be used against the gay marchers and/or anyone else he disagreed with during the event. Luckily he was nicked before he had a chance to use it on someone. Rather less lucky was a Big Issue seller who tore up one of the NF's leaflets that day - he was beaten up for his trouble.

The modern British National Party - just the nazi National Front in sharp suits.

[Thanks to our friends at Kirklees for the heads-up]