May 07, 2009

BNP bases European Parliament election campaign in Wales

Kemp (left) at the Election HQ in Welshpool
The British National Party’s propaganda campaign for next month’s European Parliament election is being run from a Mid Wales warehouse. And among the activists preparing the leaflets for distribution is an author whose book praises the Nazis.

The anti-fascist organisation Searchlight has obtained photographs taken inside a warehouse in Welshpool, showing South African Arthur Kemp with other senior BNP figures and part of a consignment of 29 million leaflets for distribution across Britain.

Searchlight has also passed to the Western Mail the text of an email written to BNP members seeking 50 volunteers a day to prepare the leaflets for transfer to the Royal Mail. Under electoral law, the BNP and other parties are entitled to have leaflets delivered free to every home in Britain, so long as they are properly labelled.

Mr Kemp, whose book March of the Titans: A History of the White Race is published in its entirety on the internet, has been associated with the BNP for several years. Born in Rhodesia (which now is Zimbabwe), he studied in South Africa and became a journalist aligned to the pro-apartheid South African Conservative Party. Mr Kemp moved to Britain in 1996 and later became involved with the BNP.

Today he is responsible for writing the BNP’s education and training manuals, the content of the website and overseeing “Radio RWB”. He also runs the party’s merchandising arm, Excalibur, privately “under an annually renewable licence from the party”.

Searchlight Cymru secretary Darron Dupre said: “It comes as no surprise to us that at the heart of the BNP is a proud white supremacist. We have serious issues in Wales and need serious solutions to make this a better society for all of us. The last thing our nation needs is their politics.”

Regarding the 29 million leaflets, Mr Dupre said: “We may disagree with the BNP’s politics but it would be a great shame to see 29 million leaflets going to waste. If they are short of manpower, all they need to do is give us the word and our team of recyclers will work through the night to reduce their stockpiles.”

But last night Mr Kemp himself told the Western Mail: “I deny outright that I am a white supremacist. I deny outright that I am an apologist for Hitler. And I deny outright that my book denies the Holocaust.”

Mr Kemp said he was merely a BNP volunteer who was helping the party prepare its leaflets for distribution.

The internet version of March of the Titans carries a flyer for the book which states: “From the time of the emergence of the white racial type, their wanderings to the four corners of the globe, and finally into space itself: This remarkable story of human endeavour is without parallel or comparison, and is a story of awe, inspiration and heroism. Most importantly of all, revealed in this work is the one true cause of the rise and fall of the world’s greatest empires – that all civilisations rise and fall according to their racial homogeneity and nothing else – a nation can survive wars, defeats, natural catastrophes, but not racial dissolution.”

The book praises the Nazi regime for taking action to ensure Germany’s economic recovery, saying the standard of living increased dramatically, that the regime was responsible for medical advances, was the first in the world to ban smoking on public transport, discouraged alcohol abuse and outlawed vivisection.

The book states: “The very first declaration of war which led up to the Second World War was in fact made on March 23, 1933, when a meeting of Jewish leaders from around the world formally and publicly declared war on the Hitler government, which at that stage was only two months old and had passed none of its racial laws ... The Second World War broke against Germany, not the Soviet Union, primarily because of Jewish pressure to destroy the anti-Jewish Germany, rather than a genuine concern for the Poles.”

On the Holocaust, the book states: “... certainly far fewer died that what is most often claimed. Increasingly, all the evidence urges a complete revision of this aspect of the history of World War Two.”

The BNP’s choice of Wales to base its campaign was attacked by other parties. Plaid Cymru AM Nerys Evans said: “Although it is highly unlikely that the BNP will come close to winning a seat in Wales, it is vitally important that everyone who opposes their offensive politics turns out and votes, to send a clear message that the BNP are not welcome here in Wales.”

The Welsh Conservatives’ Shadow Social Justice Minister Mark Isherwood said: “I am deeply concerned that Wales is being used as the administrative centre of the BNP’s campaign. While the BNP has been rejected by the electorate at every level of government in Wales, that is no cause for complacency. All political parties and all voters must ensure the BNP is denied the platform of legitimacy it seeks from which to spread its extremist views.”

Welsh Liberal Democrat AM Mike German said: “The discovery of this warehouse acts as a stark reminder to people in Welshpool and across Wales. Every vote for the Welsh Liberal Democrats is a clear opposition to the divisive messages the BNP promotes.”

BNP deputy leader and spokesman Simon Darby said: “As a lawful party which is going to have MEPs elected, it is not surprising that other parties are against us – we are going to be taking jobs off them. We are perfectly entitled to have the Royal Mail deliver leaflets for us.”

Wales Online

Searchlight adds

Yesterday the BNP panicked, believing that the Western Mail was going to publish the exact address of the warehouse, and sent an email to its supporters urging them to protest by email to Martin Shipton and editorial staff at the Western Mail. Typically the BNP wasted their supporters' time by giving out incorrect email addresses for their protests. Those who bothered were rewarded by an inbox full of delivery failure notices.

Earlier the BNP was making out that the warehouse was in the West Midlands, although it is in fact in Welshpool.

Anyone who is familiar with the BNP's hierarchy will not be fooled by Arthur Kemp's assertion that he is not in charge. The Western Mail story proved he was lying about being a white supremacist and Holocaust denier by the simple expedient of quoting from Kemp's own book.

This latest intelligence coup for the Searchlight team came with the help of members of the UK Independence Party, which had its election leaflets printed by the same printshop in Leeds. It is a large and independent commercial company, not Mark Collett's bucket shop, which on the last set of BNP election leaflets failed to include the legally required imprint, making them unusable.

Hope not hate

31 comments:

Anonymous said...

that photo is not from inside the warehouse its from inside a marquee at the red white and blue festival last august you mugs

Anonymous said...

can anyone tell us what a "bucket shop" as mentioned in the article is? Is it like Collett is "print farming" to line his own pockets

Hmmerman said...

We need adresses!

Antifascist said...

"that photo is not from inside the warehouse its from inside a marquee at the red white and blue festival last august you mugs"

We know that, dumbo.

"can anyone tell us what a "bucket shop" as mentioned in the article is?"

Any cheap and dodgy operation. Bucket shops were originally travel agencies that operated in a way that enabled them to fleece as many people as possible in the shortest possible time, then they'd uproot and re-open somewhere else to do it all again. Nick Griffin is NOT a bucket shop but there are certain clear similarities, while Mark Collett's little business has all the signs of a bucket shop that's found an endless source of suckers/income - the BNP membership.

Anonymous said...

Great work guys. With work pressure I have not got this up yet on the Searchlight Cymru website but will do in a few minutes - I have a photo of Kemp inside the warehouse - which I will put up - please feel free to use.
Darron
Searchlight Cymru

random letters said...

I don't know how anybody can be fooled by the BNP's posturing themselves as non-racist when they have a white supremacist shit like Kemp at the top of the managerial tree.

Cymrogoiawn said...

Presumably the BNP will display their concern for indigenous British culture by having any materials for this "addressing/ labelling operation" prepared in both English and Welsh?

Antifascist said...

'I have a photo of Kemp inside the warehouse - which I will put up - please feel free to use.'

Thanks, Darron. Much appreciated. :-)

Anonymous said...

Who are those other two in the picture?

Anonymous said...

With the millions allegedly pouring in from sales of their third-rate, back-of-a-lorry tat, how come Kemp can't afford to pay for light bulbs?

Anonymous said...

The woman aint bad, geezer in the middle looks typical BNP. Kemp just looks seedy and dodgy. Is he actually a member of the BNP?

Sooo said...

Regarding the 29 million leaflets, Mr Dupre said: “We may disagree with the BNP’s politics but it would be a great shame to see 29 million leaflets going to waste. If they are short of manpower, all they need to do is give us the word and our team of recyclers will work through the night to reduce their stockpiles.”

LOL I'll volunteer.

wren and scampi said...

Q) Who's printing the small round BNP stickers that are being used to be flystick illegally onto private and council property?

A) Mark Collett. (AKA Paedo Boy)!

Anonymous said...

The bloke in the middle of that pic looks like he's been squashed in a giant vice.

Now I know the party has more than its fair share of misfits, but this one is mishapped.

Anonymous said...

The photo was lifted off facebook,all BNP chatter on facebook cancelled.

DT said...

"all BNP chatter on facebook cancelled"

The party of free speech, huh?

Nikolai Griffinovitch said...

"It is a large and independent commercial company, not Mark Collett's bucket shop...."

Nobody in their right mind would trust Mark Collett with 29 million leaflets. Mind you, nobody in their right mind would trust Mark Collett full stop.

Raymond said...

The presence of such a figure makes a mockery of the BNP's recent stance on "free speech" and "indigenous rights" as there were none for the blacks in Southern Africa. The ideology is clearly white supremacy.


Also shouldn't they hire British people instead of immigrants- British jobs for British workers and all that...

Anonymous said...

All them poor sheep in their wellies.

tulip

Anonymous said...

Q) Who's printing the small round BNP stickers that are being used to be flystick illegally onto private and council property?

A) Mark Collett. (AKA Paedo Boy)!
Joking aside could we proove yhat to the satisfaction of a Court ?

PM me via the forum

Old Sailor

petro said...

The BNP is teeming with hypocrisy. If only every voter new the horrid truth, they would hardly get any votes at all. They are so hardcore nazi, even Joe Average Bigot wouldn't vote for him.

Anonymous said...

To rely on funders like the banned from the UK KKK neo-nazi grand wizard, Don Black, Gri££in knows he has to "keep it real" by coming clean about the party's racism. For ages, the BNP have claimed they are not a racist party, but buoyed by the overt racism of their friends and alies in Germany the NPD who openly worship Hitler, Gri££o has decided to quit the pretence and come clean about the party's white supremacism.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Who are those other two in the picture?

5:50 PM, May 07, 2009

The woman and Kemp are "dating" (when he's not chasing young boys), she goes by the name editress on the BNP webshite.

Landale said...

Given the size of Welshpool it shouldn't be too hard to find - except it may rather than be an independant rental be using space currently rented by 'a friend'

Anonymous said...

As Kemp's from South Africa he should be removed from the UK & put on that list so he can't get back in, the fact that hes a trouble maker is all documented in his white supremecist fantasy book "March Of the Titans", enough evidence to get him deported,

Gwen....

Anonymous said...

As much as I would like to see kemp depoprted I fear that the existing provisions on "Parerniality" would prevent this.

On the other hand should the government of the RSA, or Zimbawe wish to extradite, and make the request, I see no reason why this should not be approved.

Old SDailor

Anonymous said...

The woman and Kemp are married, they got married last year, and she’s a yank not even a British citizen, (maybe he’s taking a break from little boys) Kemp has been removed from running the job as he cocked it up and rumor has it he nearly got a smack from one of the activists. Don’t know who yet, does anyone else?

Anonymous said...

Just found that the woman on the far right is Jeannine Kemp, wife of Arthur Kemp.

Gwen....

. said...

The Euro elections are all about Gri££in and nobody else, which is why they are beinhg coordinated from the home of the pig farmer.

Anonymous said...

Oh well maybe the woman is the same Yank that he left his family for in the first place - shame for her as he made it clear that he was looking for an American wife as that is the only way he would ever get US citizenship which is his real dream. Once a user always a user.

Anonymous said...

Just found out from a good sauce Bill Murray the welsh regional secretary has had a fall out with Kemp and that is the reason that Kemp got slung of the job.