BNP leader, in maiden European parliament speech, claims parties using taxpayers' money 'to fund own militia which breaks up opposition meetings'
The British National party leader, Nick Griffin, [yesterday] delivered his first European parliamentary speech, using a debate on the crisis in Iran to denounce alleged human rights violations against "nationalist dissidents" in Britain.
As the UK government declared it would have no truck with those "who are clearly racist and extremist individuals" and barred Griffin and his fellow BNP MEP, Andrew Brons, from a Strasbourg reception tonight, he accused labor, the Tories and the Lib Dems of routinely deploying "intimidation and violence against nationalist dissidents in Britain". He claimed they were using taxpayers' money "to fund their own militia, which breaks up opposition meetings and attacks their opponents with bricks, darts and claw-hammers" and described the Unite Against Fascism movement as an "organisation of far-left criminals".
Griffin told the Strasbourg chamber that vested interests in the west and the Middle East were itching to go to war against Iran and were using human rights as a new "casus belli". He said "warmongers" were preparing for a "third illegal attack on the western world" and invoked Elvis Costello's song Oliver's Army to protest against the prospect of British youth being sent to die in Iran.
"Do not leave the war – which hypocritical rhetoric will help to justify and unleash – to the usual brave British cannon-fodder: 18-year old boys from the Mersey and the Thames and the Tyne," he said. "Instead, send out your own sons to come home in boxes, or without their legs, their arms, their eyes or their sanity. Or mind your own business."
Glenys Kinnock, the new Europe minister, said the government had decided to supply the BNP with "day-to-day" information but would otherwise minimize contact.
"They've been told what they will get," she said. "If they don't know, they're not listening ...we do not have dealings with racist, extremist parties like the BNP."
Griffin complained that the government was treating the elected representatives of the BNP as "second-class citizens". Speaking in the same debate, Richard Howitt, the labor MEP, said that he was ashamed, as a Briton, that the BNP was taking part in the European Parliament. Griffin's part in a debate on Iran was particularly objectionable, Howitt said, because the BNP leader last week said Islam was "a cancer that should be removed by chemotherapy".
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"He claimed they were using taxpayers' money "to fund their own militia, which breaks up opposition meetings and attacks their opponents with bricks, darts and claw-hammers""
No bricks, no darts and the hammer was a defence against an attack by BNP thugs. And taxpayer's money? Since when? UAF runs on donations, not taxpayer's money. Is this fat fucker going to be allowed to lie like this for the next five years?
"nationalist dissidents", my arse. Nazi scum.
"Is this fat fucker going to be allowed to lie like this for the next five years?"
Of course he is. I don't know how many times you lot have to be told, Griffin's BNP is a State-run safety valve. It's a gigantic fraud and the only people who get anything out of it are the government, Griffin and those in the party who know the truth and can take the bastard down with it, Collett, Lecomber and so on. When they become whistle-blowers, the BNP will collapse.
Sorry, forgot this bit.
"nationalist dissidents"
This is apparently Griffin's new battle cry. He has no interest in human rights at all but he'll use them to earn some kudos from the idiots who still support him.
"Do not leave the war – which hypocritical rhetoric will help to justify and unleash – to the usual brave British cannon-fodder: 18-year old boys from the Mersey and the Thames and the Tyne," he said. "Instead, send out your own sons to come home in boxes, or without their legs, their arms, their eyes or their sanity. Or mind your own business."
What the hell does that mean? The man is incoherent.
Griffin didn't get an invite to the Strasbourg tea party and now he's screaming that this is an abuse of his human rights.
He's a bigger comedian than all the other MEPs put together.
"...to fund their own militia, which breaks up opposition meetings and attacks their opponents with bricks, darts and claw-hammers...".
Sounds a bit too tame for me but where can you join?
If I didn't know Griffin better I would say that speech sounded like an appeal for funds.
Oops, I nearly forgot. I DO know Griffin and that's PRECISELY what it was.
Can anyone recall bnp members being hit with darts?
"Can anyone recall bnp members being hit with darts?"
No, because it has never happened. Nor have they been attacked with bricks, baseball bats, bullets or tactical nuclear devices. Though I must say the latter holds a certain appeal...
Anonymous said.
Can anyone recall bnp members being hit with darts?......
Yes!
I.Littler.
Aren't the BNP accounts due in soon? That should be interesting.
"What the hell does that mean?"
Nothing. He's just hoping that soldiers=patriots=BNP supporters though i could tell him that simply isn't the case.
What's he complaining about, the darts weren't poisoned
...yet!
I didn't notice that fat bastard on any of the anti-war demo's. Funny how he's just anti-war when it suits him.
"Aren't the BNP accounts due in soon?"
They were due by 30th June but astonishingly they're late!
Hard to believe I know, but there we go.
"Hard to believe I know, but there we go."
LOL Love it.
If Griffin is going to quote Elvis Costello in his rants is he also going to quote from EC's anti-fascist Night Rally and is he going to start doing Rock Against Racism gigs in Brixton? I'd love to see Griffin on his own in Brixton.
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