October 22, 2010

Here Come The New Lot, Same As The Old Lot


The best thing about Anti Fascism is that it's never dull. Just as things look like they're getting boring and formulaic, something invariably turns up to jolly things along.

Attacking the BNP at the moment, for example, is getting a bit like going out to hunt kittens with a high-powered sniper rifle: The poor, bedraggled old fascists, soundly rejected by the very country they once dreamed of saving, led by the most inept bunch of criminals since the Ant Hill Mob and reduced to begging for pennies from their dwindling band of Supporters, are now the political equivalent of some drooling old wino going on at passers-by that “I'm a respected politician, you know...”

The EDL have settled into their predictable routine of delivering coachloads of hooligans to perfectly nice towns, like some horribly twisted courier service, who then charge around yelling and throwing things at anyone who isn't White before fishing out a suitably Asian spokesman to mumble something for the TV about how “we're not racist, honest.” Not only have they already had their cards marked by everyone from the Home Office to the Local Government Association, but they're about as well-loved and popular with the General Public as Heather Mills and George Osborne driving a Humvee at top speed through a busy children's playground. While playing the jingle from the “WE BUY ANY CAR DOT COM” advert at 200 decibels.

And now, along comes the British Freedom Party. The brainchild of a handful of disaffected ex-BNP stalwarts, it so far exists only as a registration form at the Electoral Commission and a shiny, bland logo above a (stock) photograph of a happy, smiling, multicultural crowd.

Giving an indication of the ineptitude and mayhem that may yet follow is the always-entertaining presence of self-styled guru of the Far-Right, dreadful novelist, worse poet, foul-mouthed blogger and “lawyer”, Lee John Barnes.

Starting a new party with Barnes as an integral part of it is a little like developing a new aircraft which incorporates Ryvita as a structural component. It probably isn't going to get very far.

Headed up by ex-BNP Organiser Peter Mullins and ex-BNP employee Michaela MacKenzie, the new outfit claims to be a “Civic Nationalist” party, who make much play of having a real accountant – John Savage (Please note: That's not the John Savage who had his legs cut off in The Deer Hunter) as their Treasurer, and a promise of ensuring greater financial probity that their last party. Although, next to the likes of Dowson and Griffin, a Pyramid Selling scheme run by Terry-Thomas would look a safe bet.

Predictably, the chatter has already begun on the Far-Right talkboards and chatrooms, with Griffin's trained apes attacking from one side (because it'll mean even fewer donors – sorry - “Supporters”), Butler's Reform Faction taking a different tack (claiming that people should still stick with the BNP because they'll run it one day, they really will) and even their own Supporters banging on about how they should never, under any circumstances, refer to the party by its acronym, because “BFP” is a bit too similar to “BNP”. This last one's a bit of a puzzler.

One might even suggest that someone could've thought that one through a bit more before it was too late.

Or maybe those in charge only noticed it when they proudly logged onto the Electoral Commission website and simultaneously clasped their hands to their foreheads and shouted “Doh!” as they saw it for the first time in black and white.

They are, of course, right; it is a bit similar. In fact, having checked this out with the Campaign for the Deacronymisation of Britain (the CDB), I can confirm that, even now, Anti-Fascists everywhere are preparing to chant “BFP! BNP! They Are All The Same To ME!” whenever they show their (strangely familiar) faces in public.

If they ever get that far.

They've already been nicknamed “Fluffy Fascists”. To judge from what has already appeared by way of “policy discussion” (courtesy of Barnes – and you won't be entirely surprised to learn that the first thing on their agenda is “Immigration”), they're just the same old Fascists the BNP ever were.

With a fluffy logo.

22 comments:

AndyMinion said...

Stop The Presses! Dowson In Rat leaves Sinking Ship Shocker!

Judging from the announcement that the BNP are looking for a new Fundraiser, it seems that Jim Dowson is taking his Unique Business Skills elsewhere.

Expect a piece from Paul Morris in the next few hours about how he never trusted him in the first place anyway.

Barbara said...

Out of the BNP ashes a phoenix arises!

Like the gift that keeps on giving, the far right excels itself in forming a new political party just as worthy as mockery as any of the others.

And that mockery is in very safe hands at LU!

Anonymous said...

I saw the ad for a new fundraiser on the bnp site, with a contract for 3 years. I do wonder just where Griffin is going to get the money to pay this?

And how the hell can you have a "fluffy facist"?

tulip

Anonymous said...

@ Andy Minion

The Dowson resignation 'revelation' is bollocks. You can bet your bottom dollar the Belfast operation will remain open & under Dowsons control. It's designed as a sop to the sceptical bnp members who believe dowson is responsible for the ongoing financial meltdown.

In these straightened times the new fundraiser is going to be an powerless irrelevancy touting for fivers via the usual begging lessons.

gtm

Anonymous said...

Stop The Presses! Dowson In Rat leaves Sinking Ship Shocker!

Judging from the announcement that the BNP are looking for a new Fundraiser, it seems that Jim Dowson is taking his Unique Business Skills elsewhere.

Is this true,where did you get the info from .

Anonymous said...

Didn't John Savage kill himself at the end of 'Brave New World'?

gtm

Anonymous said...

Stop The Presses! Dowson In Rat leaves Sinking Ship Shocker!

Could be true. The MO of people like him is the fuck off when all the money has been milked out of the particular operation and there's no more to be made.

Remember that Dowson was never in it for the politics - he used to boast that he was never a member and only joined once, briefly, due to presssure but quickly left.

John P said...

Anonymous said...

Stop The Presses! Dowson In Rat leaves Sinking Ship Shocker!

Judging from the announcement that the BNP are looking for a new Fundraiser, it seems that Jim Dowson is taking his Unique Business Skills elsewhere.

Is this true,where did you get the info from .

4:20 PM, October 22, 2010

The ad is on the BNP website.

Anonymous said...

@AndyMinion, in fairness, they describe themselves as being distinct from 'civic nationalism' in that they're 'cultural nationalists' (whatever that means).

AndyMinion said...

It mean's they're still nationalists, but one of the Leaders fancies himself as a poet.

If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, etc...

Kev Scott loves The Jam said...

I'll bet that Dowson applies and gets the fundraiser job........... which will amount to him piling money into Dowson inc?

Anonymous said...

Council by-election in Sheffield yesterday. The BNP didn't even put up a candidate. The ward was a very white working class area near where they got 4% in another council by-election a month or two ago. Fear of failure seems to betray their collapse.

Anonymous said...

its just to look like jim dowsons was the best bid lol its a con trick

John P said...

Funny how so many parties with freedom in their name only want freedom for themselves.

It looks like BNP Reform have been proscribed by Griffin in another exemplary display of the democracy in action.

AndyMinion said...

I notice we haven't been proscribed.

Pete Green said...

"Starting a new party with Barnes as an integral part of it is a little like developing a new aircraft which incorporates Ryvita as a structural component. It probably isn't going to get very far."

Ah, THAT'S why Bonkers Barnes dislikes this article so much.

Great article Andy. :)

Anonymous said...

BNP, BFP, BUF - can't the nazzers come up with summat that sounds at least a little bit original?

Everyone'll just call 'em the British Fascist Plonkers.

stewart said...

the "new" BFp is already off to a good start with the swastika logo. this HAS to intentional - doesn't it? Bu the white bits in the circular logo look like 3/4 of a swastika ..... or maybe that's been done by unity? either way, same old shite fascists.

i sometimes wonder what they're like as people - maybe i should see if shelley rose wants to go ouyt for a beer some time..

Anonymous said...

Anything that Lee Barnes is involved in will eventually fuck up.

That guy is the kiss of death to any organisation.

He's a bit like the far-right version of a certain Trot group who screw up any campaign/party that they get involved with.

Anonymous said...

Like the gift that keeps on giving, the far right excels itself in forming a new political party just as worthy as mockery as any of the others.

Except this one is bigger and conected to Europe. :o)

Anonymous said...

"maybe i should see if shelley rose wants to go ouyt for a beer some time.."

Ill come with you

Anonymous said...

Ahhh....Shelly Rose

That chaste specimen of Aryan womanhood!