After the (ahem) slightly tardy arrival of the Lancaster UAF Yearbook last year (July) we decided to make an effort to get the 2007 Yearbook out in January and, surprise-surprise, we've made it. Just. Last year's Yearbook was packed with all the original blog articles from 2006 and contained 180 pages and a massive 79,000 words. The 2007 Yearbook is rather more hefty, weighing in at an enormous 377 pages and 135,000 words2007 was a busy year for the Lancaster UAF blog. Not only did we get another regular writer and blog administrator (our Denise) but we also introduced our reader articles, which have rightly proven to be extremely popular. Readership has grown exponentially, which seems to indicate that we're doing something right.
The book is a fascinating snapshot of the murky world of the fascists - the revelations of the BNP's Croatia interest, rigged leadership elections, chaos in the BNP's ranks, dodgy accounts and expulsions seemingly every other day, all the way through to buggings, illegally entering other people's property, the collapse of the BNP's fake businesses and the worrying and persistent rumours of underage sex and predatory senior officers within the party - the BNP is shown up time and again for precisely what it is, an organisation packed from top to bottom with thieves, liars, criminals and perverts.
The smaller fascist groups get a look-in too as we watch the demise of ex-BNP racist Sharon Ebanks' New Nationalist Party, have a laugh at the dismal National Front who couldn't even manage to re-register their party with the Electoral Commission in time for an election and the England First Party, dead on its feet and run by a convicted election-fraudster. What a fine bunch of people.
We’ve greatly enjoyed producing the book and we hope you enjoy reading it and, if you’re not already involved in fighting fascism, it encourages you to get active. Whether your activity involves raising awareness in your community, waving placards at demonstrations, delivering leaflets or starting your own website, we don’t mind – it’s the activity itself that’s important.
Fascism is a dire threat to our communities. The BNP and other fascist groups will exploit and encourage division for their own ends, regardless of the damage it causes, and it’s up to all of us to fight division and intolerance wherever we find it. We can only win if we are united in, if you’ll excuse the expression, our intolerance of intolerance.
Lancaster UAF Yearbook 2007
Introduction by Gerry Gable: Publisher Searchlight magazine
Download (6445KB PDF) £3.99
Paperback book £11.99
(Printed: 377 pages, 6" x 9", perfect binding, black and white)
The Lancaster UAF Yearbook 2007 is available here.
The Lancaster UAF Yearbook for 2006 is also available from here.
Enjoy!
