Former BNP Councillor Paul Golding heads Britain First nationalist movement

A former BNP councillor who was accused of “doing nothing” for his constituents is launching his own nationalist party.

Paul Golding, who stepped down as a Sevenoaks District councillor for the Swanley St Mary’s ward in February, is now director of Britain First. Mr Golding, whose latest venture is run from a Swanley postal address, told News Shopper he left his position as councillor because he had moved out of the area.

Mr Golding said in February: “I’ve moved out of the area. I didn’t think it was morally justified to keep getting the allowance. It’s as simple as that, no drama involved.”

In a campaign for Britain First, Mr Golding makes a swipe at other nationalist parties, asking: “Are you, like me, fed up of enduring the constant bickering, moaning, whinging and name-calling that is at present consuming what is left of the British patriotic movement?”

Mr Golding also accuses other parties of creating: “a constant stream of self inflicted media scandals and embarrassing gaffes that make all of us look ridiculous”.

The group also uses slogans including “if voting changed anything, it would be illegal” and “the voice of the silent majority”.

Mr Golding, who calls the movement “a modern political phenomenon” also says: “Now it is time for all patriots of stout heart to join forces, so that we can, once again, achieve progress and make an impact against the despicable traitors ruining our once green and pleasant land. We want our country back and we shall not rest until our land is free.”

Labour Councillor John Underwood, who still represents the Swanley St Mary’s ward for Sevenoaks District Council, said: “He can do what he likes as far as I’m concerned. I’m just glad he’s gone and out of my way.”

Paul Golding’s timeline of gaffes

February 2009 - Paul Golding is elected, beating Labour candidate Michael Hogg by 408 votes to 332.

August 2009 - He attends a BNP Red White and Blue family festival in Derbyshire - where an undercover News of the World reporter records a 12-year-old burning a gollywog. Mr Golding condemned these actions.

August 2009 - As part of the BNP’s anti-media campaign, Operation Fightback, he made a video to prove that a woman convicted of intimidating an Asian mother was not a BNP member. Later investigations confirmed that Helen Forster was a member, but had registered under a different name.

September 2009 - St Mary’s constituents accuse Mr Golding of “doing nothing” for them since his election.

October 2009 - The BNP threatens to boycott three News Shopper advertisers unless they pull their adverts, calling the paper “a particularly venomous anti-British left-wing propaganda outlet”.

February 2011 - Steps down as a Sevenoaks District Councillor.

News Shopper

BNP Fight Club

BNP members (and the wider public ) finally got to see the much sought after footage of the BNP's fractured leadership rounding on each other angrily, after the footage was finally put on the net last night.

The bitter confrontation happened in Brussels a couple of weeks ago when a group of BNP members on a trip to the European Parliament at the tax payers expense, were being treated to a Q&A session by Yorks & Humberside MEP Andrew Brons, when in popped the uninvited Nick Griffin to launch a quite extraordinary attack on the people there.

Most of his vitriol was directed at Michael Barnbrook, the BNP's self seeking "sleaze buster" who never quite seemed capable of turning his attentions onto his own party leader, until recently. Described as a "show pony", Barnbrook was given the full "hairdryer" treatment by Griffin, while last year's beaten leadership challenger, Eddy Butler, was accused of being a liar. For his own efforts, Griffin even accused Brons of publishing a website "full of lies".

News of Griffin's decision to hold his EGM on June 26th (as exclusively revealed here), also came as somewhat as a shock to Brons, as he was initialy scheduled to speak to party rebels in the North East on that day, on the very subject of a need to call and EGM...

Thanks to Nick Lowles at HOPE not Hate / Searchlight

The videos - part one and part two

EDL supporter punched police horse eight times at Blackburn demo

An English Defence League supporter who violently attacked a police horse during demonstrations in Blackburn has been sentenced.

The town’s magistrates heard Robert Gavin Tromans punched the animal eight times about the neck as police formed a mounted cordon to control a crowd in Northgate. Tromans, 29, of Beverley Road, West Bromwich, pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour last month. He has now been ordered to do 120 hours unpaid work and pay £85 costs.

Peter Wilde, prosecuting, said the mounted officer described the crowd as ‘volatile and angry’. Tromans tried to push through the cordon of mounted officers and PC Palmer Davies pushed him back. He grabbed her by the wrist and tried to pull her down.

Mr Wilde said: “She was able to release his grip and he then started punching her horse about the neck with a clenched fist. He landed about eight blows.”

Andrew Church-Taylor, defending, said Tromans, a former soldier, was a supporter of the EDL but not a member and had attended the rally with an organised coach party. He was making his way back to the coach when the police blocked the way with the mounted cordon.

He said: “He found himself being pushed against the horse and the horse was pushing back. He says the horse stood on his foot and he showed the bruises it caused to an officer when he was being interviewed after his arrest. In these circumstances he became annoyed and there was an exchange of words with the officer. His intention was to get back to his coach and not to cause any trouble.”

The EDL protest in Blackburn on April 2 saw 2,000 people take part in Northgate outside King George’s Hall.

A separate counter-demo took place at Sudell Cross.

A 48 year old man took a swing at a police officer on duty at the English Defence League rally in Blackburn in April. Blackburn magistrates heard Patrick Joseph Doyle caught the officer on the temple and knocked his helmet off. And the officer had to follow Doyle into a hostile crowd in order to execute an arrest.

Doyle, of Cobourg Close, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer in the execution of his duty. He was sentenced to 16 weeks in prison suspended for 12 months, made subject to community supervision for 12 months and ordered to pay £85 costs.

This is Lancashire

Thanks to Gregg for the heads-up

The far-right Jewish voice split and in 'disarray'

The hardline Jewish activist Roberta Moore was this week accused of being a divisive figure in the far-right's attempts to enlist support from members of the mainstream Jewish community.

A year ago the extreme right-wing English Defence League launched a "Jewish Division" to encourage the community to "lead the counter-Jihad fight". Led by Brazilian-born Ms Moore, the division attempted to link to the far-right American Jewish Task Force, leading to tensions with the main EDL leadership.

In February an EDL spokesman admitted Ms Moore's "gung-ho attitude" had "caused a great deal of trouble and unrest".

A new group, the Jewish Defence League of Great Britain, has now also distanced itself from Ms Moore.

The JC understands the number of EDL Jewish Division supporters amount to around a dozen people, only a few of whom are actually Jewish. Clarifying exactly who supports which organisation, and how many genuine supporters groups have, is difficult because activists use aliases, fake profiles and secret codes in online forums.

Gavin Williams, who claims to be a non-Jewish former administrator of the division's Facebook group, said he had withdrawn his support over concerns about Ms Moore's conduct. He said: "What is being posted is mainly to do with Muslims. I told Roberta that the extremism had to stop. I've walked away because I don't want to be associated with it."

In a message posted on the Jewish Defence League of Great Britain's own Facebook group on Sunday, Andrew Gatward, who says he is an "Orthodox Jew of Hungarian descent", also attacked Ms Moore. He wrote: "She is not part of JDL Great Britain, nor are we associated with anything Ms Moore is involved in. We are nothing to do with the EDL's Jewish Division whatsoever. This woman and everything she does is dangerous for the Jewish cause."

But Ms Moore said: "I am not an extremist. These are lies from those who intend to destroy our group. Our division was created to support Jews and Israelis and to raise awareness of issues regarding terrorism and Islamisation. We work against Nazis, neo-Nazis, Islamo-nazis, racists, fascists, communists and socialists. Things stand as they always stood. Nothing has changed from the moment we opened our division. "

A CST spokesman said: "Members of the Jewish community have been repeatedly warned about the dangers of getting into bed with the EDL's actions and activists".

A joint initiative was launched last November by more than a dozen Jewish organisations in an attempt to combat Jewish support for the EDL.

Jewish Chronicle

Thanks to NewsHound for the heads-up

Time running out for BNP rebels?

Griffin: Leader of a small fascist party

BNP leader has Nick Griffin has tonight decided to call the party's EGM [Emergency General Meeting] for Sunday 26th June in the Liverpool area. Not many people know this, but our source has just confirmed it and this could be the end of the party rebels' attempt to oust their troubled leader.

What with the expulsions and suspensions Griffin and his cronies have handed out of late, the meeting would probably be better suited to the nearest available phone box, whilst any remaining dissenters will no doubt be firmly dealt with by the Griffin loyalists who run Liverpool BNP.

There's a slight chance at this late hour that the BNP's other MEP, Andrew Brons, may feel the time is right to throw his name into the leadership contest. Brons has already set up a rival BNP website mirroring when he helped set up a rival newspaper to Griffin's when the two of them fell out while in the old National Front back in the 80's.

If Griffin gets his way at the EGM, he'll be party leader for five more years. And judging on his performances of late, I'm not going to call that a bad thing!

Nick Lowles/Hope not hate

Coronation Street actress Shobna Gulati quits Twitter over race hate abuse

Coronation Street star Shobna Gulati has quit Twitter after receiving racial abuse.

The actress, who plays Sunita Alahan in the ITV soap, has received race hate messages over the last two weeks. Last week she posted a message on the site saying: "Surprised at the racial abuse and desire to try and hurt people for no reason. I think I'm giving twitter a wee rest..gobsmacked."

But the 44-year-old has now apparently decided to quit the site altogether, telling her 18,467 followers: "Thanks for the banter I've enjoyed my time on twitter. Over and out."

Shobna, who is of Indian descent, has campaigned against racism and intolerance and used Twitter to spread information about her campaigns. She set up an account in support of the Sophie Charity, in honour of Sophie Lancaster, 20, who was murdered in Bacup in 2007.

Steve Huison, who played Eddie Windass in the Street, posted a message saying: "Absolutely disgusted to see that my lovely friend Shobna has been driven off Twitter because of racists. Shame on them."

Julie Hesmondhalgh, 41, who plays Hayley Cropper, in the soap has also received abuse via Twitter. Julie Tweeted: "Those who just use this to bandy their own hatred and desperation really need to look at themselves."

Manchester Evening News

EDL's protest will not spoil carnival, say police

Police are reassuring people that a protest by the English Defence League in Maidenhead will not ruin carnival weekend.

The EDL, which classes itself as a human rights organisation, plans the demonstration for Saturday, June 11, the same day as the carnival's Iron Man Challenge and children's activities in Kidwells Park. Officers assure the public that this will be a low key demonstration without the violence and racial tensions seen in other towns.

A letter sent to traders in the town signed jointly by Royal Borough chief executive Ian Trenholm and Local Police Area Commander Supt Tim de Meyer states: "The proposed demonstration in Maidenhead is much smaller and of a different format to events in other nearby towns.

"The EDL say that peaceful protest is their objective for the day and are working with the police to agree a suitable route and meeting place so that the carnival and town centre businesses will not be disrupted."

The Royal Borough Observer

Extremists still allowed in classroom

New teacher standards won’t ban BNP

Schools will not be given powers to sack teachers who are members of extremist groups - including the BNP - under proposed new rules, union leaders have warned.

An overhaul of the standards that all teachers have to meet will not outlaw extremists from the classroom, according to a draft copy of the regulations seen by The TES. The revelation comes despite a pledge last year by education secretary Michael Gove to create new powers to fire BNP members and other extremists who work in schools.

The revamped standards are designed to incorporate the controversial General Teaching Council for England’s code of conduct, which places expectations on how teachers behave in their private lives.

According to the “ethics and behaviour” section of the new standards, teachers will be told that they must be tolerant and not undermine “UK democratic values” (see box). But union leaders have said this will not give schools any significant new powers to deal with extremist teachers.

NASUWT general secretary Chris Keates said: “The new standards don’t do anything different to the current frameworks, which means there are still no procedures to prevent teachers with extremist views (from being employed).”

Mr Gove spoke out following the case last year of Adam Walker, a BNP-supporting teacher who used a school computer to post a message describe immigrants as “filth” and “savages”. Despite his comments, the GTC found Mr Walker not guilty of racial and religious intolerance, prompting criticism from Mr Gove. He said at the time that new proposals were needed “to ensure that extremism has no place in our classrooms”.

Ms Keates, who met with Mr Gove last week, wants a change in teachers’ contracts to prevent BNP members from entering the profession, a provision already in force for police and prison officers. She said Mr Gove “seemed keen” on this proposal.

“We have still not got an answer from the Department for Education as to why BNP members can’t be banned from teaching; it’s not as if we would be setting a precedent,” Ms Keates said.

Russell Hobby, general secretary of heads’ union the NAHT, said the new standards would not lead to “vast” changes.

“I think the Government has gone as far as it can without undermining human rights,” he said. “It would be very difficult to ban a political party or ideology, so I sympathise entirely with their intent. There are several different points in the standards which could refer to membership of the BNP, and I think this does strengthen the position of headteachers who don’t want them on their staff, but not by vast amounts.”

John Bangs, senior research associate at Cambridge University and former head of education at the NUT, said the proposed standards were not the way to tackle extremist teachers.

“Teachers absolutely should not be affiliated to extremist roups, but the place to deal with that is in a code of conduct, not within pedagogic standards,” he said. “It’s entirely inappropriate and will make no difference whatever.”

The final draft of the standards are due to be submitted to Mr Gove next month, with a final report expected in the autumn.

A spokesman for the Department for Education said: “We want to ensure that the necessary powers are in place for head teachers and governing bodies to deal with any teacher who promotes inappropriate views or behaviour or advocates discrimination in schools. The Teachers’ Standards Review will look at how best to achieve this.”

CODE PROPOSALS: Key points

Teachers must:

• Have tolerance and respect for the rights of others, and not undermine UK democratic values.
• Not express personal beliefs, including political, religious or moral beliefs, in ways that exploit pupils’ vulnerability.
• Treat all pupils with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect.

TES Connect

Police confirm English Defence League (EDL) protest in Dewsbury

Police have confirmed that the English Defence League will hold a static protest outside Dewsbury Town Hall on Saturday, June 11 between 2pm and 3pm.

Chief Superintendent John Robins said they would treat the EDL "fairly but firmly" in a video message. He said Kirklees police were now planning the policing operation for the day, saying: "The police are under a duty to police that event and we will facilitate a peaceful protest within Dewsbury town centre. Between now and then we are planning and preparing to make sure that the event goes peacefully during the day.

"West Yorkshire Police has a vast experience of policing demonstrations, however, at this stage it's a locally organised EDL group who are saying they are coming."

He warned shoppers and traders that there would be some disruption in Dewsbury on that afternoon. And he added: "Clearly, our message to the EDL on the day is that we will treat you fairly but firmly to ensure that it's a peaceful protest."

Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Wait a minute Mr Postman

Sheffield has over the last eight or nine years seen a collection of oddballs claim the leadership of the local party.

We have had Roy James and Iain Cain with their sex tourism to Thailand where they were sleeping with transsexuals and were so delighted with their exploits they put up pictures and videos on the internet.
Roy went as far as to enquiring on a forum dedicated to the transsexuals of Pattaya for Visa information so he could bring his little darling back to the UK.

The real driving force behind the local BNP at that time was Sarah Cain (the 14 year old daughter of Iain) who appeared in many BNP videos at the time. She was for a time the joint leader of young BNP until she did a runner to the United States to live with a family in North Carolina alleging all kinds of abuse.

The current incumbent of the poisoned chalice that is the leader of Sheffield BNP is a young man called Jordan Pont.
Now Jordan is possibly best known for his award winning camera work filming Adam Walker and a couple of local Police Officers at a pub called The Malthouse in North Sheffield after their BNP meeting was cancelled a couple of months ago. He also stormed out of an Eddy Butler reform meeting because he didn’t like hearing the criticism of Nick Griffin and the way the BNP was being run into the ground.
His youtube party political broadcast is worthy of a Bafta

He is also the Yorkshire organiser of young BNP in their current guise “The Crusaders” or whatever they are called this week and says he is a close friend of Nick Griffin.

Jordan has worked as a postman from the Woodseats sorting office for the last two or three years and he is very proud of his Woodseats heritage. He has a couple of incredibly badly done tattoos that even his friends take the piss out of.
One is the logo of his local pub called The Big Tree and the other is Woodseats in a gothic script that for reads as Woodteats to my untrained eye.

Now, unfortunately for me I live in the area served by Woodseats Sorting Office and over the last couple of months I’ve asked a few of the other local posties what they think of him and the general consensus is that he is a twat. I'm not one to argue with informed opinion.

As usual with the local BNP and despite the best efforts of the moderators Sheffield Forum is one of their main hunting grounds for new members and for putting their ideas across.

These are his views on what Britishness is

“Well it's a long list but here are some basics, standing up and celbrating British holidays without being branded a racist! Fly the Union Jack with pride without being branded a racist! support your local butcher without being branded a racist! Boycot Mosques without being branded a racist, could go on and on shall i?”

And this from last October,

“How can you say we admire Hitler.
Hitler enjoyed having muslims in his SS,
He loved the Islamic Faith!
The BNP aren't to fond on Muslims and i for one is against the Islamic Faith.

Sheffield BNP is like much of the rest of the BNP in the Country - at a very low ebb with only two candidates standing in the local council elections compared to 13 mostly paper candidates last year.

Yesterday morning Pont took part in a phone in on Toby Foster's breakfast show on BBC Radio Sheffield. Rather than transcribing the seven or so minutes of audio some kind person has uploaded it to youtube and sent the link through to us at LU.


Many thanks to Miss Pontifikate for the link.

As a little Brucie bonus here is a screen grab of Ponts Facebook page where he announced that he had been on the show. The really interesting stuff is the reaction of other BNP members and the fact that Adam Walker thinks he did ok.



Clicky for bigger and many thanks to "Big Gunz" for the screen grab.

Update This afternoon the Royal Mail press dept released this statement :-

A Royal Mail spokesman said: "Royal Mail has very clear policies to
ensure that all of its people behave in a way that at no time brings
the business into disrepute. We also work extremely hard to treat
all our customers with respect.

"We do not comment on the detail of individual cases. However, we
can confirm that, following a media interview on Wednesday, an
employee has been suspended and further urgent investigations are
underway."

Shamed Lincolnshire teenager guilty of attack on Muslim policeman

A 17-year-old youth has been ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid community work after carrying out a religiously aggravated attack on a police officer.

The Cherry Willingham youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was previously found guilty of assaulting off-duty Muslim police officer PC Rizwaan Chothia by Lincoln magistrates following a two-day trial held earlier this month.

He faced trial alongside Daniel Odling, 26, of High Street, Blyton, near Gainsborough, who was found guilty of religiously aggravated threatening behaviour and fined £450 and ordered to pay £500 costs plus a £15 victims' surcharge.

During the trail, the court heard how a group of six or seven men entered the Grandstand on Carholme Road, where 30 to 40 Muslims were gathered for a meeting on July 9 last year, and behaved in a threatening manner. The meeting was held to identify a site for a new place of worship after the Lincoln Islamic Association's application for a mosque in Boultham Park Road was rejected.

Magistrates were told the uninvited group turned up following publicity about the event, and used profane and blasphemous language against the Muslim community members who were gathered.

Jane Loader, prosecuting, said: "Some of the men entered the meeting hall and were abusive to members of the Muslim community. The males and some attendees at the meeting then went outside and a confrontation took place. The 17-year-old youth approached PC Chothia and said 'come on then' while gesturing with his hands. He was trying to antagonise him and provoke a reaction but PC Chothia did not respond. The youth swung his right arm, making contact with PC Chothia's face in a punch-come-slap motion. Again, PC Chothia did not respond."

The court heard that PC Chothia was uninjured in the attack but alarmed and distressed by the group's intrusion and blasphemy. He had recognised the 17-year-old youth, who has no previous convictions, from a photograph at the police station.

In mitigation, magistrates were told the youth deeply regretted going to the meeting.

Sunil Khanna, defending, said: "He lashed out but it is accepted no injury was caused. He never used any blasphemous language or comments about Islam. This incident occurred because he followed other people and was led down the wrong path but he has now come a long way from the views he held a year ago."

Chairman of the bench Hefina Brumpton gave the youth a 12-month youth rehabilitation order and a 12-month supervision order. He was ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid community work pay £100 costs.

This is Lincolnshire

Fuel protest group in civil war over Facebook comments

Fuel protesters targeting the Stanlow Oil Refinery in Ellesmere Port have dismissed their spokesman following a Facebook dispute.

A row erupted after Ian Charlesworth posted a series of angry tirades peppered with four-letter words on the group’s Facebook page. Members also complained that he had invited the English Defence League and the British National Party to protests.

Founder member Kevin Bowker, a football referee from Chester, said: “We have parted company with Mr Charlesworth, due to myself and members of the group becoming increasingly unhappy with many of his ideas. The Stanlow Fuel Protest and Direct Action group will continue to run without him.”

Mr Charlesworth, a haulier from Hawarden, used the group’s Facebook page to accuse police of threatening women and children during a protest on May 8. He wrote: “The police went against the agreement we had. They turned back tractors, issued tickets to farmers and started bullying other vehicles. They held up the convoy from North Wales and kettled the Manchester group at Lymm away from the press. They had police dogs ready to be released into the protesters and tried to intimidate them by threatening women and children.”

Mr Charlesworth confirmed that he had left the group, but said this was caused by differences in how he and other members wanted to protest. He also accused group members of sending him hate mail after he left to form another protest group.

“The group has become a talking shop and people had stopped turning up to events,” he explained.

When asked why he had invited the EDL and the BNP, he said: “We agreed to speak to the EDL, the BNP and For England six weeks ago. I made contact with the EDL and the BNP with the backing of the group – but they never responded.”

Cheshire Police have denied Mr Charlesworth’s claims. Chief Inspector Damien Smethurst said: “We have been made aware of comments made on social networking sites regarding the policing of the fuel protest on 8 May. Cheshire Police have not been informed of, or received any complaints of, disruption to the road networks as a result of the mobile protests. There were approximately 60 foot protesters at the site at 6pm that evening.

“The role of the police in this situation is to uphold the law. The law allows for peaceful protest, but also requires that business can continue as usual. We liaised with the organisers well in advance of the protest and clear parameters regarding the nature of the motorway go-slow were set and agreed by all parties.

“There was no impact upon business activity at the site and throughout the protests, tankers continued to arrive and depart the refinery as normal. Throughout the protests, officers liaised with mobile and foot protestors in a civil manner, no arrests were made and we strongly refute any suggestion of threatening behaviour by officers deployed to police the protest.”

Ellesmere Port Pioneer