The BNP

The BNP are probably the most controversial party in mainstream politics today, and I fully understand why this is, let's be honest they are mostly an odious bunch who hold views which many people in this country disagree with. Agree with them or not, because they are a legal and legitimate party they have the right to be involved in our political debates. Voltaire said "I may hate what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it" and I truly believe this. We live in a democracy and unlike so many other countries in the world this means freedom of speech, expression and thought and long may that continue.

So, lets deal with the BNP head on and let us take a look at their history and beliefs. To look at the BNP we have to look at their origins and with this in mind we need to look at The National Front. The National Front were an openly racist group which made no secret of their racist credentials, they gained prominence during the seventies and early eighties but unlike the BNP they didn't manage to break into mainstream politics. The BNP under it's leader Nick Griffin has managed to do this and they have gained a number of council seats and 2 MEP's. They are now fighting a number of seats in this forthcoming General Election and they may well gain some seats.

The question has to be asked, how did this situation come about? The simple answer to that question is, New Labour. If we look at The National Front and the BNP you will find no difference in their core beliefs and if you look at the late seventies and today you will find a lot of parallels; we have high unemployment, we have racial tension, we have industrial unrest, we have a struggling economy and we have a Labour Government. So why have the BNP gained so much prominence today and The National Front didn't? I believe this has to do with Labour's obsession with, 'Multiculturalism', allowing mass immigration, low wages, and the loss of a lot of our industrial base and squandering billions of pounds.

Labour's core followers were predominantly the working class and over the last 13 years Labour has chosen to ignore this group and follow a different path. They have become obsessed with image over substance and have decided to adopt the policy of multiculturalism which has isolated so many white working class families. Under Labour we have seen an unprecedented rise in immigration, why is it different now than previous decades? In the 1950'we had an influx of many immigrants from the West Indies and the Indian Sub Continent but we didn't see the rise of a Nationalist movement, now we do. I don't believe there is one simple answer to this question and it would take more time than I have to go in to detail about the answer to our problems, but I will highlight what I think and then you can expand on them yourselves. Firstly, we are now living in an over populated island (I have covered this issue in a previous post, so if you want to see what I think on this issue please look at my post on immigration). Secondly, I believe politicians have become more remote from the people they are supposed to represent. Thirdly, Labours obsession with Multiculturalism has isolated the white population, and for so many they feel they don't have a voice so they then turn to those they feel are listening to their concerns. Fourthly, cheap labour, we have seen the rise of jobs which now pay the minimum wage, it has been a boom time for many employers and big companies who have been able to employ many immigrants at very low wages and got away with it. A report released at the beginning of April this year has shown nearly every job that Labour has created 98.5 percent of 1.67 million has gone to migrants. For many local people it is not a case that they don't want to work they cannot afford to do the work, so stay on benefits. Fifthly, we now have a lot of pressure on our local resources (schools, hospitals, doctors surgeries, housing, etc) and this causes a lot of resentment amongst the local population. This has been highlighted by 2 Peterborough councillors who sent a letter to the 3 main parties telling them the problems in their local area; problems in schools which have as many as 27 different languages spoken in them, doctors surgeries in which people cannot get an appointment, an increase in crime, a problem with housing and so on. The councillors sent a letter in January this year to the 3 main party leaders but they did not get a reply.

I could go on and on but I am going to say this, the policy of mass immigration has brought huge underlying problems to this country and was a policy which New Labour decided to follow, as has been highlighted in my previous post. The Government has talked about tolerance and brought out more legislation and laws outlawing discrimination. Ironically this has probably created a society which is growing less tolerant, we have seen the rise of the BNP and I can only put this at the door of New Labour. I believe there has to be a change and maybe it wouldn't be such a bad thing if we did see the BNP get a few MP's, maybe this would make our politicians sit up and listen to the people who feel like they have no voice.

Let me say this in finishing, as I have said at the top of this post the BNP are odious. I feel angry that this government has let this cretinous party grow. If anyone thinks that the BNP would be good for this country take a look at history, 1939-1945 over 57 million deaths, 11 million in concentration camps, 6.5 million Jews, 1.5 million children gassed. We do not want to turn back the clock, but unless the people of this country are listened to and something is done about mass immigration (not immigration and genuine asylum seekers)we will see the continued rise of the far right.