BNP replacing Old Labour???
BNP replacing Old Labour???
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TWSTEEL

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1,099 posts

218 months

Monday 1st December 2008
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Yet another ex-Labour town councillor in the East Midlands has joined the BNP. Paul Harford, a Labour councillor for 14 years, made the announcement at the inaugural meeting of the new Bolsover BNP group on Thursday night in Langwith.

Speaking to about 60 people, Mr Harford said he had been a member of the Labour Party for 18 years, but “they no longer represent the British people. It is time the hard working taxpaying people of Britain could vote for a party that puts their interests first.”

Mr Harford said the once thriving ex-mining community was brought to its knees during the 1980s by the closure of Shirebrook and Langwith pits, which put hundreds of local people out of work.

“People hoped that new jobs would appear when Sports World began developing a huge factory outlet in the area in 2006. These hopes were quickly dashed when it became obvious that the jobs would only be made available to immigrant workers,” he said.

The meeting was opened by Shirebrook contact David Key who spoke about his reasons for joining the BNP and how as an ex-miner, he felt let down by past and present governments.

“Local people have been ignored for too long and now British people are becoming second class citizens in their own country,” he said.

He urged local people to stand together, which many did by joining the BNP on the night while others took home membership forms for family members and friends.


andy-xr

13,204 posts

233 months

Monday 1st December 2008
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It's a shame the BNP conjure up a racist image as soon as they're mentioned.

Some of thier ideas arent that bad

scorp

8,783 posts

258 months

Monday 1st December 2008
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andy-xr said:
Some of thier ideas arent that bad
Autobahns were a good idea too.

Simpo Two

92,730 posts

294 months

Monday 1st December 2008
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Politics aside, I do believe that British people shoud be given priority in their own country over foreigners. That's how every other country works - why do Brits have to be tagged as Nazis by leftie halfwits when this simple fact is mentioned?

XitUp

7,690 posts

233 months

Monday 1st December 2008
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Simpo Two said:
Politics aside, I do believe that British people shoud be given priority in their own country over foreigners. That's how every other country works - why do Brits have to be tagged as Nazis by leftie halfwits when this simple fact is mentioned?
Can you give examples of this happening please?

matmoxon

5,026 posts

247 months

Monday 1st December 2008
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Simpo Two said:
Politics aside, I do believe that British people shoud be given priority in their own country over foreigners. That's how every other country works - why do Brits have to be tagged as Nazis by leftie halfwits when this simple fact is mentioned?
Because the current govt listens to the halfwits and not the general population, probarbly.

Matt

Simpo Two

92,730 posts

294 months

Monday 1st December 2008
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XitUp said:
Can you give examples of this happening please?
Most recent - about two days ago a PHer by the name of 'tossbag' went beserk at the prospect of anyone being a member of the BNP - and it's happened before.

Also check the thread about the BNP mailing list - I didn't get involved but I'm sure you'll find more there. Personally I don't care what party anyone's in.

Baby Huey

4,881 posts

228 months

Monday 1st December 2008
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XitUp said:
Simpo Two said:
Politics aside, I do believe that British people shoud be given priority in their own country over foreigners. That's how every other country works - why do Brits have to be tagged as Nazis by leftie halfwits when this simple fact is mentioned?
Can you give examples of this happening please?
Er, Nazi Germany.

D14 AYS

3,696 posts

239 months

Monday 1st December 2008
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Simpo Two said:
Politics aside, I do believe that British people shoud be given priority in their own country over foreigners. That's how every other country works - why do Brits have to be tagged as Nazis by leftie halfwits when this simple fact is mentioned?
Quite right yes Its only a matter of time before the BNP get some real power.

carmonk

7,910 posts

216 months

Monday 1st December 2008
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Just an example of another person who'd likely throw up their arms in horror at the thought of the BNP running the country but wanted to make a statement to show how completely fked-up and watered-down England is becoming. Joining the BNP is a great way to get your views heard.

Baby Huey

4,881 posts

228 months

Monday 1st December 2008
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Simpo Two said:
Personally I don't care what party anyone's in.
You really should.

DrTre

12,957 posts

261 months

Monday 1st December 2008
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Jobs went only to immigrants?
Eh?

voyds9

8,490 posts

312 months

Monday 1st December 2008
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XitUp said:
Simpo Two said:
Politics aside, I do believe that British people shoud be given priority in their own country over foreigners. That's how every other country works - why do Brits have to be tagged as Nazis by leftie halfwits when this simple fact is mentioned?
Can you give examples of this happening please?
In Spain if you don't speak the language fluently to see a doctor you have to pay for and take your own translator. The NHS in Britain will either translate it into a couple of dozen languages or provide a phone translator for you.

spaximus

4,365 posts

282 months

Monday 1st December 2008
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They will grow as Nu Labour is seen by many as Tories with a red tint. They see the lobbyist groups grow in influence over the majority of our wishes, they see policies that see our money given to India etc whilst seeing their own areas abandoned to crime by a police force that is having arbitary targets to hit.

When someone comes along who speaks sense to these people it is appealling. The BNP is repositioning it's self to appeal to those who are unable to vote Labour and unwilling to vote Liberal or Tory.

When the BNP get an odd MP in the house the others may well stop just saying they are racist and listen to the things that appeal to many that they want.

Dracoro

9,026 posts

274 months

Monday 1st December 2008
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Simpo Two said:
Politics aside, I do believe that British people shoud be given priority in their own country over foreigners.
That's fine, incidentally, how do YOU define a foreigner? Just curious.

TWSTEEL

Original Poster:

1,099 posts

218 months

Monday 1st December 2008
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DrTre said:
Jobs went only to immigrants?
Eh?
The warehouse site and operations were taken over on Tuesday, 28th March 2006 and the shop and factory outlet are now operational.
All the jobs in the shop have been allocated to local people creating 121 positions to date.
Twelve local people have secured jobs in the restaurant. There will be opportunities for around twelve further staff.
There are currently 120 Polish former agency workers who were employed at Sportsworld’s Dunstable site for a considerable length of time who have applied for transfer to permanent jobs.

Bit of an overstatement actually. The convert should really have said around half the jobs. Still my OP was really begging the question is the BNP replacing Old Labour as an option for many people who are disillusioned with New Labour?

SS HSV

9,646 posts

287 months

Monday 1st December 2008
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D14 AYS said:
Simpo Two said:
Politics aside, I do believe that British people shoud be given priority in their own country over foreigners. That's how every other country works - why do Brits have to be tagged as Nazis by leftie halfwits when this simple fact is mentioned?
Quite right yes Its only a matter of time before the BNP get some real power.
I bet Obama can't wait to visit wink

bga

8,134 posts

280 months

Monday 1st December 2008
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voyds9 said:
XitUp said:
Simpo Two said:
Politics aside, I do believe that British people shoud be given priority in their own country over foreigners. That's how every other country works - why do Brits have to be tagged as Nazis by leftie halfwits when this simple fact is mentioned?
Can you give examples of this happening please?
In Spain if you don't speak the language fluently to see a doctor you have to pay for and take your own translator. The NHS in Britain will either translate it into a couple of dozen languages or provide a phone translator for you.
In the Costa's they specifically employ English speaking doctors to cater for our old folks who go out there to die (and moan about the Spanish).

Apache

39,731 posts

313 months

Monday 1st December 2008
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Is it not a better thing to have moderate MPs join the BNP? diluting the less desirable aspects of their agenda and giving us what we want, a viable alternative to the current shower?

Jonny_

4,704 posts

236 months

Monday 1st December 2008
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If the BNP could rid themselves of the out-and-out racist/skinhead connotations then they may be a viable alternative. Although they have some fairly barmy ideas about "climate change"...