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The '''British National Party (BNP)''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] political party. The BNP's current leader is [[Nick Griffin]], who has been convicted of incitement to racial hatred in 1986, and is noted for [[holocaust denial]], calling the extermination of the European Jews "the Holohoax". Though it is generally described as being on the right wing of politics, it espouses a number of fiscally left-wing policies. For example, although it is in favour of repatriating non-white people from the UK, it also favours substantial government involvement in the [[economy]]. In the words of the BNP leader, they will also "hang race traitors."<ref>[http://www.stopthebnp.org.uk/index.php?location=link5 ''Hope Not Hate''] "Stop The BNP"</ref>
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The '''British National Party (BNP)''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] political party, which promotes racism and anti-semitism. The BNP's current leader is [[Nick Griffin]].<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8088381.stm</ref> Though it is often described as being on the extreme right wing of politics by the liberal media, it espouses a number of fiscally left-wing policies. For example, although it is in favor of deporting non-white people from the UK,<ref>http://www.bnp.org.uk/policies/immigration</ref> it also favors substantial government involvement in the [[economy]].
  
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The BNP has strong ties to [[Neo-Nazi]] and [[Anti-Semitism|anti-semitic]] groups. "The BNP claims not to be a "race supremacist" party but its publications report on the [[gene|genetic]] superiority of the "white race". It claims not to have any connection with "race hate" yet many of its leading members have [[Crime|convictions]] for racist crimes."<ref>''Hope Not Hate'' op cit</ref> The party now also tries to "cash in on what it perceives to be the growth in Islamophobia" with its leader stating: "It stands to reason that adopting an 'Islamophobic' position that appeals to large numbers of ordinary people - including un-nudged journalists - is going to produce on average much better media coverage than siding with Iran and banging on about 'Jewish power', which is guaranteed to raise hackles of virtually every single journalist in the western world."<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/apr/10/thefarright.race ''BNP seeks to bury antisemitism and gain Jewish votes in Islamophobic campaign'']</ref> This superficial repackaging of their party - without actually disavowing their neo-Nazi ideology - is simply an attempt commonly seen, particularly post-[[9/11]], in politicians and movements of the ultra-right to make a strategic breakthrough by appealing to a more mainstream audience. The BNP try to present a more respectable image but they are the same extremists that they always were.
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The BNP has ties to [[Neo-Nazi]] and [[Anti-Semitism|anti-semitic]] groups, and on one occasion Nick Griffin attended a meeting of white nationalists in Texas with former [[Ku Klux Klan]] leader David Duke.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04QolIvfQEw BNP Nick Griffin + KKK terrorist]</ref> The party claims it protects Christians. In 2009, Lord Carey, the Archbishop of Canterbury, told Christians to "reject" the BNP and their "squalid racism".<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8324455.stm</ref>
  
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Griffin is known to have "forged alliances with representatives of [[Muammar al-Gaddafi|Gaddafi's]] regime in [[Libya]] - a move no doubt inspired by a common disdain for Jews."<ref>[http://www.stopthebnp.org.uk/index.php?location=election&link=/BNP05.htm ''The Enduring Prejudice''] "Stop The BNP"</ref> In 1998 Griffin received a jail sentence, suspended for two years, for inciting racial hatred under the Public Order Act. The charge related to statements made in his publication ''The Rune''. In Griffin's words, the Holocaust "is a mixture of Allied wartime [[propaganda]], extremely profitable lie, and latter-day witch hysteria".
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It has no representatives in [[Parliament]]. In May 2008 the first BNP member was be elected to the [[London Assembly]]. Opponents said a victory for the party meant "hatred, violence and stupidity".<ref>Brady, Brian [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/bnp-wins-first-seat-in-assembly-820867.html ''BNP wins first seat in assembly''] "The Independent On Sunday" 4 May 2008.</ref> Mayor-elect [[Boris Johnson]] and outgoing Mayor [[Ken Livingstone]] "walked off the stage when fifth-placed Richard Barnbrook made his speech following the announcement of the City Hall results."<ref>''BNP wins first seat in assembly'' op cit</ref> In June 2009, two members of the BNP were elected to the European parliament.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8088381.stm</ref>
  
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The BNP's representation in the UK is entirely at the local level. It has no representatives in [[Parliament]], nor in any of Britain's regional legislatures or the [[European Parliament]]. In May 2008 Richard Barnbrook became the first BNP member to be elected to the [[London Assembly]]. Anti-nazi campaigners said a victory for the party meant "hatred, violence and stupidity".<ref>Brady, Brian [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/bnp-wins-first-seat-in-assembly-820867.html ''BNP wins first seat in assembly''] "The Independent On Sunday" 4 May 2008.</ref>
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==Membership leak==
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In November 2008, the [http://wikileaks.org/leak/bnp-membership-list.txt entire membership list] of the BNP was posted on to the internet, detailing the names, addresses, occupations, email addresses, telephone numbers and ages of 12,801 members of the party. The list included serving [[police]] officers, [[lawyer]]s, a [[Anglicanism|Church of England]] [[vicar]], [[doctor]]s, [[teacher]]s and members of the [[Armed Forces]], along with leading businessmen and civil servants.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/nov/19/bnp-names-web-police-security ''Police officers among BNP members listed on web''] Ian Cobain and Esther Addley [[The Guardian]], 19 November 2008. Accessed 19 November 2008.</ref> One is the American chief executive of a City investment corporation, while another is a servant of the Queen, living at [[Buckingham Palace]]. The membership list was inadequately password protected and the file's encryption was broken.
  
 
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Revision as of 16:39, March 18, 2022

The British National Party (BNP) is a British political party, which promotes racism and anti-semitism. The BNP's current leader is Nick Griffin.[1] Though it is often described as being on the extreme right wing of politics by the liberal media, it espouses a number of fiscally left-wing policies. For example, although it is in favor of deporting non-white people from the UK,[2] it also favors substantial government involvement in the economy.

The BNP has ties to Neo-Nazi and anti-semitic groups, and on one occasion Nick Griffin attended a meeting of white nationalists in Texas with former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.[3] The party claims it protects Christians. In 2009, Lord Carey, the Archbishop of Canterbury, told Christians to "reject" the BNP and their "squalid racism".[4]

It has no representatives in Parliament. In May 2008 the first BNP member was be elected to the London Assembly. Opponents said a victory for the party meant "hatred, violence and stupidity".[5] Mayor-elect Boris Johnson and outgoing Mayor Ken Livingstone "walked off the stage when fifth-placed Richard Barnbrook made his speech following the announcement of the City Hall results."[6] In June 2009, two members of the BNP were elected to the European parliament.[7]

Membership leak

In November 2008, the entire membership list of the BNP was posted on to the internet, detailing the names, addresses, occupations, email addresses, telephone numbers and ages of 12,801 members of the party. The list included serving police officers, lawyers, a Church of England vicar, doctors, teachers and members of the Armed Forces, along with leading businessmen and civil servants.[8] One is the American chief executive of a City investment corporation, while another is a servant of the Queen, living at Buckingham Palace. The membership list was inadequately password protected and the file's encryption was broken.

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8088381.stm
  2. ↑ http://www.bnp.org.uk/policies/immigration
  3. ↑ BNP Nick Griffin + KKK terrorist
  4. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8324455.stm
  5. ↑ Brady, Brian BNP wins first seat in assembly "The Independent On Sunday" 4 May 2008.
  6. ↑ BNP wins first seat in assembly op cit
  7. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8088381.stm
  8. ↑ Police officers among BNP members listed on web Ian Cobain and Esther Addley The Guardian, 19 November 2008. Accessed 19 November 2008.
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