22nd December 2009

There has been much hysteria regarding the recent ‘wave’ of mainly West Yorkshire based former BPP beer-hall warriors who, finding the pace of the BPP’s younger crop a little too fast, have headed for more comfortable climes in the NF.  Before anyone starts, I know we are breaking the ‘golden rule’ of never criticizing another party, but it would be unreasonable to expect that the British People’s Party does not speak up on its own behalf at a time of turbulence and incessant gloating from these people and our patience has finally snapped!

It seems that this Leeds crop, led by a former BPP ‘National Inactivates Disorganizer’, are now joined by a handful of well-known Nationalists from East Lancashire, formerly connected to those fence-sitters in the "BNP Reform Group".  Whilst they’ve poured nothing but muted scorn upon us from their comfortable vantage points for over five years, insisting that the BNP was the only way to power, they’ve all now joined the National Front.  Their justification is the way Nick Griffin has supposedly agreed to allow non-whites into his party ahead of possible consequences relating to Equality Law.  These people knew this was coming and have only chosen to act now?  And we are supposed to follow these people?  History has shown that the BNP vote has always been harmed wherever the NF springs up, and the beer-bellies will not get on with the old-BNP-ers and this NF ‘dual front’ will not last. 

We in the BPP recognize the BNP’s vital role in ‘softening up’ the public's antipathy towards Nationalism and we aim to keep our political activity concentrated on ground levels whilst affording the BNP the best opportunities for success higher up in local government. There is nothing of a 'sell-out' about this, that is merely being realistic.  Meanwhile the BPP (with much distance between us and them) can build up another front for hardliners that is distinctly different in attitude and character.

On the other hand, the NF remain as ambiguous as ever and cannot succeed carrying baggage from both disciplines whilst wrestling internally within their vague power structure.  The British People’s Party has decided to contest the next ‘Calderdale Council’ ward of Todmorden*, where we initially intended to support the BNP’s Chris Jackson.  This stance WILL NOT apply to the NF.  The BPP have worked hard here in Todmorden and we are not going to budge over for a section of the movement who only appear to prosper by poaching other groups' members. If the NF think that after all our hard work that they can come barging in they’ve got another think coming! 

 

* Dave Jones is also the BPP's Leader in Lancashire, and the very pro-BPP town of Todmorden (though technically in Calderdale) is historically a part of Lancashire and is regarded as such by all Nationalist parties for political purposes.