Tuesday 26 April 2011

Deviousness amongst the far right

I may despise the BNP, but at least they are honest about standing in elections on their racist, homophobic platform. This is not the case with some of the other candidates standing in local and parish elections throughout the country.

Take the case of those standing for the English Democrats who are fielding a disturbingly large number of candidates. A glance at their website would suggest they want to see the restoration and improvement of English values and the maintenance of this green and pleasant land. No problem there, until you start to dig deeper. Then you read they want to see “A points system [that is] used to bring an end to mass immigration and only allow that immigration which is in the national interest. A points system should not be used to facilitate and legitimise a continuation of mass immigration. Immigrants should not be a burden on the taxpayer and should be economically self-sustaining.”

They aren’t much better when it comes to other issues. On the matter of political correctness they argue: “[English Democrats] reject the self-righteousness of political correctness and condemn the ideology as an evil.”

On multi-culturalism they argue it “… is an ideology which suggests that a mix of many cultures in one society is desirable and that it is the duty of government to actively encourage cultural diversity with the state. Further, it suggests that all cultures should be treated as equal. A logical extension of that is that all languages, histories and law codes should be treated equally. This is clearly impossible in a unified country.”

Nice people – as long a you are white and part of the indigenous population, but beware of you are black, Asian Chinese, or Eastern European.

These unsavoury characters are standing in the following wards and need to be confronted. If they appear on your doorstep, you may care to interrogate them about their obvious racism. A full list of names and wards is at the end of this entry.

On top of this, the far-right British People’s Party is also standing in Calderdale, in Todmorden ward, with David Jones as the candidate for the second year running (he scraped 4.9% of the vote in 2007).

But the biscuit for this week’s most dishonest far –right wing fanatic must go to Paul Gilbert, a prominent member of England’s Parliamentary Party. Unlike all the other fascists, Gilbert did not have the honesty to stand on his racist platform. Instead he chose to set up a local pressure group in one of the wards in Stafford (Gilbert is a candidate in the Haywood and Hixon ward in Stafford). The Save the Haywoods group had, until recently been supported by a number of local residents as it had campaigned against a possible housing development in the village. However, in a recent flyer for the election, Gilbert’s true colours started to appear. The leaflet called for a reversal in “the trend of politicians selling out to multi-culturalism and political correctness.

Well Gilbert has so far managed to have himself kicked out of the Tory Party and UKIP (no small achievement as this ramshackle body seem to be willing to accept anybody), so with some luck he’ll get thrown out of the Save the Haywoods group too.

Villagers voting in the election need to be made aware they are being asked to vote for a right-wing fanatic, so if you know anyone in Stafford, let them know who they have amongst them.

As promised, below is a full list of English Democrat candidates in the election – if one is near you, join the campaign to expose their racist views.

English Democrat Candidates:

Ashfield District Council
Woodhouse Ward - Carole Terzza
Woodhouse Ward - Tony Ellis

Barnsley City Council
Hoyland Milton Ward - Kevin Riddiough

Boston Council
Fenside Ward - Elliott Fountain
Fenside Ward - David Owen
Fishtoft Ward - Dee Bills
Kirton Ward - Mark Blackamore
Pilgrim Ward - Jamie Taylor
Skirbeck Ward - Callum McCuaig
Skirkbeck Ward - Carl Rowe
Skirkbeck Ward - Timmy Woodcock
Staniland North Ward - Richard Green
Staniland South Ward - Darren Crozier
Staniland South Ward - Liam Blackamore
West Ward - Ross Isham

Bradford City Council
Wibsey Ward - Andrew Clarke

Brentwood Council
Warley Ward - Kim Burelli

Bristol City Council
Bedminster Ward - Jon Baker
Filwood Ward - Barbara Wright
Frome Vale Ward - Greg Shaw
Hartcliffe Ward - Stephen Wright
Hengrove Ward - Mike Blundell
St George West Ward - Eddie Tranter
Whitchurch Park Ward - Ray Carr

Broxbourne Borough Council
Bury Green Ward - Chris Francis
Chestnut Central Ward - Ramon Paul Johns
Rosedale Ward - Steve McCole
Wormley and Turnford Ward - William James Dewick

Bury Council
Besses Ward - Stephen Morris
Holyrood Ward - Valerie Morris

Dartford Borough Council
Bean and Darenth Ward - Gary Rodgers
Bean and Darenth Ward - Neal Tibby
Bean and Darenth Ward - Steve Culliford
Brent Ward - Jerry Chatterton
Brent Ward - Mike Tibby
Brent Ward - Mitchel Jackson
Castle Ward - Fancis Maud
Greenhithe Ward - Dianne Cooper
Heath Ward - Carol White
Joyce Green Ward - Glen Garderner
Joydens Wood Ward - Laurence Williams
Littlebrook Ward - Paul Wells
Newtown Ward - Darren Staines
Newton Ward - Jim Read
Newton Ward - Louise Uncles
Princess Ward - Christine Dunmall
Stone Ward - Paul Cooper
Sutton Hawley Ward - Chris Bousfield
Town Ward - Andy Waghorn
Town Ward - Nathan King
West Hill Ward - John Griffiths
West hill Ward - Michelle Duncan
West Hill Ward - Steve Uncles
Willington Ward - Terresa Cannon

Doncaster City Council
Adwick Ward - Vivian Woodrow
Askern Spa Ward - Malcolm Woodrow
Bentley Ward - Tony Wagstaff
Bessacarr and Cantley Ward - Keith Hewitt
Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dunn Ward - Fred Gee
Edlington and Warnsworth Ward - John Brennan
Finningley Ward - Nigel Berry
Great North Road Ward - Steve Grocott
Hatfield Ward - Mick Glynn
Sprotborough Ward - Barbara Hewitt
Stainforth and Morrends Ward - Margeret Holt-Taylor
Wheatley Ward - Roy Penketh

East Lindsey District Council
Chapel St Leonards Ward - Tim Burritt
ConningsbyTattersall/ Ward - Ronnie Ford-Kennedy

East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Hessle Ward - Victoria Carte
Hessle Ward - Peter Mawer
Hessle Ward - Michael Burton
Tranby Ward - Michael cassidy
Tranby Ward - Peter Asquith-Cowen
Willerby and Kirkella Ward - Joanne Robinson
Willerby and Kirkella Ward - Graham Robinson
Willerby and Kirkella Ward - John Ottaway

Epping Forest District Council
Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash Ward - Robin Tilbrook

Erewash Borough Council
Hallam Fields Ward - Giles Farrand

Hull City Council
Boothferry Ward - David Rust
Derringham Ward - Billy Hughes
Newington Ward - Tineke Robinson
Pickering Ward - Peter Mawer

Kettering Borough Council
Brambleside Ward - Derek Hilling
St Peter Ward - Kevin Sills

Kirklees Council
Denby Dale Ward - Paul McEnhill

Leicester City Council
Humberstone and Hamilton Ward - David Haslett

Leeds City Council
Ardsley & Robin Hood Ward - Joanne Beverley
Morley North Ward - Tom Redmond
Morley South Ward - Chris Beverley

Liverpool Council
Central Ward - Steve Greenhalgh
Old Swan Ward - Steve McEllenborough
St Michaels Ward - Neil Kenny
Warbreck Ward -Lee Walton

Medway Council
Chatham Central Ward - Karen Streafield
Lordswood and Capstone Ward - Phoebe Troy
Peninsula Ward - Dean Lacey
Peninsula Ward - Ron Sands
Princess park - Daniel Logan
Rochester West Ward - Agita Sudraba
Strood North - Philip Varnham
Strood South - Michael Walters
Walderslade Ward - Sean Varnham

Medway Parish
Hoo St Werburgh (East Ward) - Ron Sands
North Hertfordshire District Council
Letchworth Grange Ward - Charles Vickers

Pendle Council
Earby Ward- James Jackman

Earby Parish - James Jackman - Elected Uncontested

Peterborough Council
Fletton and Woodston Ward - Kevin Roddis
Northborough Ward - Simon potter
Orton Longueville Ward - Graham Murphy
Park Ward - Maria Goldspink
Stanground Central Ward - Stephen Goldspink

Portsmouth City Council
Baffins Ward - Ian Ducane
Copnor Ward - David Knight
Drayton and Farlington Ward - Dave Ward
Eastney and Craneswater Ward - Peter Lawrence

Rochford District Council
Hockley Central - Thomas Broad
Hullbridge Ward - John Hayter
Lodge Ward - Jason Hodson
Sweyne Park Ward - Alan Twydell

Rossendale Council
Stackstead Ward - Tony Justice

Salford City Council
Little Hulton Ward - Arthur Johnson
Walkden North Ward - Laurence Depares
Walkden South Ward - Paul Whitelegg

Sefton Council
Derby Ward - Dean Mcgrane

Solihull Council
Dorridge/Bentley Heath Ward - Andrew Taylor
Elmdon Ward - Robert Lassen
Knowle Ward - Frank O'Brien
Lyndon Ward - David Reynolds

Stoke City Council
Baddeley, Milton and Norton Ward - Leslie (Sammy) Simpson

Tameside Council
St Michaels Ward - Dave Timpson

Tandridge District Council
Bletchingley and Nutfield Ward - Daniel Beddoes

Three Rivers District Council
Croxley Green Ward - Roger Holmes

Croxley Green Parish Council - Roger Holmes

Tunbridge Wells Council
Sherwood Ward - Jojo Stanley

Walsall Council
Pheasey Park Farm Ward - Christopher Newey

Wellingborough Council
Croyland Ward - Tony Spencer

12 comments:

  1. Sad to read this - I would simply advise that you look at the list of candidates fielded in the general election last year - look at the pictures and some of the names and then say that they are all white people - We represent the people of England and thats it plain and simple.

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  3. Reposted with grammatical error corrected

    Dear Tacitus, you say:

    1) 'A points system [that is] used to bring an end to mass immigration and only allow that immigration which is in the national interest'

    Why do you consider selective and controlled immigration to be a bad thing? Surely it is mature and sensible to be able to make informed decisions as to who is allowed into our society?

    2) Political Correctness puts the rights of minorities against the rights of the majority. Why do you consider placing the rights of minorities above the rights of the majority?

    All this seems to do it cause disquiet and resentment amongst the majority and I would even argue is a reason of the rise of popularity of the BNP.

    3) As regards your comment about the English Democrats view on multiculturalism, do you have a good reason for not posting it in its entirety, i.e. why did you exclude the following?
    'All ethnic groups should be free to enjoy their own cultural identity but the public culture of England should be that of indigenous English. This position is consistent with the rights of indigenous nations everywhere.'?

    What aspects of English culture should ethnic minorities be concerned about?

    4) The English Democrats have members and candidates from different countries and cultures eg. Janus Polenceus, Jose Navarro, Yoharra Robby, Raden Wresniwiro and Sati Chaggar.

    Will you be so kind as to explain why a racist political party would allow people from different races and cultures to be members and indeed run for Parliament to represent the Party?

    I look forward to reading your answers to my four questions.

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  4. Let me explain my rationale for being opposed to the English Democrats.

    Firstly, I recognise that no nation can have open borders and allow a constant influx of new people moving into the country. Land, jobs and homes are finite and a point must be reached where every country must restrict the numbers allowed in. However, with immigration control also comes the danger of dividing families and avoiding our international obligation to assist refugees and those seen to be at risk in their own country.

    I hold that with controls comes responsibility and historically far-right groups have shown little heed to this matter in their political analysis.

    Moreover, it is now on record that sunstantial numbers of BNP members and supporters are leaving their party to join the English Democrats. With this kind of influx I am not inspired with confidence towards their capacity to create a reasonable and fair system that recognises the needs of all parties.

    Feel free to call me cynical, but I find it distrurbing tha a glance through their candidates list quickly reveals how nearly all of them are white. I accept Sati Chaggar is Asian, but a little tokenism here and there does not remove the lable of being inherently racist. Even the BNP can call on the odd Asian in their membership and had and may syill have a Jew on the National Executive.

    On the matter of political correctness, I see no particularly evidence how a requirement to use appropriate language to describe members of the gay, Black or Asian community need cause any problem. Is it a case of the majority being controlled by a minority, or is it a case of our track record of tolerance for these groups has not been especially noble and now we have tried to right those wrongs. I agree there are examples of some outlandish and extreme examples where PC has gone too far, but overall it has created a society where we have been forced to reappraise how we treat people from minority groups. I, for one, would be distressed to hear people having the freedom to reintroduce some of the abhorrent phrases I have heard to describe, gays, Jews, women, Gypsies, Balcks and Asians.

    And why do I accuse the English Democrats with being a far right organisation? During the last EU elections, the English Democrats joined forces with the far-right extremist England First Party. The EFP supported the English Democrats by distributing election material, and members spoke at an EDP meeting in Darwen. Just recently, the EDP have been welcoming former BNP members to its ranks. They have interviewed GLA member Richard Barnbrook for membership, and there are a number of ex-BNP members standing for election in May under the EDP banner. The EDP even have a candidate who works for BNP MEP Andrew Brons.

    In 2009, Mark Cottrill, founder of the American Friends of the BNP, and Chairman of the racial-supremacist England First Party, publicly campaigned for the English Democrats Party. And in April of that year, an official letter was sent out to EDP members on English Democrats Party headed notepaper, signed by …… Mark Cottrill.

    On the "likes" listed on his Facebook page, local Tunbridge Wells EDP activist, "Charlie" Ratcliffe had a link to an offensive joke about strapping pork on to oneself and running into a mosque. The page also contained a picture depicting the Koran in a highly offensive light. He remained unrepentant, and endorsed extremely insulting remarks made by others about the prophet Mohammed. He also made inflammatory comments that English girls needed to be on the lookout for gangs of Islamic rapists.

    I have plenty of more examples I can assure you and I am more than delighted to publish every single one of them

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  5. Deafdute - for the reasons stated above and on the basis you have yet to actually ever win a seat (I exclude seats where you were unopposed), I fail to see how you can argue you represent the English people. Your views certainly don't represent my interests.

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  6. Dear Tacitus

    I would like to begin by saying that everything is relative, so I am going to be comparing your opinions and definitions with facts, and I will cite sources to support my posts where I can.

    Land, jobs and homes are indeed finite but surely if an individual wishes to emigrate to another country to work then that person would consult his/her family before doing so and make enquiries as to whether their family can join them. It is a personal decision isn’t it. Speaking from a personal perspective I have family who have emigrated to Australia, and others who have worked in Africa, the Middle East and America (who have since returned to Britain).
    Now you said, and I quote ‘I hold that with controls comes responsibility and historically far-right groups have shown little heed to this matter in their political analysis.’

    May I bring your attention to that socialist paradise Cuba: http://www.hrw.org/reports/2005/cuba1005/2.htm

    You will see that Cuban immigration and emigration is far stricter than anything the English Democrats are proposing.


    You said:
    ‘Moreover, it is now on record that substantial numbers of BNP members and supporters are leaving their party to join the English Democrats. With this kind of influx I am not inspired with confidence towards their capacity to create a reasonable and fair system that recognises the needs of all parties’.

    What number would you call ‘substantial’?
    Do you consider socialism creates a fair system that recognises the needs of all parties and if so please explain why?


    You said:
    ‘Feel free to call me cynical, but I find it disturbing that a glance through their candidates list quickly reveals how nearly all of them are white. I accept Sati Chaggar is Asian, but a little tokenism here and there does not remove the label of being inherently racist. Even the BNP can call on the odd Asian in their membership and had and may still have a Jew on the National Executive.’

    I think that is rather offensive. Will you explain to me what constitutes tokenism and what constitutes an individual from an ethnic minority who honestly wishes to represent the Party?

    BTW, I am sure you are familiar with Arthur Scargill’s Socialist Labour Party. By your definition the SLP must be an inherently racist political party as only one of their candidates is from an ethnic minority.

    http://www.altiusdirectory.com/UK/party_details.php?name=Socialist_Labour_Party

    As regards to Political Correctness it is the extreme examples that concern me too.

    I am not aware of the other examples you cited (without proof or links), but as you are a socialist would you be kind enough to explain to me what you find so acceptable about the Koran?
    As regards to warning ‘English girls’ (whatever that means), to be on the lookout for gangs of Islamic rapists. I would have thought that would have been sensible advice. There are numerous examples of gangs of Islamic rapists in Britain and abroad. I am sure you are familiar with the gangs who have been exposed in the last 12 months. Don’t forget it was Political Correctness which made the police reluctant to press charges against these men, but here is a well known example of a gang of Islamic rapists:

    http://www.australian-news.com.au/Leb_rapists.htm

    I am sure you don’t mean to but you sound like you could be an apologist for these gangs, I hope you are not.

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  7. In typical far-right tradition you are twisting my words and the content of my response. In using extreme cases to support your own weak analysis you fail to answer some of my key criticisms placed at the latter part of my entry.

    Please bear in mind I have a dossier of evidence demonstrating the racism and unholy alliance EDP has with the far right. Given this and the evidence already outlined, before I respond will you answer my earlier criticisms. In particular:

    1. Do you condemn all forms of racism and in particular those demonstrated by certain members of EDP.
    2. Do you condemn EDP for allowing ex-BNP members to leave their own party and within a short period are allowed to stand for election as EDP candidates.
    3. Do you condemn EDP links with EFP?

    You see, if you cannot answer these criticisms then effectively you become as bad as the worst of them. If that be the case we would have no basis for discussion, for I cannot and will not debate with fascists.

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  9. Dear Tacitus,

    You have shown yourself to be incapable of mature and polite discussion. To describe me as a fascist when you know nothing about me is absolutely disgraceful. That remark shows you to be a hypocrite since you criticized me for using extreme examples, which is arguable, then you used the most extreme example you could.

    I was polite in my response and I gave links to points I was making, whereas you were rude and obnoxious in your response and have yet to provide any evidence with to your claims.

    I did not fail to answer any of your key criticisms placed at the latter part of your entry because you did not ask me any questions, re-read your post. You even twist your own words!

    As well as being rude and hypocritical you are also arrogant and egotistical. I am guessing it is because I have hurt your ego that you responded in such a manner.

    I refuse to waste my time discussing anything else with you or anyone.

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  10. Hmmm ... on the basis he/ she failed to answer my criticisms I can only assume I upset another fascist. How my heart is broken .. will I recover ... ummmmm ... absolutely!

    I have a simple rule - you don't discuss with nazis, you don't debate with nazis ... you DESTROY nazis!!

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  11. Just for the record (this needs repeating), but I clearly stated that I am not aware of the examples you cited (about the English Democrats).

    Anyway it is not for me to answer any of your criticisms about the English Democrats. I suggest you direct any questions to the Party!

    I simply happened upon your blog and decided to 'Post a Comment' or two. You will notice this is not the only discussion I posted a comment on.

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