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