BNP
Content about the far right British National Party (BNP) and opposition to them.
Former BNP men face explosives charges
Former BNP candidate, Robert Cottage, and 62 year old dentist David Jackson have been charged with possessing explosives.
Robert Cottage, a BNP candidate in Colne last year, and David Jackson, a dentist from Nelson, Lancashire have been charged with possessing explosives at Preston Crown Court today.
The lawyers for the pair declined to ask for bail and were remanded in custody. A trial is set for February 12th at Manchester Crown Court.
Fascism
This article outlines what fascism is, how it is growing in the 21st Century United Kingdom, how it has nothing to offer working people and how we can combat it.
What is fascism?
BNP election candidate arrested in biggest explosives haul ever
Two men were arrested in Lancashire last week in the biggest explosives haul ever found at a house in the UK.
Robert Cottage (49), of Talbot Street, Colne, and David Bolus Jackson (62), of Trent Road, Nelson, appeared at a Pennine magistrate's court charged under the Explosive Substances Act 1883. Mrs Christiana Buchanan, acting for the prosecution in court, suggested that the pair had "some kind of masterplan".
BNP meeting prevented by workers' action
Action by workers at a Doncaster social club has prevented the BNP from holding a meeting.
The BNP are attempting to organise in the Doncaster area, probably in preparation for next year's council elections.
1985-2001: Anti-Fascist Action (AFA)
A short history of Anti-Fascist Action (AFA), which fought a secret war against the far right in Britain and drove them off the streets.
AFA was originally set up in 1985 as a broad front anti-fascist organisation. The main fascist organisation at this time, following the demise of the National Front after Thatcher took power in 1979, was the British National Party (BNP), a more extreme split from the NF.
BNP not ITA in Crawley, West Sussex
Today the BNP in Crawley, who have recently gained branch status, were prevented from holding a pre-arranged press conference at Crawley railway station.
A photo-op of them canvassing in the two wards where they are standing in May’s local election, Ifield and Southgate, also failed to materialise due to pressure from local anti-fascists.
BNP leader resigns amid assassinations claim
Earlier this year, Tony Lecomber, the BNP's second most senior member resigned following rumours that he had approached a Liverpool BNP member to get him to carry out assassinations.
Lecomber contacted Joe Owens, and solicited him to carry out assassinations against members of the 'Establishment'. Joe Owens has now taken the time to publish his side of the story.
Setting the record straight.
Around two weeks before Christmas, I received a Christmas card from Tony Lecomber.
I found this rather strange as I have never received one from him any time before,
The BNP's twelve worst councillors
BNP councillors have been elected on the promise to be different. Criticising the ‘old gang’, the BNP has benefited from being considered a “new” party. However, the shine appears to be already slipping from their political machine.
In every area where there are BNP candidates voters have been let down. The performance of BNP councillors reveals a shocking list of incompetence, absence and general indifference.
Most BNP councillors rarely participate in council business, regularly skip meetings and ignore requests for help from local people.
Swedish syndicalist postmen black extreme right-wing propaganda
On Monday the 27th of March the postal workers syndicate of the Stockholm area, affiliated to anarcho-syndicalist union the SAC, refused to deliver extreme right-wing propaganda from the party Nationaldemokraterna - the National Democrats.
The reformist postal union SEKO urged their members to deliver it but many of them refused or stayed at home claiming illness, echoing the actions of many British postal workers who refused to deliver BNP materials in 2004.
SAC website:
www.sac.se/en
Former BNP councillor jailed for violent disorder
Five football hooligans, including former BNP councillor Luke Smith, have been jailed after going on the rampage in Manchester at a World Cup qualifying match.
The group, from Burnley were among 24 people sentenced at the culmination of Operation Lucas, which was launched to investigate trouble in Manchester city centre following the match between England and Wales in October 2004.
