Holden Caulfield
1st May 2009, 17:15
sorry for the thread title i couldnt help myself;)
Peter Hain warns of BNP threat at the European elections
Peter Hain, the former cabinet minister and founding member of the Anti Nazi League, warned today of the serious danger that the fascist British National Party (BNP) could win seats at the European elections on Thursday 4 June.
In an article for the Guardian newspaper he wrote: "Unless the rest of us get our act together, the BNP could easily win three seats - and quite possibly six or more -- in June's European elections." He urged people to "shake off their complacency and take on the BNP directly", adding that "the aim should be simple but clear: to stop the BNP gaining seats anywhere in Britain, but especially in Europe on 4 June".
Unite Against Fascism believes Peter Hain is right to sound this warning. The polling data on the fascist threat is unequivocal and it is important to raise the alarm. The BNP can be defeated at the ballot box -- but only if people are aware of the danger and turn out to vote against its candidates.
The vast majority of people in this country are repelled by BNP's politics of race hatred and thuggery. Mobilising that majority in a united national campaign is the key to defeating the fascists.
Read Peter Hain's Guardian article:
We need to wake up and tackle BNP poison head on (http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/bnp-european-elections-peter-hain)
This UAF 'gem' was found here (http://www.uaf.org.uk/news.asp?choice=90429)
Peter Hain warns of BNP threat at the European elections
Peter Hain, the former cabinet minister and founding member of the Anti Nazi League, warned today of the serious danger that the fascist British National Party (BNP) could win seats at the European elections on Thursday 4 June.
In an article for the Guardian newspaper he wrote: "Unless the rest of us get our act together, the BNP could easily win three seats - and quite possibly six or more -- in June's European elections." He urged people to "shake off their complacency and take on the BNP directly", adding that "the aim should be simple but clear: to stop the BNP gaining seats anywhere in Britain, but especially in Europe on 4 June".
Unite Against Fascism believes Peter Hain is right to sound this warning. The polling data on the fascist threat is unequivocal and it is important to raise the alarm. The BNP can be defeated at the ballot box -- but only if people are aware of the danger and turn out to vote against its candidates.
The vast majority of people in this country are repelled by BNP's politics of race hatred and thuggery. Mobilising that majority in a united national campaign is the key to defeating the fascists.
Read Peter Hain's Guardian article:
We need to wake up and tackle BNP poison head on (http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/bnp-european-elections-peter-hain)
This UAF 'gem' was found here (http://www.uaf.org.uk/news.asp?choice=90429)