A BNP Anus Horribilis

I am loathed to even mention such a pathetic bunch of fascists on my blog so close to Christmas, but I have been inspired by watching a DVD of Secret Army - so what the hell!

The BNP have had a dreadful year and I make no apology for the above spelling choice. As with all extremist organisations, they hold together when they are on the rise but once they have peaked, it all falls apart and boy, what a mess they are in. They are pretty well bankrupt, have lost most of their Councillors and are split all over the place and yet, their convicted racist leader Nick Griffin still pretends that all is well. Titanic analogies are frankly understating events.

So why mention them now? Well, I have a friend who in error, receives very regular e-mail updates from them and they are often a hilarious read. They are currently on a strong membership drive and to belong to this particular bunch of 'johnny no mates', it costs £48 a year or £90 if you want a family fascist package. There is also the £98 overseas package, but I assume that there certain requirements to this specific membership - skin pigment etc. Of course, they do keep it in the family as their membership secretary is none other than 'Jen Matthys'; their very own leader's daughter. Bless!

To do something constructive, you could always join the UK's leading anti-fascist organisation. 'Hope not Hate' have done more than any other group to expose the BNP, the EDL and other racist/fascist groupings based in the UK and I am proud to be associated with them. So why not make a new year's resolution, sign up with 'Hope not hate' and ensure that the likes of the BNP stay well and truly under the rock which they crawled out from under.

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