Letters - June 25
Protests over victory I am writing to congratulate Blackpool's MPs Gordon Marsden and Joan Humble for their strong stance against the BNP hosting a rally at the Kimberley Hotel on Saturday.
As far as I, and many others are concerned, the BNP have no place in British democracy and it is only a matter of time before this
organisation shows it's true colours.
Following the BNP's Blackpool
organiser's Mr Clayton's comments regarding Mr Marsden's expenses, I would like to remind him that Mr Marsden was hailed by The Gazette and the Telegraph as an expense 'saint' as one of the lowest claimers in
Parliament.
As a result of Mr Clayton's comments, I would also like to ask if Nick Griffin will be claiming any expenses as an MEP?
The BNP are not welcome in Blackpool and I every confidence they will not have a place in our democracy come the next European election.
Ann Mortimer
Stamford Avenue
Blackpool
What are Joan Humble and Gordon
Marsden complaining for? It's their party's constant blunders that feed the far right.
Ninety per cent of us see Europe as a hole in the ground to pour money into and we
didn't get a vote over the so called illegal wars Iraq and Afganistan,
On the issue of soaring petrol prices,
Gordon Brown could have sealed a 20-year flat rate on the oil price instead it's left to market forces.
The failures are too numerous.
On the issue of the banking crisis there were warnings in 1974, again in the mid '80s and again in the '90s – how many warnings does one need?
History repeats itself so they say, why don't you learn from your mistakes?
We need the BNP as much as we need you – give us an election please
JP Warnock
Fleetwood
There appears to be a lot of protesting about the BNP winning seats and then holding their meeting in Blackpool. What with MPs writing open letters, councillors from both main parties complaining, and the anti fascist protestors all having a go at, what is in fact, a legally formed political party who, by the way, have not fiddled any of their
expenses.
Has anyone looked a little closer to home for racially motivated activity?
The BNP would like to blockade the ports and airports to prevent scroungers entering. They want barricades set up with stringent checks on who passes them.
Does this sound familiar? In December every year on Yeadon Way and Spine Road there are containers blockading the car park entries and council employees manning the barricades at the Waterloo Road roundabout, turning back anyone who looks to have
traveller connections.
Is this racist?
I have never seen the anti fascist brigade protesting at the council barriers.
Peter Callow needs to consider the council's own actions before complaining about someone else being racist.
If he thinks it is fine to block the travellers from entering Blackpool then it must also be OK to block economic migrants from
entering the UK – just one of the things that millions of UK residents think should be happening right now.
As for the MPs and their letter of protest, they want to consider more about what the population of this country wants them to do (urgently) before they get a surprise at the next general election.
Dave Murten
Catterall
This Saturday the BNP and their supporters showed their true colours. Behind the suits and ties, and the facade of respectability, lies an odious ideology.
Just as a quick reminder to those ignorant of European history – the Nazis were
democratically elected in 1933.
This being said, the majority of people in Blackpool did not vote for the BNP and have a strong aversion to racist, sexist and
homophobic attitudes.
Where there is a political party that
exploits the economic crisis and
misdemeanors of mainstream politicians to pursue such agendas expect resistance.
Save your calls about the "end of
democracy" – it will be a self-fulfilling prophecy if the BNP is allowed to grow unchecked.
S Barnett
Nairn Close
Blackpool
I am not a supporter of the BNP, but want to point out to the Fylde MPs that the BNP is currently a legal party.
New Labour has had 12 years to ban it, and until it does so, it should concentrate its
efforts on addressing the concerns of what used to be Labour's core supporters.
The workers at the Lindsey Oil Refinery in Lincolnshire are an example of the sort of people New Labour has turned its back in favour of greedy bankers.
Tom MacFarlane
Rossall Road
Cleveleys
I am a BNP member who attended the BNP rally at the Kimberly Hotel in Blackpool.
I was arranging a weekend in Blackpool with a party of 20 people for a birthday treat, after reading the comments from Blackpool Council saying the BNP are not welcome in Blackpool, I have now cancelled this trip, and taking our money elsewhere.
The BNP is a legal political party, we are not racist and I think its about time the
general public stopped believing the lies produced by the media.
Rachel Firth
Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield
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