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BNP Open Civil War – Griffin’s Rant.
BNP Open Civil War – Griffin’s Rant.
Here is Griffins New message- it details the current civil war within the BNP. There are two messages, the first one is trying to put a spin on the election results. the second (this one) appears to be in response to accusations captured and posted on line by the amazing 1million United team and Vote-No.
Of interest are is this pathetic way of covering over any bad news. No longer able to defend the undefendable he just says this in his first letter (to be published later);
“if you hear anything that sounds too bad to be true about the people who have transformed this party thus far, and who united will do even more good, then understand that it probably isn’t true.”
Yes, Bob Bailey kicking the shit out of some Asian lads face wasn’t probably true, hey? because it was that awful.
pathetic realy.
He also states this…”"Mr Butler knows the party’s accounts are always published in full and are subjected to the most rigorous scrutiny by forces intensely hostile to the BNP,” Really ? that’s why the BNP have been fined so many times.
but anyway, digest the letter and feel free to comment.
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An Update from BNP Leader Nick Griffin
BNP Leader Mr Griffin has responded to an email sent out to BNP supporters purportedly by the party’s former National Elections Officer, Eddy Butler, which contained a number of explicit and implicit attacks on the current leadership team.
“I have not yet had an opportunity to speak to Mr Butler over the email, and as of yet don’t know if it is another fake email like the one rapidly rebutted by Bob Bailey,” Mr Griffin said.
“I find it somewhat difficult to believe that it could be real, as the email says that the election has been a setback ‘after five years work’ and that the party must ‘move out of stagnant waters’.
“First, our General Election results – though they did not reflect the enormous ’soft’ public sympathy we all encountered on the doorsteps – were significantly better than five years ago. Second, Mr Butler was responsible for all our election campaigns for nearly a decade, including all the planning for the most recent one, so I cannot imagine he is actually criticising his own performance or seeking to blame others, since any ’stagnation’ that has occurred in our campaigning abilities would primarily be his responsibility,” Mr Griffin said.
“The email also calls for financial transparency. Once again, I cannot see how this email can be from Mr Butler and in good faith because he has sat on the BNP’s advisory council for nearly ten years and has never once mentioned this as an issue before. As National Organiser he had the position from which to raise any genuine concerns, but has never done so.
“Mr Butler knows the party’s accounts are always published in full and are subjected to the most rigorous scrutiny by forces intensely hostile to the BNP,” continued Mr. Griffin.
“The Advisory Council on which Mr. Butler sat until very recently is responsible for choosing and appointing the independent chartered accountant who scrutinises and audits every single penny of income and expenditure. Neither Mr. Butler nor his close friend Mark Collett, nor any other member of the A.C., have ever questioned our employment of Frank Hogarth of Messrs Silver & Co as our professional independent auditor.
“Nor have Messrs Butler or Collett made the slightest attempt to exercise their right as members of the Advisory Council to inspect the party’s central and regional accounts and to question any National Treasurer about any aspect of the party’s finances at any of the dozens of Advisory Council and senior management meetings they have attended over their years in post.
“Additionally, Mr. Butler is also well aware that our independently audited accounts are every years subjected to intense and detailed scrutiny by the Electoral Commission – a body which has a clearly established record of bias against and hostility to our party. The Electoral Commission has a brief to ensure full transparency in the accounts of all political parties, and holds us to the highest standards of accountability.
“Mr Butler, who was until recently a European staff member employee, also knows that Andrew Brons and I are not permitted to so much as touch a cent of our European staff salary allowance money. This is paid direct from the European Parliament to our Paying Agent, another chartered accountant, who is approved by them and bound not only by law but also by his professional code of conduct to handle all such funds with the utmost probity. Mr. Butler would be extremely well aware of this reality, since he has been paid a substantial salary for his work for us as MPs every month since August last year.
“Our office expenses money is transferred directly to our constituency office managers into accounts run by two signatories. A full account of this income and the expenditure of this money in the North West region has been kept from Day 1 by Tina Wingfield and has been available on my website for months.
“However, the thing that really makes me the most sceptical as to whether Mr Butler has written this email and whether it is written in good faith is its shockingly shallow discussion about party leadership.
“I don’t believe for a second that Mr Butler would really think that having a ‘pretty face’ as a new leader would stop a single attack against the BNP by the controlled mass media.
“Mr Butler has been in nationalist politics for decades and knows very well that it is the ideas for which the party stands which cause them to attack us. The personality or style of the leader, election candidates and others make not one jot of difference to those professional liars,” Mr Griffin said.
“The suggestion that it would, might fool a handful of the most naive new members – as it is clearly someone’s intention – but no seasoned nationalist could really believe such naive and politically juvenile nonsense for one moment.
“That said, it is clear that someone is out to cause trouble, and appears to have done so using an email list acquired during his or her time working for us. That, of course, is a breach of our Constitution as well as of our members’ rights under the Data Protection Act. Formal solicitor’s letters have today been sent to three former members of staff reminding them of their obligations in this regard and warning that any flouting of the law will be met with injunctions and claims for damages.”
In conclusion, Mr. Griffin has this message for all our members and supporters: “Of course the local council results were deeply disappointing, but the answer has to be to learn from how Labour organised to maximise their vote and depress not only ours but also those of Respect and the Christians. We are already well into that process, and I’m looking forward to our rolling out the Education & Training programme that will turn our new knowledge and techniques into productive action for the future.
“Most important of all, more than 8,000 enquiries have already been passed from our Belfast admin centre to our Regional Organisers. That’s a huge harvest of potential new members and activists just waiting to be visited and signed up. Speed is of the essence here, so this is no time for ‘what ifs?’ and navel gazing. Together, we’ve got work to do!”
Yours sincerely,
Nick Griffin
Nick Griffin, MEP
Leader, British National Party
