“When the flak gets heavier, you know you are over the target”. When the BNP begins to gather more support in local areas, the local newspapers react hysterically because they believe it’s their “duty” to warn of our threat, and then the usual chorus of condemnation and excoriation from local politicians and community groups ramps up.
The latest example comes from Hemel Hempstead where the support for our party is growing.
According to the Hemel Gazette, the party’s agent Simon Deacon says the newly-formed Hemel Hempstead branch has around 70 members and they could take third place in the forthcoming general election.
“Hemel branch is getting bigger and bigger,” he said.
“There were 200 from Dacorum at the Christmas social.
“In the last Euro elections we polled 3,800 across Hemel Hempstead. In a general election that would probably put us third.”
Mr Deacon, who has a seat on Markyate Parish Council, has spoken out as the BNP fields a candidate in the Adeyfield West by-election.
The 44-year-old, who works for a gardening company, says they aim to fight four or five wards in the next local elections and both Hemel Hempstead and South West Herts constituencies in the general election.
“We’re new to the fight in Hemel. The National Front always used to get good polls in Hemel and we know we can get better polls than them, being more moderate than them,” Mr Deacon said.
But Andrew Williams, leader of Dacorum Borough Council, said while he was concerned at any growth in support for the BNP they remained a minority party.
“I am confident they won’t do well in the elections in Hemel and they will continue to be a minority party that does not reflect the views of the majority,” he said.
“When people are finding it difficult to get jobs they sometimes blame immigration.
“Clearly any growth in support for the BNP is a concern.
“I take the view that as they are a political party they are entitled to stand. It’s the job of the mainstream parties to fight them and ensure they don’t win.
” I can’t think of many people who will agree with their views. They don’t get a lot of support in the town and I hope that continues.
“I think Dacorum is an area where people get on together and we should not let groups like that cause unrest in the community.”
Mr Deacon was a member of the National Front from the 1980s but left after he won a seat in Markyate in 2008.
On his membership of the far right group he said: “I had a good friend of mine who got addicted to drugs and died. I just felt they were the only people who would stand up and be counted about the things at the time.
“I said things I regret. I backed their policy at that time. In the 80s there was no middle road.
“A lot of people in the National Front wanted to be in something else – there was nothing for them.
“I don’t like to be called a racist. The problem with this country is the way it’s being Islamified.
“We would shut the doors now. It’s too full, whatever your background. There’s nearly 70million people in this country.
“The first thing the BNP would do is pull out of the EU.”
Mr Deacon said people from ethnic minorities would be welcome at meetings.
“We’ve had black people come along,” he said.
Racist anti-fash are beginning a campaign in the area and a Facebook group called ‘Stop the BNP in Dacorum’ has been started, an anti racism concert is being organised, and Unite Against Fascism is planning to hold a leaflet drop in Adeyfield.
The action was prompted because the BNP is fielding a candidate in the Adeyfield West by-election taking place on Thursday, March 11.
Music promoter Luke Hinton decided to set up the Facebook group to raise awareness of the situation.
“I did it because I saw no one else has done it. I thought I might as well do it – I feel strongly enough,” he said.
“I don’t want the BNP winning seats in my home town.”
So far the group has 75 members, including would-be Liberal Democrat MP for Hemel Hempstead Richard Grayson.
Mr Hinton, 29, said groups like the BNP only get in if people do not vote.
“If everyone in Hemel went out and voted and the BNP won a seat that would be a true reflection – and I would probably leave town – but I think it’s people hide their heads in the sand,” he said.
“The BNP will only win seats if people aren’t voting.
“That’s why the group was set up – it’s opening people’s eyes.
“The number of people I’ve spoken to who were not aware the BNP were standing.”
Mr Hinton – who organises Juicebox music nights in Hemel Hempstead, St Albans and Watford – is also planning a ‘Love Music Hate Racism’ gig ahead of the general election.
“The idea of it is to put out there that everyone is pretty much equal – it doesn’t matter what colour, creed or sexuality – everyone has the same rights,” he said.
“It’s people standing up and saying: ‘We don’t want to live in a town where people are discriminated against’.”
Mr Hinton, like many other treacherous liberals fails to understand that many native Britons don’t want to be neriched and don’t want Hemel Hempstead to become another Hackney or Newham.
This is why the Labour party, when it planned to swamp Britain with immigrants to change its social fabric, decided to accuse as racist anyone who dared to oppose this plan and passed tough anti-racism laws that make such criticism a criminal offence.
Of course if Mr Hinton wants to leave the town he is more than welcome, I’m sure the local BNP branch will pay him for a ticket to leave not just the town but the country.
I think we should be grateful to Mr Hinton for the free publicity we are getting, at least more people are getting to know about us.
You couldn’t make it up.
GIUSEPPE DE SANTIS
