BNP's British builders are American
Advertisement derided as churches call on members to keep party out of Europe
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"British jobs for British workers," the BNP's advert demands. The problem is that the builders pictured in the photo are hardly home-grown: they hail from Oregon, on the far side of the United States.
The far-right party yesterday found itself derided after admitting that the beefy models posing in the picture were sourced from a photo agency in Portland, Oregon.
A BNP spokesman said the models had been paid on the understanding that "their image could be used in any legal manner". He added: "You can't get real supporters to do this, as there are strict rules regarding the depiction of people in genuine professions... [like] the police as well as the clergy."
Religious leaders for their part have urged their flocks to turn out in large numbers to vote in the local and European elections on 4 June – and to cast their votes against the BNP .
Churches are urging a high turnout in their parish newsletters. "Please tell congregations ... that it is very important that everyone should turn out to vote to keep the BNP out," says one such message, from a parish church in Battersea, south-west London.
The South London Inter Faith Group has launched a grassroots campaign encouraging those who attend "temples, mosques, synagogues and churches" to visit the polling booths.
"The UK is not used to the proportional representation system, and with the recent expense scandal in Westminster it's very easy for people to lose heart," said Alan Gadd, the convenor of the South London Group.
It has provided leaflets for its members highlighting the BNP's "contradicting values" and reminding voters that any seat won by the party in the upcoming elections would bring it "£250,000 of European funding".
The move comes amid a growing standoff between the Church and the BNP, after the party used the image of Jesus Christ on one of its adverts, asking "What would Jesus do?" with the words "Vote BNP".
The BNP's campaign was launched barely a month after the Church of England voted overwhelmingly to ban clergy from belonging to the party; some BNP discourse has claimed the Church is "drifting away from Christianity".
The Jewish Board of Deputies has distributed over 1,000 "kits" with posters, leaflets and balloons encouraging people to vote for a mainstream party in the upcoming election. The Board identifies the three areas most at risk of sending a BNP member to Brussels as those with the biggest Jewish populations: the North West, where party leader Nick Griffin will be standing; London; and the South East.
Leaders of the Church of England, the Catholic Church, the Methodist Church, the Salvation Army and the United Reform Church meanwhile have warned in a joint statement that voter apathy "allows the unacceptable to creep under the wire".
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And who exactly can be called the indigeneous people of this land? The Welsh and the Cornish, the Picts and the Scots? If the historians are right and the Welsh and the Cornish are the true indigeneous people of this land, what will the immigration policy of the BNP be towards people of Angles, Saxons, French descent?
The Euro Elections are done on Proportional Representation, so as long as people don't vote for the parties they don't like then those parties won't get in.
There's no need to vote for the BNP if you want to send a message to Labour/Tory or Lib Dems. Just voting at all, for any party, will do that just by the way Proportional Representation works.
So don't vote against what your fathers and grandfathers fought to defend, don't vote out of naivete or kneejerk stroppiness, use your vote against the current shower AND against the treacherous dogs who claim to be nationalists while standing against every principle of liberty and free-thought that this great nation has championed for centuries.
What about Peter Mandelson who was in the Communist Party, but now calls himself lord?
Give us a break Independent. Talk about clutching at straws!!
Vote BNP on 4th June - simple as that.
A vote for the BNP is a vote for fascist, corrupt, anti-working class toffs. simple as that.
As for banning professions from being members, isn't this illegal? Isn't there some guarantee that a man's politics where his own to know and not even the government could forestall that one hence why we have secret ballots.
So people are not allowed to belong to the BNP, well lets make it fair. If one political party is not allowed then NONE of them are allowed, making police officers and clergy totally colourless in their political viewpoints.
This is the BNP's own hypocrisy, no other parties are involved or justify it.
You are crazy or starving from the freedom of human rights.
What is BNP? This is also in India, Bajpai National Party.
"Their image could be used in any legal manner". He added: "You can't get real supporters to do this, as there are strict rules regarding the depiction of people in genuine professions... [like] the police as well as the clergy."
Leaders of the Church of England, the Catholic Church, the Methodist Church, the Salvation Army and the United Reform Church meanwhile have warned in a joint statement that voter apathy "allows the unacceptable to creep under the wire".
"drifting away from Christianity?.? What would Jesus do?" with the words?
Westminster it's very easy for people to lose heart," said Alan Gadd, the convenor of the South London Group.
A BNP spokesman said the models had been paid
The complete article is based on the religions and there is no end to this. You talk of the area where the Asian sat in the South of London. Where does Jesus come in this politics? You are trying to squeeze the money on this pretext. You also want models nude or clothed.
I thank you
Firozali A.Mulla
To anyone thinking the BNP aren't racist in the extreme i recommend you go and look at the number of people who claim to be their supporters on stormfront forums.
It is important to note when they say indigenous population they mean anglo-saxons for crying out loud. There aim is to deport everyone who doesnt fall in to their arbitrary definition of british.
I also support the idea that Media Studies should be made compulsory at school (to help da kidz see through spin and marketing).
However that latter is not part of the Lib Dem manifesto. As an aside, there are a couple of things I don't really agree with the Lib Dems about too, buyt the fit is still pretty good.
The point I'm making is that not every belief held by a party supporter is necessarily party policy.
Sadly, until we actually start having a damned good look at the BNP, in the public media, it's going to be very difficult having a clear debate on the merits (if any!) and/or shortcomings of their policies.
Wouldnt jesus have been jewish.
BIG DEAL.....SO WHAT IT'S THE MESSAGE THAT COUNTS, RIGHT
THE MAIN THING IS THAT BNP FOR BRITISH WORKERS DO FIGHT
EVERYONE ELSE IS KNEE DEEP IN SCANDAL OKAY
BNP IS DETERMINED TO MAKE BRITAIN GREAT I SAY
THE PEOPLE ARE ANGRY AND VERY SOUR
TIME TO SHARE THE BALANCE OF POWER
AND SO I SAY IT'S THE BOTTOM LINE
AND OVER ALL THE BNP'LL DO JUST FINE
SO BEFORE ANYONE DOES SONG AND DANCE
ALL I AM SAYING IS GIVE EM A CHANCE.!
Great poem, a couple more verses and you would TOTALLY have had my vote!
The majority of MPs do a good job and that is what voters should focus on. What have they done for their constituents. The Telegraph has sold a lot of newspapers by sensationalising the matter and neatly focused on Labour first so that Cameron could get his responses well rehearsed.
I wonder how much attention the Telegarph and other right wing papers would have given if the present govt had been Tory.
The Nazis came to power at a time of division and fear of communism supported by big business and the military. They only got about 30% of the vote but once in power they set about eliminating all opposition groups.
Economic collapse and politican corruption leads to the call for a 'strong man' to firstly blame, bully then 'repatriate' those deemed non indiginous. This then gets out of hand, leads to final solutions of war, genocide and the destruction of the country.
If you are angry at the political classes (I am raging) then have the wit to get rid of them by means other than turning Britain into Germany circa 1929. The BNP do not represent Britain. They will destroy it.
Many years ago the landed gentry told their workers how to vote, you were forced to vote that way or you lost your job and your home. This is why we have a close booth to vote in, so no one can tell you who to vote for, your vote is between you and the ballot box. Imams, vicars and the like should but out, it's our vote to do with as we will.
If I want to vote UKIP, BNP, Monster Raving Loony or Tree Hugging Giant Cuddly Toy Alliance then it should be up to me. Not some unelected mouthpiece of a defunct ideology.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPG3-1go
Only would BNP supporters would be short sighted enough to need that explained to them; enough said.
I'm not a BNP supoorter and I won't be voting for them in June, but I don't see how they could have used a stock photo from a UK-based agency.
Did I understand your meaning correctly? What a relief, because, as a british citizen of celtic extraction, I've been feeling for years like somebody (and i wasn't sure exactly who to blame for this) is keeping me down, in my own country no less!
Hurrah, out with the anglo-saxons, they're taking my jobs and stealing my money! Put 'em on a boat and get rid of them!
As for the clergy, our religious leaders should stick to the message of God and stop meddling in politics. Such as the attack on the BNP in the Harrogate Advertiser by Rev Arun Arora of St Mark's Church there.
His kind are a disgrace to their calling by turning a blind eye to churches being turned into mosques, jihad grooming of young white girls by muslems for sexual exploitation, obscene halal cruelty to God's creatures, symbols of Christianity and our flags banned as being `offensive', etc, without comment.
The BNP are doing more than our religious leaders in this country to uphold the Christian faith!
So why do our white brothers hate their black brethren? Is it because Christianity in this country is becoming too tolerant? You can't be a Christian and a racist, choose something else - Satanism would be more honest, say what you are, take courage and be honest for once. You worship death, hatred and war, but you pretend to love life, God and country. BNP? Bigoted Nazi Propagandists!
Also note the slight irony, S.N.P. = Scotish NATIONAL Party. Are the English allowed to be similarly Nationalist?
Through Westminster eyes, those that vote BNP have to be labelled 'Bigots' or 'Racists' Yet in my opinion, those who do vote for the BNP are far more in touch with Mother Nature many a sheep.