Reply to: Nick Griffin bankrupt

[Scruff]

I'm an immigrant, a minority member and support tougher immigration controls.

I don't support Fascism or Racism. The BNP and it's policies are both, and Moseley was the reason why my family emigrated from Britain in the late 1930s to, of all places, South Africa.

Griffin is a cockroach and his party a great nest of them.

His bankruptcy was caused by him losing a £120k judgement by the solicitors who acted for him. Both losers...

[Flashman]

How did NastyNick manage to go bust on an MEP's salary of about £75k a year plus £300pd unreceipted expenses ?

[AtW]

Surely, most contractors must vote BNP for this one manifesto item alone: "The BNP will institute a policy of protectionism for the local IT industry and jobs."

Level playing field would probably be more feasible option.

[Zero Liability]

That was more of a jab than anything else. It is a rare politician who demonstrates much of a head for finances and economics, and isn't sold out to the point that they actually use it. Also, would one not expect an even stronger clamp down on contractors were the BNP to come to power? Labour is bad enough as it is, and the Conservatives are toothless (or very happy with the current situation, which is likelier.)

Also, regarding the stated objective of preserving Britain's identity and culture, that is all fine and good, but these are organic aspects of British society, and not something the government is really able of doing except in a very artificial sense. People have to like, want and live a particular culture for it to be preserved. Now, if you're referring to the policy of an open access welfare system with open borders not being very conducive to this, I can agree.

All political parties tout things that sound good in the abstract; it scarcely implies they possess or propose the means of actually achieving these.

[TykeMerc]

So based upon this, you must think the EDL has more sound fiscal policy as their leader has not been made bankrupt?

Surely, most contractors must vote BNP for this one manifesto item alone: "The BNP will institute a policy of protectionism for the local IT industry and jobs."

Yet another Russell incarnation?

[KackAttack]

So based upon this, you must think the EDL has more sound fiscal policy as their leader has not been made bankrupt?

Surely, most contractors must vote BNP for this one manifesto item alone: "The BNP will institute a policy of protectionism for the local IT industry and jobs."

[Zero Liability]

The BNP just want Britain to retain it's culture and identity, nothing wrong with that - anyway one of their policies is to provide a nationalised 100mb broadband service across the country, fantastic.

Which is arguably less of an utter waste of money than HS2, but who's paying for it? That being said, Nick Griffin's personal money management skills are not that out of line with how the country has been governed the past few decades, I guess.

[AtW]

The BNP just want Britain to retain it's culture and identity, nothing wrong with that

I beg to differ - mismanaging debts and going bankrupt are the kind of things Britain can do without...

[KackAttack]

The BNP just want Britain to retain it's culture and identity, nothing wrong with that - anyway one of their policies is to provide a nationalised 100mb broadband service across the country, fantastic.

It's the EDL you have to worry about.

[Zero Liability]

Great. Thank fu*k there is no chance of him ever coming to power.

If the country was in a position where a sizeable minority wanted to elect him to power, we'd have bigger problems than that. Ditto with banning him from standing from elections. That gives the impression he is a credible threat to the powers that be. He isn't.

Does the BNP even differ much from the three main parties on its policies barring its pepperings of racism?

[Gittins Gal]

Hmmmm, inneresting....

[vetran]

Trying too hard.

with that sort of vermin you can never try to hard!

[d000hg]

Couldn't happen to a Nicer fellow, but can Mandleslime, B'Liar & Gordon B'ruin join him?

Trying too hard.

[KentPhilip]

I never knew he was an MEP though.

[TykeMerc]

He doesn't seem to understand that ending up bankrupt highlights the fact that he actually, totally and utterly, failed to deal with debt....

Yup, I wondered about that myself, surely an individual just bankrupted has limited ability to actually deal with debt. I'd give him the benefit of the doubt that he was being ironic, but he's never struck me as that bright,

He couldn't stand being in the Black. IGMC

Hatstand and cloakroom attendant too sir?