Examining The BNP Manifesto by Nick Bryans
A multi-language manifesto by Griffin. Which is a nice touch for all those immigrants who won't be allowed to read it.
The BNP is as much a symbol, a yardstick, a piece of apparatus than anything else. Despite being a ‘political party’, what it really is, is a xenophobic lobby group that, realising no mainstream party will support its extreme political views, set-up as an independent, and had a modicum of success in certain parts of the country. The BNP is a useful tool for both left and right alike. For the left, it’s a clear and unfiltered enemy. The BNP = racist. Shut case. In a time where most mainstream parties merge into one, as part of a horrible mélange of corruption and coalitions, it makes a refreshing change to be able to address a political party and label them ‘twats’ without any apprehension. For the right, it has been a pseudo ‘get out of racism free card’, where denouncing the BNP gives someone license to then write and purport the most horrendous discriminatory dirge. Littlejohn, The Express, The Mail, Conservative MPs and even Robert Kilroy Silk have all prefixed racist outburst with ‘I hate the BNP! They’re racist, scum of the earth!’, only to be followed by ‘So, these immigrants then…’
For most people, the BNP has become nothing more than a consistent annoyance. A fringe party with no hope of power, but because of their polemic views, they seem to be a running sub-text to every political debate in the country. ‘Oooh where would the BNP vote? What result does the BNP want? What would keep the BNP out of parliament?’ Who gives a shit? Why not pontificate over what my cat would do if elected, considering it has as much chance of getting into power as that hut full of wazzocks.
Everytime the BNP gets on the TV, most people with half a brain get excited that this may be the occasion where they are killed off, but instead, MPs try and use it as an opportunity for some cheap populism. People shout over the top of Griffin et al, and by the end you just think, ‘oh you know what? You’re all dicks. BNP or otherwise’.
Robert 'We Owe The Arabs Nothing' Kilroy-Silk. Hates the BNP, the guy. Almost as much as he hate Arabs, coincidentally.
So in response to this, I assessed the BNP manifesto to allow them the time to present their pledges in full, and to discuss problems they find with the UK. What I got instead, was the stupidest, most impractical, most ill-conceived waste of the time I’d ever witnessed. It would have been equally as sensible had it been written in shit on the back of a fag packet.
By page four, we’re already onto immigration. Considering page one was the front cover, two was simply the title and three was a contents page, that’s pretty keen xenophobia right there.
At current immigration and birth rates, indigenous British people are set to become a minority well within 50 years. This will result in the extinction of the British people, culture, heritage and identity.
No statistics are there to back this up. None. It’s just an arbitrary statement. A bit of investigation (Google) indicates that this figure is based on the view of demographer at Oxford University, David Coleman. The same David Coleman who’s a chair for migration watch; a far right, anti-immigration pressure group. The same David Coleman who was on the receiving end of a petition from students to strip him of his university title for ‘bringing the name of the university into disrepute’, due to his conduct concerning the research of immigration statistics. Hmmm.
There are a host of other activities the BNP plans to carry out, such a deporting illegal immigrants, deporting ‘foreigners convicted of crimes in Britain, regardless of their immigration status’, review citizenship granted to immigrants following Labour’s 1997 election win, ‘based on that party’s admission that they orchestrated mass immigration to forcibly change Britain’s demographics and to gerrymander elections.’, increase funding for UK border agency and repealing the Race Relations Act and the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, ‘aimed at enforcing multiculturalism.’
So their colours are nailed firmly to the mast here. The BNP feels that immigrants are all terrible and, they should be deported by any means necessary. But outside of getting rid of ‘dem foreignerz’, how else would the BNP improve the country?
Turns out, erm, that’s it. Yeah, that’s the only way to improve the country; deport everyone. Everything from climate change to the NHS is blamed on immigrants, every time in a more and more contrived way. For example, Climate Change and the destruction of the Green Belt is blamed on ‘housing demand fuelled through mass immigration’, whilst the EU are described as ‘an organisation dedicated to usurping British sovereignty and to destroying our nationhood and national identity’. Three sections in and everything is indirectly about problems concerning multiculturalism. What’s the fourth you say?
4) Counter Jihad: Confronting the Islamic Colonisation of Britain
Jesus fucking wept! I’m only five pages in but I am so bored of immigration right now that I’m reaching for the matchsticks, coffee pot, and possibly even a noose. I never thought I’d say this, but can we chat about business finance?
The BNP believes that the historical record shows that Islam is by its very nature incompatible with modern secular western democracy.
Yes, whereas Christianity is a wonderfully ‘hands off’ religion that approached colonies with a real ‘Lassie-Faire’ attitude.
The BNP demands that Islamic immigration be halted and reversed as it presents one of the most deadly threats yet to the survival of our nation.
I still think the biggest threat to the British population is Jedward. But that wouldn’t really work as a manifesto pledge.
Certainly the lamest episode of 'Pimp My Ride' I've ever seen.
Onto the Welfare State now! Sweet, I can finally move on from immigration and see what other plans of theirs look like.
The BNP will halt the handout of benefits, housing, education and pensions to foreigners who have not paid into the system.
……….right, they’re actually taking the piss now.
But they’re not. This is the British National Party. Turns out, they’re exactly as bad as everyone says they are. Everything wrong with the country, including fabricated problems, is blamed on immigrants. Specifically Muslims. You may think I’m joking, but I’m really not. Under ‘restoration of civil liberties’;
The BNP will circumvent the erosion of our liberties by the old gang parties under the guise of “fighting terrorism” by dealing with the root causes of Islamist extremism in Britain, namely mass immigration and Britain’s biased foreign policy.
Under ‘Culture, Traditions and Civil Society’;
The BNP will oppose the intrusion of non-British and alien cultural influences which undermine our traditional value systems.
and under ‘time to get tough on crime and criminals’;
The BNP will abolish political correctness from the police service in favour of real crime fighting.
Because after all, a policeman can’t properly investigate a crime without throwing someone to ground, kicking them in the stomach and called them a ‘f-ing paki’, whilst simultaneously demanding a nearby woman puts her knickers on and makes him a cup of tea. It’s nigh on impossible.
But it arguably gets worse after that. Issues in the NHS are blamed on foreign aid, ‘health tourism’, third world origin staff and the ‘immigration burden upon the NHS’, and Lord knows what on Earth that is. There was me thinking that quangos, PFI contracts, excessive privatisation and profit schemes were screwing up the NHS. Turns out it was that Kenyan nurse in the Royal Sussex. The bitch.
Stupid things like PC are causing policeman to be criminally convicted of 'using excessive force on people' and 'causing deaths'. Bloody PC
You can guess from the title of the section ‘Educating for a British future’ what sort of horrors lie in there, whilst plans for transport including developing-NO NOT REALLY! IT’S THE IMMIGRANTS AGAIN!
The BNP will reduce traffic congestion by bringing the immigration invasion under control.
Sigh. This whole manifesto feels like a far-right version of Groundhog Day. Regardless of the ‘problem’, the solution is always the same; deport immigrants. Top priority of agriculture is to ‘outlaw non-stunned ritual slaughter of animals’, whilst pensions will only be available to ‘British’ people, though I have no concept of what defines someone as ‘British’, so can only assume he means ‘white’. Not ‘Polish white’, though. *shudders*
The two most interesting – and by interesting, I mean incomprehensibly stupid – sections are on local authorities and the economy. For those wishing to apply for social housing, they must ‘demonstrate a positive and historical link to the area’, which would not only discriminate against foreign immigrants, but also UK dwellers hoping to relocate around the country. That’s like inter-county racism!
And finally, Griffin et al save their masterstroke for the economy, where they announce how they can wipe out the entire deficit by…….wait for it……….anti-immigration policies! What a shock!
Expenditures which will be cut include the annual costs of £18 billion spent on “global warming,” the £13 billion spent on immigration, the £4 billion spent on asylum, the £15 billion spent on EU membership, the £9.1 billion spent on foreign aid, the billions spent fighting illegal and immoral foreign wars, and the billions spent on “politically correct” social engineering projects.
So, all these cuts COULD be avoided. All the country would have to do is to turn into deplorable shits and vote this bunch of charlatans into power. But hey, we could keep those libraries open! Though, saying that, all the books would almost definitely be replaced by various Andy McNab titles. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure he’s a nice guy, but, it’s not really for me.
But it’s not all doom and gloom!
The BNP will nationalise the telecoms infrastructure to enable the creation of a notfor-profit 100Mbps broadband service across the country.
Wahay! Superspeedy free porn, courtesy of Griffo himself! Man of the people as ever!
Fucking Immigrants.
So essentially, what the BNP manifesto represents is a racist, xenophobic, reactionary, ill-concieved piece of vitriol. I, for one, am gobsmacked. But how do they expect to run a country in accordance with it? The repatriation of nearly 5M people (if not more) would bankrupt the country. We could never afford to do it. Furthermore, considering unemployment is at 2.5 million, it would leave us with a surplus of 2.5 million jobs. Who is going to fill them? We can’t get more immigrants in, so what do we do? Children used to work up chimneys, didn’t they? Couldn’t we get them back in as office monkeys? How old do you have to be to use a stapler?
So, what happens when white people commit crimes? Which they do. What happens when industry run by white people fails? Which it does. What happens when all the same issues still remain and we haven’t got the ‘foreigners’ to blame it on? Do we blame it on the legacy of immigration in Britain? Or do we just blame it on the homosexuals and feminists, and purge society of every independent thinker? Who’s left to blame issues on? Left-wingers? Anarchists? The assorted members of Duran Duran? Who?
The BNP manifesto and the party itself is pure tripe. I’d rather elect my four-year-old nephew with a manifesto mainly consisting of a macaroni mosaic and potato prints. That’s why, when I see these berks on TV, I just want them to be allowed to speak – because when they do, they out themselves as relentless twerps. But they are never allowed to fully speak, and because of that, they grow this mystic where some sections of society feel that ‘mainstream parties are trying to silence the voice of reason’. The issue with the BNP is, that however tedious they continue to be, they won’t disappear anywhere any time soon. Not because of increasing fan base. God, no. They got a kicking at the recent elections where they lost nine councillors, including all five from its Stoke-on-Trent ‘stronghold’. But right wing tabloids need the BNP to justify the horrible things they throw at minority groups. As was previously mentioned, the only reason they are around is that their polemicist position winds-up and mobilises dense lefties, and their statements allow extreme right-wingers to look moderate in comparison. These people need the BNP, and regardless of how much of a forgotten and irrelevant force the BNP may become, these people will keep them in the spotlight. Because without the BNP, they’re screwed.
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This is an amazing critical article, really made me laugh at some points.
Good job with this analysis – it’s pretty much spot on!
As with most other far right parties, I often see them more as a thermometer for just how disenfranchised white, poor, precariously employed uneducated people are feeling at any particular moment in time.
Their suggestions are laughable, if not horrifying, yes. And you’re right – they are used as smokescreens by other parties. But I’d rather have seen you write about why people vote for them in the first place, and I’m not convinced it’s because ‘racists is racists is racists’. You’re piece is a bloggers equivalent of the same mainstream articles you condemn – a lot of clamour about their deplorable policies.
Immigration does matter, it does affect people in deprived areas bereft of employment opportunities. Some migrant workers can price these people out of the market by working for less than minimum wage, though I don’t suppose you’d condemn the minimum wage?
The country needs a serious debate on immigration.
‘Lassie-Faire’ attitude? Is this something that only collie dogs experience? Or is it laissez-faire?
Good point about how other people need the BNP. Slightly confused as to why you felt the need to ridicule their arguments- like Matthew has said above this is no different to those politicians on Question Time who shouted Nick Griffin down instead of just letting him make a fool of himself with his own words.
I think the point about what would happen when a ‘white’ society fails is excellent, and that could be one of the best arguments for showing BNP supporters how misguided their opinions are. But having watched programmes like ‘BNP wives’, they don’t seem like the type of people who like to sit down for a balanced debate…
Overall a good read, thanks for taking the time to write it.
@Matthew
The point of the article was to present the ‘principles’ of the BNP in full. An article on why people vote for them could also be an interesting piece. This was nearly 2,000 words, and there was no real scope for additions.
We were never trying to trivialise people’s concerns of immigration. It was merely a critique of their manifesto. As we said in the article, we don’t think they’re a serious party, and we don’t think they have the answers to people’s concerns. This lot couldn’t run a bath, let alone a country, and any serious debate the country has on immigration should be held far away from a party that blame green belt destruction and the deficit on immigrants.