BNP in turmoil as Richard Barnbrook sacked
The Hope Not Hate blog reports on the extraordinary development that the BNP’s only London Assembly Member, Richard Barnbrook, has been sacked.
He is being blamed for the party’s defeat in east London but in truth he’s been targeted because of his close association to Eddy Butler who is challenging Nick Griffin for the party leadership.
It seems pretty certain that London, the Eastern region and large chunks of the South West are in open revolt against Griffin. Eddy Butler’s challenge is the most serious to date but with the rules heavily stacked against him perhaps the future for Griffin’s opponents is a new party.
That’s certainly what increasing numbers of BNP members are now starting to say.
Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
Richard Barnbrook was earlier found guilty of making up murders from his local constituency in order to score political points. He was suspended from the local council for one month for bringing it into disrepute.

He then launched a campaign to become the MP for Barking, but was ousted by Nick Griffin who wanted to run instead.
Here’s a video of Barnbrook dancing, always worth a good chuckle.
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About time, the man is a monster.
That poster board has the wording slightly wrong.
Now, substitute “is” for “for”, and you’re spot on.
“Here’s a video of Barnbrook dancing, always worth a good chuckle.”
Tsk, such racism, laughing at the genetic inability of the pale skinned to bop.
Tsk, I mean, tsk.
Tsk, such racism, laughing at the genetic inability of the pale skinned to bop.
You’re the one assuming there’s a racist element to what I’m saying… iz it coz I iz brown?
How exactly is this man “a monster” double-barrelled? Because you don’t agree with what he says? He is a thought criminal?
Hardly a monster. He has killed no one. He has hurt no one.
And I wouldn’t take the communist front called Hope not Hate as a trustworthy source.
You just have to love that last paragraph of theirs too. What a blatant attempt at shit-stirring.
Funny how these people never stand for elections themselves.
Anonymous Coward Mikey Defending the BNP:
His views are monstrous, his behaviour in a position of power is monstrous and his face is, alas, monstrous.
Simple.
Barking.
How very apt.
The extreme right and the seedier aspects of gay life do seem to go together. Barnbrook’s career in gay porn. Griffin being nonced up by a former leader.
Could be a key here to the self-loathing that drives them.
Sorry PDF, I’m uncomfortable with the connection between being gay and the BNP.
Self-loathing has all kinds of roots.
DHG,
It isn’t being gay in a normal, healthy way that is the link.
It is being gay in a way which is exploitative (Barnbrook) or pedophiliac (Webster/Griffin).
Ok, sure, I think I understand what you’re getting at but I am very wary of any attempts to connect homosexuality and pedophilia, they are not on the same sexual spectrum.
Also, the weaknesses of these two men is not rooted in homosexuality, they may be homosexual (or not) but that is not the root of their disorders, they might just happen to be homosexual.
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