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BNP member: 'I'm here to stay'
12:49pm Friday 9th May 2008
The BNP member of the London Assembly has launched an angry tirade at the first meeting of the Assembly.
Richard Barnbrook, who represents Barking and Dagenham and won the party's first seat at City Hall, told the other members "I'm here and I'm here to stay" at this morning's meeting.
The far-right politician is facing a boycott from the mainstream parties and has been warned to step back from promoting the British National Party's racist agenda.
Candidates from other parties walked out as he started his victory speech last weekend and staff at City Hall from ethnic minorities are reportedly reluctant to work with him.
"I don't care if I received one vote or a thousand - I'm here and I'm here to stay," the 47-year-old former artist angrily told the Assembly today.
He said that if other members continued to make comments about him he would have "no qualms going straight to the English Standards Board".
"I'm here to work for London with Londoners," he added.
Mr Barnbrook secured 5.3 per cent of the vote in last week's election, narrowly passing the five per cent required to sit in the Assembly.
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Abby, Croyden says...
2:48pm Fri 9 May 08
James, says...
3:09pm Fri 9 May 08
Mike, Tulse Hill says...
3:12pm Fri 9 May 08
David, London says...
3:20pm Fri 9 May 08
Jack, UK says...
3:35pm Fri 9 May 08
They obviously forgot that it was only in 1989 that one of the worlds largest most oppressive regimes the Soviet Union which they both no doubt admired came crashing down with barely a shot fired in anger. People power was enough.
Jock, London says...
3:48pm Fri 9 May 08
Abby wrote:Supports a BNP member, and cannot even spell Croydon properly.
Good for you, Richard!
I think that tells us all something!
Michael, London says...
4:02pm Fri 9 May 08
Jock wrote:Do you think people who can't spell in English shouldn't vote - that would exclude most of the immigrants and bogus 'asylum seekers that have flooded in in the last few years. Ken Livingstone wasn't exactly an educated man and neither was the 'get rich quick merchant' and all his Black friends, Lee Jasper with his Mickey Mouse degree or the 'future 'architects',' lawyers' Black kids who were killed in the last couple of years by other Black kids (no doubt future 'architects'and 'lawyers' themselves. Maybe none of these should be allowed to vote as they have nor will ever have got any education.
Abby wrote: Good for you, Richard!Supports a BNP member, and cannot even spell Croydon properly. I think that tells us all something!
mike, england says...
4:04pm Fri 9 May 08
Jock wrote:now the far lefts only tactic is to look for spelling mistakes (easily done on keyboards).its a far safer tactic for them now all else has failed and no one listens to their 'message' anymore.
Abby wrote:Supports a BNP member, and cannot even spell Croydon properly.
Good for you, Richard!
I think that tells us all something!
im still laughing at the '400' protesters earlier in the week,
not an ethnic minority in sight but plenty of middle class white uni students in che guevara tee-shirts.
classic stuff by the enemys of democracy.
communism has killed 100,000,000 people and theres the middle class white kids screaming against democracy,you couldnt make it up.
Brian, London says...
4:53pm Fri 9 May 08
Sinead, A sane place says...
5:05pm Fri 9 May 08
Blake, Australia says...
5:09pm Fri 9 May 08
Bill, London says...
5:15pm Fri 9 May 08
s,rendition flights....BNP policy?
mike, england says...
5:17pm Fri 9 May 08
Sinead wrote:its ok sinead,
Ah, the BNP's keyboard army on the march again...
130,000 people in london (probobly more like 500,000 after red ken mugabes (and his convicted burglar friends?) overnight tamperings)is a lot of people,something the middle class white kids and people yourself cant comprehend!so if 1 in a 1000 feel like leaving a comment about their elected representative it equals a lot of comments (un)fortunately,noth
ing forces you to read them though,
young tarquin and sebastian are free to comment as well when they leave the student union bar before the long trip home to mummys in the lovely 'white' suburbs tonight.
Australian, Oz says...
5:17pm Fri 9 May 08
It's little wonder the anti-BNP nuts are outraged, they forced multiculturalism, so it's no-wonder they have little respect for democracy.
Jock, London says...
5:27pm Fri 9 May 08
mike wrote:You're making an awful lot of assumptions about someone you've never met. Let me just clear up some of your 'mistakes'.
Jock wrote:now the far lefts only tactic is to look for spelling mistakes (easily done on keyboards).its a far safer tactic for them now all else has failed and no one listens to their 'message' anymore. im still laughing at the '400' protesters earlier in the week, not an ethnic minority in sight but plenty of middle class white uni students in che guevara tee-shirts. classic stuff by the enemys of democracy. communism has killed 100,000,000 people and theres the middle class white kids screaming against democracy,you couldnt make it up.Abby wrote: Good for you, Richard!Supports a BNP member, and cannot even spell Croydon properly. I think that tells us all something!
- I'm not from a middle class family. I'm from a working class family, and I myself are working class.
- I am not, and have never voted for the far left.
Oops! There seem to be a couple of holes in your soapbox so far, and I'm sure I could make some more. You'd better hope it doesn't rain!!
Robert, Ramsgate, Kent says...
5:29pm Fri 9 May 08
Sinead wrote:Those who don't condemn the BNP as Nazi scum are not all BNP members - for instance 100,000 who voted for the BNP or do you say these are Nazi scum? People dont want the country to become Muslim, nor a place where White people are assaulted, raped and killed with impunity whose cultures don't find these things unacceptable and many hate White people or just want to get benefits from them. Am I lying? NO.
Ah, the BNP\'s keyboard army on the march again...
mike, england says...
5:51pm Fri 9 May 08
Jock wrote:cuckoo,cuckoo!
mike wrote:You're making an awful lot of assumptions about someone you've never met. Let me just clear up some of your 'mistakes'.
Jock wrote:now the far lefts only tactic is to look for spelling mistakes (easily done on keyboards).its a far safer tactic for them now all else has failed and no one listens to their 'message' anymore. im still laughing at the '400' protesters earlier in the week, not an ethnic minority in sight but plenty of middle class white uni students in che guevara tee-shirts. classic stuff by the enemys of democracy. communism has killed 100,000,000 people and theres the middle class white kids screaming against democracy,you couldnt make it up.Abby wrote: Good for you, Richard!Supports a BNP member, and cannot even spell Croydon properly. I think that tells us all something!
- I'm not from a middle class family. I'm from a working class family, and I myself are working class.
- I am not, and have never voted for the far left.
Oops! There seem to be a couple of holes in your soapbox so far, and I'm sure I could make some more. You'd better hope it doesn't rain!!
the spelling mistake was the only thing bout you!
but as your so self important as to think the whole post was,ill let you believe it was,egos in the guardian comments,whatever next?
Joshua, says...
7:14pm Fri 9 May 08
Why did Boris Johnson hire a man who is runs a Black-only school to be his deputy mayor; isn't segregation supposed to be racist?
And why are ethnic "minority" staff members refusing to work with the only politician in city hall that represents the needs of Native British people? After all there are plenty of politicians who say they represent various "minority" groups. Isn't it racist to refuse Native Brits the same represention that everyone else already has?
James, London says...
7:24pm Fri 9 May 08
Chris, London says...
7:28pm Fri 9 May 08
Grace, Kensington says...
9:08pm Fri 9 May 08
God bless you.
Ali, says...
10:02pm Fri 9 May 08
Our time is coming you filthy pigs.
Peter Brooks, Kent says...
10:58pm Fri 9 May 08
Ali wrote:and they wonder why the BNP would prefer some people not to come here. LOL.
As an asian I am not welcomed to join BNP. That\'s racist. If you inde-non-genious working class with your sub-education cannot understand then be it. Your fate will be the same as of aborigines of australia or red indians or america. Sooner or later Brown and Chinese asians will hump you. Our time is coming you filthy pigs.
Richard, A Last British Piece of London says...
12:14am Sat 10 May 08
Ali wrote:Thanks for that post -it precisely defines everything the BNP are fighting against -and for. No, Sir, you are not welcome in the BNP, or in any other civilised company.
As an asian I am not welcomed to join BNP. That\'s racist. If you inde-non-genious working class with your sub-education cannot understand then be it. Your fate will be the same as of aborigines of australia or red indians or america. Sooner or later Brown and Chinese asians will hump you. Our time is coming you filthy pigs.
Jock, London says...
1:08am Sat 10 May 08
mike wrote:Try responding with proper grammar next time.
Jock wrote:cuckoo,cuckoo! the spelling mistake was the only thing bout you! but as your so self important as to think the whole post was,ill let you believe it was,egos in the guardian comments,whatever next?mike wrote:You're making an awful lot of assumptions about someone you've never met. Let me just clear up some of your 'mistakes'. - I'm not from a middle class family. I'm from a working class family, and I myself are working class. - I am not, and have never voted for the far left. Oops! There seem to be a couple of holes in your soapbox so far, and I'm sure I could make some more. You'd better hope it doesn't rain!!Jock wrote:now the far lefts only tactic is to look for spelling mistakes (easily done on keyboards).its a far safer tactic for them now all else has failed and no one listens to their 'message' anymore. im still laughing at the '400' protesters earlier in the week, not an ethnic minority in sight but plenty of middle class white uni students in che guevara tee-shirts. classic stuff by the enemys of democracy. communism has killed 100,000,000 people and theres the middle class white kids screaming against democracy,you couldnt make it up.Abby wrote: Good for you, Richard!Supports a BNP member, and cannot even spell Croydon properly. I think that tells us all something!
No...In fact...Stop me. Your whole comment was a travesty to the English language! One might almost suspect that you are foreign yourself!
PRAT! And please explain your "spelling mistake was only thing bout you" comment...Double standards surely, you halfwit!
Jock, London says...
1:17am Sat 10 May 08
James wrote:Tit!
BARNBROOK! BARNBROOK! BARNBROOK! BARNBROOK! BARNBROOK! BARNBROOK! BARNBROOK! BARNBROOK! BARNBROOK! BARNBROOK! BARNBROOK! BARNBROOK! BARNBROOK! BARNBROOK! BARNBROOK! BARNBROOK!
Tit!
Tit!
Tit!
Tit!
Getting it yet?
You all think it's so wonderful to have a BNP tw&t on the Assembly...
God forbid if they (and they won't) come to power. Liberties will go out the fecking window. You'll be hung from the nearest lamp post if you disagree. If you want a curry - the same. If you want a chicken chow mein - forget it! If you want a clone society of steak and chips - go for it.
The BNP will turn this place into such a repressed society, you won't even be able to drink Guinness through fear of crapping the wrong colour.
Yeah! So, put my windows in. Try and break my spirit. YOU WON'T.
Jock, London says...
1:25am Sat 10 May 08
Richard wrote:Bend over there, Dicky!
Ali wrote: As an asian I am not welcomed to join BNP. That\'s racist. If you inde-non-genious working class with your sub-education cannot understand then be it. Your fate will be the same as of aborigines of australia or red indians or america. Sooner or later Brown and Chinese asians will hump you. Our time is coming you filthy pigs.Thanks for that post -it precisely defines everything the BNP are fighting against -and for. No, Sir, you are not welcome in the BNP, or in any other civilised company.
Ahh, no sunshine. Only red&white. Thought so. As much as the BNP laughably like to be known as "british", they're not welcome in Scotland. The SNP wins hands down.
Dan, Norwich says...
6:53am Sat 10 May 08
Ali wrote:Another ethnic who cries out "racist", but is indeed racist himself!
As an asian I am not welcomed to join BNP. That's racist. If you inde-non-genious working class with your sub-education cannot understand then be it. Your fate will be the same as of aborigines of australia or red indians or america. Sooner or later Brown and Chinese asians will hump you. Our time is coming you filthy pigs.
Dan, Norwich says...
6:58am Sat 10 May 08
Jock wrote:Yeah, and Gordon Brown, Tony Blair, John Reid, Des Brown, George Galloway, and other Scottish communists are not welcome in England.
Richard wrote:Bend over there, Dicky! Ahh, no sunshine. Only red&white. Thought so. As much as the BNP laughably like to be known as "british", they're not welcome in Scotland. The SNP wins hands down.Ali wrote: As an asian I am not welcomed to join BNP. That\'s racist. If you inde-non-genious working class with your sub-education cannot understand then be it. Your fate will be the same as of aborigines of australia or red indians or america. Sooner or later Brown and Chinese asians will hump you. Our time is coming you filthy pigs.Thanks for that post -it precisely defines everything the BNP are fighting against -and for. No, Sir, you are not welcome in the BNP, or in any other civilised company.
J. Williams, Swansea says...
7:54am Sat 10 May 08
He says On Londons Carlton House Terrace, there is a tiny grave marked Giro. It contains the remains of the dog that had belonged to the ambassador from Nazi Germany. It is the only British soil the Nazis managed to conquer. Now there will be a space in City Hall too. You can expect the BNP to make full use of this. We need look no further for the guilty ones.
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Aiddy, says...
8:14am Sat 10 May 08
Alasdair, London says...
2:23pm Sat 10 May 08
Every anti-Nazi music carnival by insalubrious drug-addicted rockers, every Communist rent-a-mob that descends upon City Hall to tell us whom we cant vote for, and every act of discourtesy perpetrated by old gang political careerists on an elected representative provides yet one more compelling reason for voting for the BNP...
Karl Chappell, Carlisle says...
9:59pm Sat 10 May 08
Jennifer, London says...
10:45am Sun 11 May 08
Depends on who they have standing in my area I suppose. If its a good ordinary person then I think I may be putting my mark next to his/her name.
Lets face it the other parties are terrible, anything which shakes them awake has got to be an improvement.
mike, england says...
8:29pm Sun 11 May 08
Jock wrote:seemingly they now allow access to the internet in care in the community schemes,
mike wrote:Try responding with proper grammar next time.
Jock wrote:cuckoo,cuckoo! the spelling mistake was the only thing bout you! but as your so self important as to think the whole post was,ill let you believe it was,egos in the guardian comments,whatever next?mike wrote:You\'re making an awful lot of assumptions about someone you\'ve never met. Let me just clear up some of your \'mistakes\'. - I\'m not from a middle class family. I\'m from a working class family, and I myself are working class. - I am not, and have never voted for the far left. Oops! There seem to be a couple of holes in your soapbox so far, and I\'m sure I could make some more. You\'d better hope it doesn\'t rain!!Jock wrote:now the far lefts only tactic is to look for spelling mistakes (easily done on keyboards).its a far safer tactic for them now all else has failed and no one listens to their \'message\' anymore. im still laughing at the \'400\' protesters earlier in the week, not an ethnic minority in sight but plenty of middle class white uni students in che guevara tee-shirts. classic stuff by the enemys of democracy. communism has killed 100,000,000 people and theres the middle class white kids screaming against democracy,you couldnt make it up.Abby wrote: Good for you, Richard!Supports a BNP member, and cannot even spell Croydon properly. I think that tells us all something!
No...In fact...Stop me. Your whole comment was a travesty to the English language! One might almost suspect that you are foreign yourself!
PRAT! And please explain your \"spelling mistake was only thing bout you\" comment...Double standards surely, you halfwit!
scandalous!
cuckoo cuckoo,
we shouldnt laugh though,he probobly carrys a set of kitchen knifes inside his urine odoured overcoat!
dave, Devon says...
11:16pm Sun 11 May 08
Grant, says...
6:31am Mon 12 May 08
Ken Morey, peckham says...
8:05am Mon 12 May 08
Instead of turning their back on the BNP it would be more helpful for the other political partys to look at the reasons as to why people put their cross for the BNP. Then address the issuses that drove people to vote for the far right.
And if it matters I have dyslexia so please excuse the spelling mistakes.
Adam, London says...
2:36pm Tue 13 May 08
-spewing-racist-filt
h-because-I'm-not-wh
ite" comments.) Their problem, though, is that they still do have residual traces of racism in their perspective. If the BNP left race behind entirely and focused only on culture and values they'd probably be ten times more popular than they are. As long as the BNP believes that peoples biologically-determi
ned appearance rather than what they believe in is what matters politically they will always be legitimately called racist. Its up to them to show us convincingly that this is not true.
Also, if we have no problem calling Aboriginals and the Indians of Brazil "indigenous" then there should be no problem doing the same for indigenous Brits. Whether this should count politically is another matter - but the fact is there is an indigenous culture on these islands, just as there is an indigenous culture in Brazil and Australia.
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