BNP leader declared bankrupt

[Stavroforos]

Not morally, but financially.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25590155

British National Party (BNP) leader Nick Griffin MEP has been declared bankrupt.
A bankruptcy order was made at Welshpool County Court on Thursday.

He said that this won't change his standing for MP or EMP, and that he'll write a booklet helping his partei members deal with debt and bankruptcy.

Do you think his financial situation has anything to do with the his party, and do you think it will adversely affect it?

[Copperknickers II]

I am totally indifferent to Nick Griffin's financial affairs. There are uncontacted tribes in the Amazonian rainforest that have more political power than the BNP will ever have.

[Thorn777]

I am totally indifferent to Nick Griffin's financial affairs. There are uncontacted tribes in the Amazonian rainforest that have more political power than the BNP will ever have.

You are mistaken. He and his BNP; channels working and middle class sentiment towards an opposition that will stay indeed powerless politically in a self empowering way, but they do carry another load to keep the populare away from mass demands and mass solutions of the sound and just kind. They fill that vacuum to an extend for real political power.

[John ''True Grit'' Wayne]

I was just about to make this thread Stav we must be twins or something.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ling-debt.html I do not understand why he is a Euro MP when he hates foreigners especially the brown ones.

• Earns a salary of £76,000 as an MEP plus generous Brussels allowances
• Owes £120,000 to solicitors hired to fight European Commission, court told
• Insists it will not stop him standing in Euro elections in May
  

British National Party leader Nick Griffin has been declared bankrupt, it emerged today.
The outspoken politician insisted he will continue as a member of the European Parliament and run for re-election in May.

What is he doing in a European Parliament when he hates Germans and French and other places.



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[Kitsunegari]

I'm not that familiar with British politics, but it seems like they tried too hard to be seen as "acceptable" to the media and such: you are going to have to make enemies when the system is stacked against you.

[Heathen Hammer]

I'm not that familiar with British politics, but it seems like they tried too hard to be seen as "acceptable" to the media and such: you are going to have to make enemies when the system is stacked against you.

Indeed, rather pointless to become one with the ones you hate.

[Dante Von Hespburg]

I laughed. Hopefully this means the idiot won't be able to afford the fees to stand again!

I also find it amusing he think's he will be able to...

Also though, who the heck voted for the BNP to have an MEP!? I despair, and bet it was the English.

[General Brittanicus]

I laughed. Hopefully this means the idiot won't be able to afford the fees to stand again!

I also find it amusing he think's he will be able to...

Also though, who the heck voted for the BNP to have an MEP!? I despair, and bet it was the English.

Actually the BNP won 2 MEPS at the last Euro elections, but one of them is now an independent if I remember correctly- Yorkshire and the North West I believe.

I was just about to make this thread Stav we must be twins or something.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ling-debt.html I do not understand why he is a Euro MP when he hates foreigners especially the brown ones.
What is he doing in a European Parliament when he hates Germans and French and other places.



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Does he hate Germans and French people? I doubt it (depending on their skin colour). I imagine the reason he became an MEP is mostly because the system is a lot more representative (so easier to get elected) in the EU parliament than it is in the UK where even if you get millions of votes you are unlikely to break the LibLabCon stranglehold on parliament. I do find it funny that he has gone bankrupt though since I would have thought he would have been eligible to avoid paying normal income tax rates on his very generous MEP salary, so he should have been pretty well off unless he has been funnelling it all into his disintegrating party.

[Copperknickers II]

I'm not that familiar with British politics, but it seems like they tried too hard to be seen as "acceptable" to the media and such: you are going to have to make enemies when the system is stacked against you.

Their main problem is the UK Independence Party. A larger party, with a more moderate version of the same agenda. They've recently enjoyed a surge in popularity, which came at the expense of the Tories and BNP.

Also though, who the heck voted for the BNP to have an MEP!? I despair, and bet it was the English.

It was the British supporters of the BNP. Its the only way Griffin could ever have any official political influence, thanks to the more 'helpful' European voting system.

[General Brittanicus]

Their main problem is the UK Independence Party. A larger party, with a more moderate version of the same agenda. They've recently enjoyed a surge in popularity, which came at the expense of the Tories and BNP.

The BNP's main problem is that they fell apart due to infighting and leadership challenges and so no longer had the resources or cohesion to adequately fight an election with. I will also mention that the BNP tended to do well in areas that were previously largely labour controlled areas and I imagine will be again after the next euro election since UKIP traditionally does better in the more Conservative areas of the country.

It was the British supporters of the BNP. Its the only way Griffin could ever have any official political influence, thanks to the more 'helpful' European voting system.

It is an excellent system if you ask me - you and I may not agree with his politics, but it is great that the people who voted for the BNP at least have some kind of representation in some form.

[Sharpe's Company]

He's been preparing for this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8_HThEYP2o

[Copperknickers II]

The BNP's main problem is that they fell apart due to infighting and leadership challenges and so no longer had the resources or cohesion to adequately fight an election with. I will also mention that the BNP tended to do well in areas that were previously largely labour controlled areas and I imagine will be again after the next euro election since UKIP traditionally does better in the more Conservative areas of the country.

Indeed, they count on the urban white working class in places like Oldham and Luton, whereas UKIP also has a foothold in richer and more rural areas. I just meant that a lot of the more extreme right wingers in UKIP are BNP sympathisers who realise that the BNP is not equipped for power at the moment.

It is an excellent system if you ask me - you and I may not agree with his politics, but it is great that the people who voted for the BNP at least have some kind of representation in some form.

I think there are much more deserving minorities in the UK who should have representation in Europe. I may be wrong in this, but I was under the impression the BNP's seats in Europe were a result of shameless opportunism, taking advantage of the notoriously low turnout for MEP elections in the UK. Rather in the manner of 4channers being called up every time a naive PR department of some major company decides to have an open online poll on what to call a new product.

[Kitsunegari]

Their main problem is the UK Independence Party. A larger party, with a more moderate version of the same agenda. They've recently enjoyed a surge in popularity, which came at the expense of the Tories and BNP.

Thanks, I've heard of them, but I really didn't know much about the platform other than anti-EU. It seems like the two party system here is more resistant to change, although third parties have had an impact in the past.

[Dante Von Hespburg]

Actually the BNP won 2 MEPS at the last Euro elections, but one of them is now an independent if I remember correctly- Yorkshire and the North West I believe.

That's actually surprised me a bit. I thank you. Am quite intrigued too about the chap who may have gone independent. Will do some searching, to see if it's because the BNP were too unrealistic in their goals...or maybe they weren't hard-line enough.

It was the British supporters of the BNP. Its the only way Griffin could ever have any official political influence, thanks to the more 'helpful' European voting system.

Ahh i see, thank you my friend. i do though find it almost hypocritical of the BNP, with all their anti-Euro policies to actually have representatives there...

The European elections coincided with the BNP's brief surge of support. Obviously that's all but disappeared since, so come this year's elections Griffin and their few remaining local councillors (the ones they have on paper at least) will be gone and they'll fall into utter obscurity.

Thank the gods for that. You make a very interesting point here. The Euro elections seem far, easier shall we say for a more fluid (arguably fleeting) representation of countries than State Parliaments. Quite frankly though i still find it rather hypocritical for the BNP to have representatives in a place which they don't wish to political participate in... i would almost suggest he may have done if for the various financial and tax incentives...

[Bobz]

I laughed. Hopefully this means the idiot won't be able to afford the fees to stand again!

I also find it amusing he think's he will be able to...

Also though, who the heck voted for the BNP to have an MEP!? I despair, and bet it was the English.

The European elections coincided with the BNP's brief surge of support. Obviously that's all but disappeared since, so come this year's elections Griffin and their few remaining local councillors (the ones they have on paper at least) will be gone and they'll fall into utter obscurity.

[The Noble Lord]

Don't BNP have membership fees and other legal financial schemes to keep the party going, and how he could possibly go bankrupt considering his generous salary and other financial
interests??

[justicar5]

Don't BNP have membership fees and other legal financial schemes to keep the party going, and how he could possibly go bankrupt considering his generous salary and other financial
interests??

same way rock stars manage it, spent massively more than he earned.

[Aymer de Valence]

Don't worry, Britain's benefits system will help him out. He'll be back to earning 100k in no time

[Winston Smith]

Ahh, this is most welcome news .

[John ''True Grit'' Wayne]

They need a better leader than this KKK loving nob who cant even survive on 100,000 k a year.