BNP welcomes education cuts

Searchlight / HOPE not hate by Sonia Gable | Tuesday, 6 July 2010

A leading British National Party activist in east London has welcomed the cancellation of £270 million of funding for rebuilding Barking and Dagenham schools as, in his twisted mind, he thinks it could help the BNP get councillors elected.

Giuseppe De Santis, writing on the pro-BNP London Patriot site, described the cut as “good news for nationalists”. Accusing the Labour-controlled council of trying to “to swamp the borough with immigrants in order to dilute the electoral base of the British National Party,” he adds: “However, as it is now impossible to build new schools, it will be more difficult to convince young (and larger) families to move into the borough and this means that in 2014 the BNP still has a good chance to get councillors elected.”

De Santis, who failed to get elected to Barking and Dagenham council in May, is so obsessed with viewing everything according to whether it helps the BNP that he even seems pleased that: “The decision will anger parents and teachers and could lead to the loss of thousands of jobs in the construction industry”.

Responding to the comments, Barking and Dagenham council leader Liam Smith said: “These comments by a leading local BNP activist speak volumes about the British National Party and their agenda.

“Instead of condemning a decision which will affect the schooling of thousands of local youngsters, the BNP take delight in it.

“And rather than putting the interests of local families first, they think only of how they can exploit this decision to try and make a political comeback in four years time.”

He added “These comments are an insult to local teachers, parents and pupils.

“Coming on the eve of a local by-election they are a timely reminder to local people that the BNP would rather see local people lose out than benefit.

“It shows the fantasy world the BNP live in and just how out of touch they are with the lives of local people. Only the BNP could take delight in the fact that local schools will lose out to the tune of £270 million.”

The BNP is contesting a by-election in Goresbrook ward on 8 July, where Richard Barnbrook, the BNP’s London Assembly member who lost his Barking and Dagenham council seat in May, is hoping to make a comeback.