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the BNP chairman with his one-eye firmly on a seat in the European Parliament lurches from disaster to disaster. Griffin seems to believe that the publication on the Internet of the entire BNP membership was "good publicity" rather than the unmitigated disaster it was for the personal security and employment prospects of party members.
Nick Griffinloyal deputy chairman with so little to do that he is also BNP press officer, West Midlands organiser, regional training organiser and personal assistant to Richard Barnbrook, the BNP Greater London Assembly member.
Simon Darbydescribed by Griffin as “pig ignorant” is still the BNP director of publicity despite the party claiming he had been demoted as a sop to internal pressure following the December 2007 split.
Mark Collettwas the national treasurer, widely seen as incompetent by members. Walker who failed to deliver the BNP’s 2006 accounts to the Electoral Commission due in July 2007, landing the party with a fine of at least £1,000 has recently been pushed aside in favour of Jenny Noble, the Trafalgar Club organiser. Rather than sacked outright he was made Excalibur despatch manager, a position he recently relinquished.
John Walkerdeputy treasurer described by close colleague as “crassly incompetent” he, like Collett was temporarily demoted in 2008 but is now back in his previous position. He continues to run Great White Records.
Dave Hannamaging editor of Identity, with a far-right record stretching back to Oswald Mosley’s Union Movement. Fawned over by Griffin.
John Beanformer apartheid intelligent agent now running Griffin’s indoctrination programme for “Voting Members”. Author of white supremacist tome "March of the Titans" which is required reading on the far right.
Arthur KempBNP security chief and Griffin’s personal minder despite embarrassingly graphic photos of him engaged in sexual activity appearing on the internet.
Martin ReynoldsBarking and Dagenham BNP councillor and hapless BNP GLA representative since May 2008. He has struggled to make any impact whatsoever since his election.
Richard Barnbrooknominating officer, at odds with personnel officer Robert Baggs over accusations that she is a Searchlight informer.
Michaela Mackenziepersonnel officer who, having rejected Mackenzie’s amorous advances, now alleges she is a Searchlight spy.
Robert BaggsLeeds BNP councillor, has close links to the nazi NPD in Germany. He was once in charge of the BNP’s Excalibur merchandising arm.
Chris Beverleyelections officer who, although once a powerful figure in the “modernising” faction of the BNP, is an increasingly marginalised voice in the party.
Eddy Butlerthe energetic London BNP organiser with an anger management problem.
Bob Baileythe BNP "Legal Eagle" caught out by anti-fascist bloggers for anti-Semitic plagiarism. Even his prejudice isn't original...
Lee BarnesThe real BNP index
- The real BNP introduction
- The politics of the BNP
- The BNP party structure
- The BNP Unmasked
- The BNP in their own words
- Former BNP members speak out
- The international nazi links
- The terrorist links
- BNP a party of convictions
- The BNP councillors
- Profile of Nick Griffin
- Profile of Andrew Brons
- The Big Lie
- Us and them
- A-Z of the BNP
Party structure
- Advisory Committee the 20-strong group acts as a rubber stamp for Griffin’s dictatorship, giving the appearance of a consultative democracy, a description that could not be further from the truth.
- Central Management Team The triumvirate of Tony Brewer, Michaela Mackenzie and Mark Clutterbuck was hastily convened in an attempt to ensure the smooth running of the party following the failure of Nick Cass, the former party manager, to get to grips with the internal disputes that threatened to tear the party apart in early 2008.
- Education and Training Department The Education and Training Department was unveiled at the BNP’s annual conference on 18 November 2007 with Steve Blake at its head. Its purpose is “to give our people all the skills needed to win”. He was almost immediately replaced by Arthur Kemp, a Rhodesia-born intelligence operative who now has complete control over the “ideological training” for the elite “voting members”, the party’s most loyal members who are trusted by Griffin to keep the BNP ideologically pure and protect it against populist factionalism and Griffin’s enemies. And Griffin should know all about factionalism. He was right at the heart of it during the 1980s when the National Front tore itself apart.
BNP front groups
Association of British Ex-Service Personnel (ABEX), fake ex-service personnel group repudiated by the British Legion, set up by the new BNP internet guru Simon Bennett to spread anti-Muslim racism among soldiers and to milk veterans for money.
Christian Council of Britain (CCB) fake religious group founded by the fake “vicar” and former Conservative councillor Robert West. The homophobic US right-wing nut “Dr” Paul Cameron recently addressed a meeting. It is virtually moribund.
Solidarity BNP trade union front group run by Patrick Harrington, the leader of the minuscule Third Way organisation. It's presence is suspended BNP teacher Adam Walker. Also involved is his brother Mark Walker, another disgraced BNP teacher. Solidarity spearheaded the effort to get the brothers reinstated.
Civil Liberty operated by Kevin Scott supposedly to campaign for BNP members whose fascist activism has jeopardised their jobs, although there is little sign of life in the organisation.
Land and People BNP environmental front operated by Dorset BNP members which campaigns against Muslims and Jews while pretending to be concerned with animal welfare.
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