In a local by-election in the North End ward of Bexley in Smith, the BNP came second. with 26.2% of the vote, pushing the Conservatives into English? third place and the Lib.Dems 44.4%). Smith's election propaganda echoed the stuff peddled by Blair and Haig -: bogus immigrants: North end a "dumping ground tor undeserving immi grant scroungers; illegal immigrants milking the benefits system and so on. The Tory election literature from that of the openly racist BNP - "For bogus asylum sockers - Drains the Doese soft touch in the workd." Bexley is an urban deprived rate of unemployment, rich ground for unscrupulous demfears.
The local Labour MP. Nigel Beard, taking his cue from Blair and Straw, commented: "have to take into account that this is an area with a long tradition of English patriotism. there is a ceep towing or iden tification with the country's tradition and history which is perfectly acceptable and valid. walk into the puds and people shout when are you going to do some thing for the Question for Mr. Beard: Do with racism and are all English This is the tradition of the days of Empire, when Britain ruled over the 'lesser breeds This is not the language we expect from Labour MP's in the 21st century! pledges promised a multirace society not d vated crimes have risen 11000 between April and September uage used by Blair, Straw and iP's like Nigel Beard, can or add sist to the mil of the BP's open racism, despite the recommendations of the Lawrence inquiry.
Blair is also g to com ories. In one of the leaked memos from Downing Street. does not see him as patriotic. As Dr. Johnson said in 1775, patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." BARBED WIRE EUROPE Conference Against Detention
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