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BNP accused of fraud over false invoices
The British National Party is under investigation by the European Union and the Metropolitan Police for alleged fraud and breaches of electoral law.
Who joins the BNP and who votes BNP?
Matthew Goodwin’s new book, New British Fascism: Rise of the British National Party, expands on one of his previous works on political extremism to look in-depth at just the BNP. New British Fascism: Rise of the British National Party has at its heart an extensive set of interviews with BNP members. His conclusion is a [...]
Two councillors accused of breaking election law; one political party investigated
Two former Conservative councillors are facing legal action over electoral fraud whilst in addition the Electoral Commission has decided to investigate the BNP's accounts.
BNP hit by allegations of coups, infighting and sabotage
Extract from a leaked BNP email bulletin:
For several months the party’s internal security team has been running an extensive and long-running investigation. This was initially tasked to investigate:
Alleged financial irregularities and ‘scamming’ concerning the procurement of print, especially large election print run, leaflets and regular publications including Identity magazine.
The leaking onto the internet of sensitive [...]
What’s up with Nick Griffin’s expense claims?
Lib Dem MEP Chris Davies has spotted some rather odd entries in Nick Griffin’s expense claims from the European Parliament. Nick Griffin had previously stalled on publishing his expenses but now he’s given in to the pressure there are some distinct oddities:
a) Nick Griffin claims to have donated £5,575.91 to a fund that has only [...]
Book review: The new extremism in 21st century Britain
The new extremism in 21st century Britain, edited by Roger Eatwell and Matthew Goodwin considers both far-right and Islamic extremism, their causes and possible responses. It is unusual for a study to look at both these forms of extremism, and as the books editors explain that is not just a publishing phenomena; academics and experts predominantly [...]
Will some BNP money shortly be heading the way of the Liberal Democrats?
The appointment of Tess Culnane, an ex-National Front candidate, to work for the BNP GLA member Richard Barnbrook has been well covered elsewhere.
But one detail intrigues me. As I understand it, Tess Culnane’s job is one that comes with a salary. So does that mean she’ll now start paying off some of the tens of thousands [...]
Ballot box security: adding your own seals
Although it's normal for candidates to leave the security of ballot boxes firmly in the hands of elections staff, there is in fact a long-standing legal right dating back to the 1872 Ballot Act for candidates to put their own seals on ballot boxes.
“Reasonable to assume” BNP’s accounts break the law
The Electoral Commission has decided it is "reasonable to assume" the BNP's latest financial accounts break the law.
