After 50 years, what has the UK National Front actually achieved?

National Front: Fifty years in politics? For what? A Parish Council Seat?

The best way of looking at any piece of political writing is to focus on the details and Richard Edmonds gives plenty of details to show that the National Front was, is and will be a spent force in British Politics.

He says and we quote:

The National Front was founded fifty years ago by far-seeing men and women who knew then that the clowns and traitors at Westminster were leading our nation to its ruin. Friends, if we remain true and brave and stick to our nationalist principles, we can yet win through.

Fifty years of what? The National Front never won any election apart from having a seat in a Parish Council. This is the political organisation that says that "we can win through". You only need to check the numbers registered by the Electoral Commission of every election in the United Kingdom where the National Front ever stood. He also talks about standing for nationalist principles but, as it is often the case, is short in terms of definitions that could get the organisation in very deep waters from a legal standpoint.

With all due respect, Richard Edmonds has been NF then BNP then NF et cetera on an ongoing basis, having turned against the BNP in the throws of a Mayoral Campaign. Not much regard for fellow activists that with enormous sacrifices put their lives on the firing line.

For many years, Richards Edmonds and others had a grudge against the now former Leader of the British National Party Nick Griffin who deposed the previous leader John Tyndall. Now, let's look at the facts.  

Nick Griffin

John Tyndall

 

You can draw your own conclusions about the kind of "British Nationalism" the National Front stands for and can certainly draw your own conclusions about why certain individuals did their worst to undermine Nick Griffin's leadership from the very beginning in spite of the fact that Nick Griffin brought about electoral successes that those guided by John Tyndall could only dream about. Why? Look at the images. I reckon the images are graphic enough to explain why.

Here is another quote: 

Meantime Nigel Farage’s multi-racial, civic-nationalist UKIP is now minus Farage and in the hands of Tommy -“I love Israel” – Robinson. True patriots have not forgotten that Israel was spawned in the blood of British soldiers murdered by Jewish terrorists in Palestine at the end of the Second World war. 

Richard Edmonds remains a faithful of racial discrimination attacking Nigel Farage of "the "multi-racial and civic-nationalist UKIP". He goes on talking about Jewish terrorists in Palestine fighting for the creation of the State of Israel.

The State of Israel was not spawned on the blood of Jewish terrorists. Let's look at the facts. During World War I, there was the Balfour Declaration - a public statement made by the British government in 1917 (long before World War Two) announcing support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine. This happened when Palestine was still a region of the Ottoman Empire. After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Palestine became the British Mandate for Palestine on 29 September 1923 and lasted until 15 May 1948, year in which the State of Israel was officially established. 

Judging by events and concepts, Richard Edmonds would perhaps refer to the Colonials of 1776 that led to the creation of the United States of America as "American Terrorists". Personally, I wouldn't tell an American Citizen today that according to Richard Edmonds criteria George Washington would be a Terrorist. Many years afterwards, the country they created came to the rescue of the United Kingdom in its hour of need. 

A bit of historical enlightenment would also show that the  French of Napoleon Bonaparte that Admiral Horatio Nelson defeated at Trafalgar and the Duke of Wellington defeated at Waterloo were not the French of Charles de Gaulle.

It seems that facts matter very little when the aim is to make a point to justify deeply rooted beliefs, beliefs that led to the rise of National Action - an organisation proscribed for its openly anti-Semitic stances. Empty slogans and massive over-generalisation lead to discrimination and violence.

If after 50 years of militancy this is the kind of politics that can be produced, electoral success will remain forever elusive.

We don't launch personal attacks. We look at what has been said and/or written. The quotes and factual historical information are in the public domain.

The Electoral Records of National Front are in the public domain and have been published by the Electoral Commission. We reproduce the New Year Message that we have quoted. Graphic images are also in the public domain. 

"A New Years Message From Richard Edmonds and the National Front

Friends, members and supporters, it gives us great satisfaction to announce that we are witnessing the collapse of the hateful, anti-British Establishment. Before our very eyes, all the political enemies, the failures, the duds, the traitors, all those with malice and hatred in their hearts, they are all coming to a sticky and final end: just as we knew that they would.

The British National party is now finished, dead, destroyed by unprincipled money-grabbers and charlatans.  Meantime Nigel Farage’s multi-racial, civic-nationalist UKIP is now minus Farage and in the hands of Tommy -“I love Israel” – Robinson. True patriots have not forgotten that Israel was spawned in the blood of British soldiers murdered by Jewish terrorists in Palestine at the end of the Second World war. Meantime we all witness at Westminster the “Honourable members” lining up to stick the knife into prime minister, Theresa -“Running scared” – May. (Today’s press headline as this article is being written). The question is, whether Theresa May will still be prime minster on New Year’s day ? Friends, with the collapse of her government we are witnessing political Justice. For decades the Tories have lied to the British people at every election and on every occasion, and now the BREXIT vote has found them out. Will May or which ever Tory con-man replaces her organise the Exit from the hated European Union which we voted for ? Don’t hold your breath: you know that the Tories ALWAYS lie, and they are not going to be different this time. A leopard does not change its spots, and the fact is that Tories’ first and only loyalty is to the finance houses of City of London and to no-one else. Probably before much longer this country will be groaning under the Marxist rule of prime minister Corbyn and his chums; and this Left-wing nightmare will be what May and her government by their betrayal of the BREXIT vote will have bequeathed the nation. And the nation will not forget and not forgive. So, brace yourselves for what is coming.

The National Front was founded fifty years ago by far-seeing men and women who knew then that the clowns and traitors at Westminster were leading our nation to its ruin. Friends, if we remain true and brave and stick to our nationalist principles, we can yet win through.

Long live the National Front."

Ken Livingstone attacked for telling the truth about Das Dritte Reich and the Jewish Question

Ken Livingstone is absolutely right when he says that Adolf Hitler supported the idea of sending Jews to Palestine.

Policies regarding what National Socialist Germany called the Jewish Question were evolving as was evolving the geopolitical situation in Europe and elsewhere.

The first stage was Voluntary Immigration and in this regard the 1926 Balfour Declaration combined with the declared aim of the Zionist Movement of creating the Jewish State of Israel in Palestine coincided with the policy of Voluntary Immigration.
This is why one of the first if not the first Jewish Agency for Palestine was created in National Socialist Germany.

Following the München Pakt of 1938, the belief was that there wasn't going to be any war in Europe. Neville Chamberlain on his return to Britain after signing the documents that secured the transfer of the Sudetenland to Das Dritte Reich told everybody that peace in Europe had been safeguarded. The images of a delighted Neville Chamberlain on his return from Germany tell things as they were. Germany and Britain were then in very good terms and since Britain controlled Palestine at the time the idea of creating a State of Israel and sending Jews from Europe to Palestine was a very plausible thing to do.

The problem was that many Jews across Europe were not so enthusiastic about leaving behind the wealth and comforts of Europe to have a primitive existence in what was then Palestine. Therefore, despite all the calls of alarm raising across Europe about the way Jews were being treated, most Jews chose to stay in Europe, although some of them including Albert Einstein had left Europe even before the rise of Adolf Hitler to power in 1933. Albert Einstein left Germany in 1932.

The next stage would have been Deportation. Deportation or Expulsion would have been extremely difficult because in some countries - including Britain - Jews coming from Germany were thought to be Germans. When a group of Orthodox Jews wearing their typical attires arrived in Britain they went sent to Australia. There was little awareness amongst the general public about events happening in Europe.

On September 1, 1939, the period of goodwill between Britain and Germany was coming to an end. Neville Chamberlain sent an ultimatum to Germany asking Germany to withdraw its armies from Poland. On September 3, 1939 both Britain and France declared war against Germany. Voluntary Immigration and Deportation were no longer valid options.

On June 22, 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union. All the peaceful avenues were coming to an end. The beginning of Unternehmen Barbarossa was in itself confirmation that for Jews in Europe options were quickly running out. It must be said that policies about Jews, even in occupied countries, were not always clear. Poland was divided in several sectors under German occupation and there was differential treatment. In some areas they treated with extreme cruelty and in others treatment was not so harsh and life expectancy was higher.

One fundamental event took place in Berlin that is known as the Wannsee Conference. On January 20th, 1942, Heinrich Himmler, Reinhard Heydrich and other heads of the SS and of the Wehrmacht met to discuss the Jewish Question and the next stage. But let us be clear. The Wannsee Conference took place in 1942, in the winter of 1942, after the start of Unternehmen Barbarossa.

The decisions made in January 1942 would have been inconceivable when Germany still had the options of Voluntary Immigration and Deportation.

Ken Livingstone is absolutely right. At the initial stages, Adolf Hitler wanted to get rid of Jews by either Voluntary Immigration or Deportation. Germany worked together with the Zionist Movement because at the time, Germany wanted to get rid of Jews and the Zionist Movement wanted to take Jews to Israel to implement what had been promised in the 1926 Balfour Declaration.