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Post by QPR Report on May 15, 2009 13:15:20 GMT
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Post by QPR Report on May 15, 2009 13:17:41 GMT
OK ... I understand Guess Paoli De Canio wouldn't approve of this!
PFA urges the country to ‘unite against fascism’
PFA urges the country to ‘unite against fascism’No room for complacency over BNP threat at Euro election By Simone Pound May 14, 2009 Peter KellnerI would not rule out the prospect of the BNP winning representation in the European Parliament The first set of opinion polls for the European elections on Thursday, June 4 are putting the fascist British National Party (BNP) on around four per cent. Some political commentators have used these figures to write off or play down the threat that the BNP might get its first Euro MP seats next month. Unite Against Fascism believes these arguments are dangerously complacent and run the risk of undermining the effort to mobilise the anti-fascist vote on June 4. Peter Kellner of polling company YouGov is right to say: "I would not rule out the prospect of the BNP winning representation in the European Parliament." Opinion polls tend to under-estimate support for the BNP because of the shame that quite rightly attaches itself to voting for a racist and fascist party. Anthony Wells of UK Polling Report notes that in 2004 Euro elections, three per cent of those certain to vote said they would vote BNP, while the actual BNP vote came in at five per cent. Moreover, the national figures for the BNP mask significant regional variations. In 2004 the BNP polled just 1.7 percent in Scotland but 8.0 percent in Yorkshire & Humber. Those elections saw the Green Party win a Euro seat in the South East of England with just 7.9 percent of the vote. But the key reason why we need to take the BNP threat seriously lies in wider political factors rather than technical ones. The credit crunch and has led to widespread distrust for banking executives. That distrust has now spread to cover MPs because of the scandal over parliamentary expenses. Unemployment now stands at 2.2 million and look set to rise further. This creates a pool of anger and despair that can be rapidly sucked in by the BNP's racist message of blaming migrant workers and ethnic minorities for the recession. The local elections in 2006 in Barking & Dagenham show how quickly support for the Nazi BNP can rise. That election saw the BNP go from nowhere to 12 councillors in the space of a few weeks. It stands as a warning to us all. Talking down the BNP vote will not cut any ice. We need to raise the alarm and urge people to get out and vote against the BNP fascists on June 4. • Unite Against Fascism: www.uaf.org.uk | unite@ucu.org.uk | tel 020 7801 2782
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Post by QPR Report on May 15, 2009 13:51:24 GMT
One footballer who might disagree (and probably some fans!)
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