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BNP Takes Kingswinford By Storm

John Smith | 28.09.2010 08:41 | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements

“You are a good man,” said a 76-year-old lady named only as Hilda, as she shook Nick Griffin MEP’s hand before having a picture taken with him.



“You are a good man,” said a 76-year-old lady named only as Hilda, as she shook Nick Griffin MEP’s hand before having a picture taken with him.

“That wasn't an unusual scene at Kingswinford this Saturday, as 'Team Black Country BNP' took the campaign to this traditional English market town,” Mr Salvage continued.

“Starting at around 9.30 am, the activists set up their large, two tier stall, and began what was a fantastic day's work. People soon began taking notice of the large stall situated just off the main road on the edge of the market.

“I stood with copies of the Voice of Freedom newspaper to the roadside showing the headline, ‘'Stop This War’ while activists Jason Percival, Dave Welch, Simon Foxhall, Rob Weale, and Russ Green handed out campaign leaflets to passersby.

“Cars hooted, people opened windows to reach for leaflets, and some stopped and parked their cars to come and sign the petition.”

One particularly moving moment during the morning came when a 100 year-old gentleman came up to sign the petition. He told the activists that he was “was happy to sign the petition, and although I was a member of the Home Guard during the last war, I feel what is happening is terrible, so well done'.”

Mr Salvage said that is was striking that “dozens of people of every age, and class, from middle aged folk worried about their pensions, the elderly concerned about the state of the country, to youngsters with family or friends in Afghanistan, plus the operator of the market himself, were more than happy to give support not only to the ''Bring Our Boys Home'' campaign, but to the party in general.

“Upon Mr Griffin’s arrival, the scene resembled the mobbing of a film or pop star, as Mr Griffin was immediately noticed by dozens of people, including many waiting at the traffic lights, who could not wait to have pictures taken, shake his hand, and park up and speak to him,” Mr Salvage said.

John Smith