Last week I posted on this blog an article on the English Democrats:
http://kentcommunityactivist.blogspot.com/2011/09/english-democrats-there-may-be-trouble.html
The trouble has arrived a little earlier than I anticipated. One senior member of the party has resigned, a branch chairman has gone, a former parliamentary candidate also and doubtless others. The gory mess has been published across the pages of Facebook. The English Democrats' Facebook page has been very lively today. Individuals have been banned from the page, postings have been deleted.
The party is in ferment and probably in terminal decline. The cause of this is the defection of ex BNP members to the English Democrats and the fear that the ED leadership has encouraged this process. The battle is on between English Democrats who support a policy of civic nationalism and the ex BNP recruits many of whom support a policy of ethnic nationalism.
The party's AGM is this coming weekend. For many moderate civic nationalist English Democrats the key issues are the future role (if any) of Steve Uncles and the position of ex BNP member Eddy Butler. Should either or both survive as members of the English Democrats there will be many more resignations.
John your wasted in the Conservatives. a great article again
ReplyDeleteIt's not a fear, Steve Uncles with the full backing of Robin Tilbrook has actively recruited BNP members to the English Democrats. Since Paul Nuttall MEP's policy paper was presented at the UKIP party conference, whole branches of the English Democrats are getting in touch to organise mass defections! Uncles is the gift that just keeps giving.
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