Eddy Butler

Eddy Butler was a leading member of the British National Party,  but has transferred his political allegiance to the English Democrats. He secured a mention in the recently published IPPR report:

'To the extent that one agrees that ‘English interests’ require championing, it is hard to dissemble from the view that they are not sufficiently well represented in the current political system. Unlike Scotland and Wales, there is no significant political party promoting England as a locus and focus of political life. That the tiny English Democrats are currently absorbing members from a disintegrating British National Party makes clear that they will not plug that particular gap.' (12) 

12 For example, two very prominent former BNP activists – Chris Beverley and Eddy Butler – are now members of the English Democrats, the latter following an unsuccessful leadership bid against the BNP’ s Nick Griffin in 2010. Despite their membership of the English Democrats, Beverley and Butler continue to work for BNP MEP , Andrew Brons. See http://andrewbrons.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71&Itemid=120 (accessed 5 January 2012)

Mr Butler has his own blog, the most recent post is an attack on UKIP, a passion he shares with Steve Uncles.  The following is from his latest post:

'I have heard many people say that if the ‘civic’ nationalist option is the correct path to follow, then people should opt for UKIP rather than the English Democrats.

I will examine this proposition.

Firstly, I will again reject the tag ‘civic’. I do not think any descriptive terms are necessary other than ‘nationalist’.

I do not and have never referred to myself as a civic nationalist, a racial nationalist, a cultural nationalist or a ethno nationalist. What is important is that we are nationalists and share common feelings and can unite around a common manifesto.'

From: http://eddybutler.blogspot.com/2012/01/ukip-option.html

So, if I understand correctly, what is being articulated by Mr Butler is that civic, racist, cultural and ethno nationalists share common ground. 

I have difficulty in defining what cultural nationalism means in England today, for some it is a nostaligic yearning for a golden age which of course never existed except in the imagination.

I support the concept of symmetric devolution within a federal structure as a solution to the West Lothian Question. Beyond that I would not consider myself to be a nationalist.  We live in the postmodern age, which I assume is anathema to cultural, racist and ethno nationalists.

I came across the following link recently.  Interesting reading in the context of this post.

http://thebritishresistance.co.uk/guest-writers/1200-the-english-democrats-betrayal-and-real-nationalism


See also:

http://kentcommunityactivist.blogspot.com/2011/09/civic-v-racist-nationalism.html