On Saturday 21st January, Scottish loyalists and fascists waving union jacks and giving Nazi salutes, lined the parade route through Glasgow city centre. The parade was held up for 30 minutes and after the march began, participants were subjected to a volley of racist and sectarian chants from loyalist demonstrators, while several bottles were thrown. Full story here |
The BNP has won it's fifth council seat, this time in Halifax, Yorkshire - beating the Labour Party into third place. For national and local reports and analysis click here |
Robin Evans won the seat with a 16 vote majority | The BNP has won a surprise council by-election victory in the constituency of Foreign Secretary Jack Straw. The win in Blackburn, Lancashire -Straw's constituency - adds to the three seats the British National Party already holds in the north west of England. Candidate Robin Evans won the Mill Hill seat in Blackburn with a majority of just 16 votes. The seat on Darwen Borough Council became vacant after a Liberal Democrat councillor left the area. There were angry scenes even before the count took place at the old town hall in Blackburn. Full story here |
A racist who police believe was planning to launch a terror campaign has been jailed for 11 years. Pipe bombs, a sub-machine gun, two shotguns, a pistol and bullets were discovered in the home of 37-year-old David Tovey. Police say the loner was planning a one-man race war after uncovering the arsenal at his home in Canterton, Oxfordshire. Full story here |