Merrick on the BNP
My good (if somewhat scatophilic) friend Merrick always has a good aim when it comes to bringing the hammer down on political nails. Perhaps the British National Party is an easy target, and picking apart their promotional literature verges on nuking sharks in an egg cup. However, if only for the satisfyingly succinct writing, I heartily recommend my readers to his latest post, ‘British Jobs for Polish Workers‘. I can’t recall the last time I saw sleazy propaganda so thoroughly demolished.
While you’re at it, do read his take on the MP expenses row. Has there been a more just and rational solution to the second home issue than making MPs eligible for Housing Benefit? I think not.
Thankyou for your kind words, Gyrus. The post is called ‘British Jobs for Polish workers’, though!
It left me a little unsure, not just from the sharks/eggcup perspective (their leaflet’s better than the Greens one, I’ll be blogging that this week), but also because I feel uneasy picking the BNP apart like they were some sort of intelligent political entity. There’s a big part of me that thinks they’re dignified by that, and they could do with the more straightforward Woody Allen approach.
Still, whatever, with the proportional representation system it’s important that everyone eligible votes for a party who’ll score more than the BNP on June 4th, preferably the Greens (an extra 3% on their vote will probably keep the BNP out, and extra 3% on Labour will probably make no difference). There’s a detailed bit about that here.
Merrick - 26th May 2009 @ 10:31
I stand corrected (said the man in the orthopedic shoes). And thanks for posting the follow-up link. I’ve emailed that bit to everyone I know in the target areas of the North and Midlands.
Gyrus - 26th May 2009 @ 10:42