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5:02pm Thursday 20th September 2007
Extreme right wing political party The National Front is to set up a youth group in Chippenham promoting its racist values.
The group will send out leaflets to secondary schools and community centres in the area in a bid to attract children from the age of 14.
In the conditions of membership to The Young National Front, candidates must be "of white parentage, no homosexuals, male or female are allowed as members and your spouse or partner must also be white."
Schools and members of the Chippenham community have slammed the party and its bid to infiltrate the town.
Gerard MacMahon, head teacher at Sheldon School, said: "I am confident that our pupils would not have any involvement with an organisation who are involved in the stirring or spreading of hatred.
"As an immigrant myself, I am not at all interested in what they have got to say.
"At the school we would have nothing to do with an organisation like that - they will not be allowed to come into the school or use our facilities. Sheldon will have nothing to do with them."
The Young National Front was reformed last year and the group's notorious newspaper Bulldog' will be back in publication next year.
Chippenham would be one of just a handful of areas to have a Young National Front, with groups already set up in Manchester, London, Birmingham and Milton Keynes.
Executive member of the National Front, Steve Reynold, said: "We have had a huge influx of inquiries from young people in Chippenham urging us to come here.
"They have all said something needs to be done to the area as it needs to be sorted out. We have only come here because we have been asked and there is a real desire for us to establish a youth group here.
"Of course the young people don't have to agree with every principal we stand for - but they must agree with our main policies.
"When they join up, we will arrange a number of social activities, but they will be expected to join in to canvass in the area and be made aware of voting in local elections.
"Young people are our future and we have to get them interested in politics and voting now."
The group is planning a march through the town centre next month to raise awareness of its campaign.
Ged, Chippenham says...
6:54pm Thu 20 Sep 07
Tracey, Wilts says...
8:51pm Thu 20 Sep 07
Scott, Chippenham says...
10:36pm Thu 20 Sep 07
tyler durden, says...
10:50pm Thu 20 Sep 07
Tracey wrote:The mainstream parties don't need to give out leaflets........ just remember who your kids teachers vote for.
If any of this propaganda is given to my children without my consent i will hit the roof! It is slightly underhand to start trying to draw children into their fascist games! Does anyone see the Labour Party or Conservative party, or any other party for that matter, giving out leaflets to school children? And in Chippenham of all places? Do they want mass fights and deaths on their hands? We are a multicultural society - fact!
tyler durden, says...
10:53pm Thu 20 Sep 07
Ged wrote:Who mentioned trhe BNP ?
BNP - you just ain't wanted.
Bill, Wootton says...
1:10am Fri 21 Sep 07
M Thomas, Chippenham says...
9:50am Fri 21 Sep 07
James MT, Chippenham says...
11:32am Fri 21 Sep 07
jb, says...
12:17pm Fri 21 Sep 07
joeydubya, calne says...
12:18pm Fri 21 Sep 07
NF, Swindon says...
12:20pm Fri 21 Sep 07
M Thomas, Chippenham says...
1:15pm Fri 21 Sep 07
NF wrote:The police deal with crime and responsible citizens contact them - not the NF - about it. If the YNF don't hate anyone, why do they stop some people joining? Why are white foreigners welcome and not black or mixed race British kids, or white Jewish kids? And shouldn't we all just grow up and admit there is no such thing as racial purity on our island and hasn't been since before the Vikings?
May I first start by correcting peoples views on the Young National Front (YNF). We are here as requested by local young people. Some have said about local drug dealers, knife crime and bullying. One young person was concerned about the decline in the area and the fact that this was being allowed to go on un-challenged by the schools, police and the public. We are a genuine political party, that people seem to mis-understand. We don't hate anybody or want harm to anyone, as one of the comments may suggest; we have families, mothers and fathers alike, brothers, sisters and grand-parents. No one is falsed to listen to our views, we only ask that as you are trying to preech equality and inclusion, that you allow young people, like myself, to make our own decisions, be treated equally because of our choice of political preference and also be included because of our views. How can young people be allowed to vote at 18 when they are informed of political views and choices. My understanding is that this Govt. wants to reduce the age to vote anyway. Thank you YNF
M Thomas, Chippenham says...
1:16pm Fri 21 Sep 07
NF wrote:The police deal with crime and responsible citizens contact them - not the NF - about it. If the YNF don't hate anyone, why do they stop some people joining? Why are white foreigners welcome and not black or mixed race British kids, or white Jewish kids? And shouldn't we all just grow up and admit there is no such thing as racial purity on our island and hasn't been since before the Vikings?
May I first start by correcting peoples views on the Young National Front (YNF). We are here as requested by local young people. Some have said about local drug dealers, knife crime and bullying. One young person was concerned about the decline in the area and the fact that this was being allowed to go on un-challenged by the schools, police and the public. We are a genuine political party, that people seem to mis-understand. We don't hate anybody or want harm to anyone, as one of the comments may suggest; we have families, mothers and fathers alike, brothers, sisters and grand-parents. No one is falsed to listen to our views, we only ask that as you are trying to preech equality and inclusion, that you allow young people, like myself, to make our own decisions, be treated equally because of our choice of political preference and also be included because of our views. How can young people be allowed to vote at 18 when they are informed of political views and choices. My understanding is that this Govt. wants to reduce the age to vote anyway. Thank you YNF
Jane, Chippenham says...
2:01pm Fri 21 Sep 07
Executive member of the National Front, Steve Reynold, said: "We have had a huge influx of inquiries from young people in Chippenham urging us to come here.
"They have all said something needs to be done to the area as it needs to be sorted out. We have only come here because we have been asked and there is a real desire for us to establish a youth group here.
Jane, Chippenham says...
2:02pm Fri 21 Sep 07
Executive member of the National Front, Steve Reynold, said: "We have had a huge influx of inquiries from young people in Chippenham urging us to come here.
"They have all said something needs to be done to the area as it needs to be sorted out. We have only come here because we have been asked and there is a real desire for us to establish a youth group here.
jb, says...
5:23pm Fri 21 Sep 07
yummymummy, chippenham says...
9:10pm Fri 21 Sep 07
tyler durden, reading says...
9:11pm Fri 21 Sep 07
Jane wrote:Maybe the reporter should go back to school and learn to spell?
Executive member of the National Front, Steve Reynold, said: "We have had a huge influx of inquiries from young people in Chippenham urging us to come here. "They have all said something needs to be done to the area as it needs to be sorted out. We have only come here because we have been asked and there is a real desire for us to establish a youth group here.Firstly, I think Mr Reynolds means enquiries not inquiries?? Secondly, where is his proof that all crimes in and around Chippenham are carried out by "non-whites" And a note to Scott, take a look around your school, you will notice it's multi-cultural and the majority of prople in are British!
NF, Swindon says...
10:56pm Fri 21 Sep 07
walter, wilshur says...
6:31am Sat 22 Sep 07
jb, says...
11:44am Sat 22 Sep 07
tyler durden, reading says...
12:16pm Sat 22 Sep 07
jb wrote:Really? And what evidence do you have of that? Or this another typical lefty sweeping comment with no substance to back it up?
yeah walter, trouble is with some of these types that cause the BNP/NF to thrive, its your death they are after
tyler durden, says...
12:19pm Sat 22 Sep 07
yummymummy wrote:Undoubtedly the sensible post on this subject to date. Fair play to you mate.
Why is it such a crime these days to say your proud of being British??If you do your branded a racist!Its fine to have various religious/political groups going to schools to give talks or knocking on your door canvassing votes so why not let the NF do there bit and let children make up there own minds based on the facts!They're not stupid and we shouldn't treat them that way!I am not a member of the NF but i do believe that we have become a nation that has gone pc mad!!
spooks, calne says...
4:05pm Sat 22 Sep 07
tyler durden wrote:i second that .
yummymummy wrote: Why is it such a crime these days to say your proud of being British??If you do your branded a racist!Its fine to have various religious/political groups going to schools to give talks or knocking on your door canvassing votes so why not let the NF do there bit and let children make up there own minds based on the facts!They're not stupid and we shouldn't treat them that way!I am not a member of the NF but i do believe that we have become a nation that has gone pc mad!!Undoubtedly the sensible post on this subject to date. Fair play to you mate.
jb, says...
4:09pm Sat 22 Sep 07
jb, says...
4:12pm Sat 22 Sep 07
jb, says...
4:13pm Sat 22 Sep 07
SwindonNF, Swindon says...
11:15am Sun 23 Sep 07
NF, Young National Front says...
3:25pm Mon 24 Sep 07
tyler durden, says...
6:36pm Mon 24 Sep 07
jb wrote:My apologies. I did indeed misread and misunderstand your post.
Tyler you should read and think properly before you go off on a rant; the types I`m referring to are the practicioners of the religion of peace and their pals that are after the deaths of those defendng the right to free speech, you know I can`t say who, I`ll get censored
Localman, chippenham says...
8:05pm Wed 26 Sep 07
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moonraker1, chippenham says...
5:41pm Thu 20 Sep 07