Having made a big stink in the past about Peter Hain’s expenses, the BNP find themselves facing serious questions from the Electoral Commission and the possibility of a former treasurer facing criminal proceedings for delivering “inadequate accounts”.
A spokesperson for the Electoral Commission stated they had “a number of concerns” about the financial statements and the inadequate records referred to in Nick Griffin’s annual report. They have urgently requested more detailed information about the inadequacies from the party’s auditors. The BNP has until 8 January to reply, after which the Electoral Commission will consider what further action to take.
These dodgy dealings are causing rebellion and defections at a senior level with individuals such as Chris Jackson posting attacks on a constitutional arrangement that gives leader Nick Griffin dictator status. But then again, what the **** did he expect from a fascist organisation anyway?
Jackson, who along with other activists is defecting to the National Front, lays the blame for the party’s latest woes at the doorstep of Jim Dowson, a major fundraiser who holds an undefined role in the party but is a big gun at the right-wing campaign group LifeLeague UK. Dowson is supposed to be one of a small group behind the move to ‘assimilate’ the BNP into mainstream politics by opening up membership eligibility to non-whites. Besides being a serious benefactor, the Belfast-based consultant also provided a property near Valencia in Spain which was hired out to the BNP as a management training centre for party officers.
There is no evidence if Roger Phillips, West Wales deputy organiser, was present at these events but there is a suspicion that he drew upon Dowson’s backing to set up his Patriotic Products outfit. The company which sold golliwogs and offensive material in football club colours is no longer trading after complaints by Premier League. ‘Dodger’ Phillips continues to elude the press although he was spotted in Ammanford over the weekend and he continues to assist Avon and Somerset police after allegedly making threats to kill anti-fascist campaigner Mark Watson.
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