Comments on: Casting ‘Total Politics’ into the Archipelago.

By: Vimes

Vimes — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:14:26 +0000

BNP – “old school socialists”? Bollocks to that – my dad was an “old school socialist” and he wouldn’t have pissed on the BNP if they were on fire.

By: John77

John77 — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:43:34 +0000

Dave Semple asks whether the Labour Party in the 1920s advocated repatriation: he is presumably unaware that the State of Israel was not founded until 1948 and so it impossible for Mosley and other members of the Labour Party to call for repatriation to a state that did not exist

By: Alan

Alan — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:14:49 +0000

Dave Semple said:

“The attack on democracy accusation is pretty standard fare for you libertarians. I could point out til I was blue in the face that the editorial decisions of a magazine have nothing to do with democracy. Actually I could point out that when they are taken as a result of popular pressure, it

By: Billy Barnett

Billy Barnett — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:58:10 +0000

Dave Semple it would seem that you consider only one component of the BNP’s platform to be relevant to their outlook. There is more to them than repatriation – and I’m with Pat on that one. They are old school socialist.

As to whether Labour advocated repatriation in the 1920s, I suspect they didn’t if only because there was no reason why anyone should have done given the ethnic mix at that time. What they would have made of todays Britain is anyone’s guess. For my guess I’d say that given the mores of the day the rank and file at least, if not the Webbs, Attlee etc, is highly likely to have thought along today’s BNP lines.

By: Dave Semple

Dave Semple — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:25:04 +0000

@Pat – did the Labour Party of the 1920s advocate “repatriation” etc?

@ Chris’ Wills – is it a successful business? I gather it’s owned by Ashcroft but I’ve no idea if it makes money. I thought, like the Staggers or Tribune, it sucked in money rather than making any.

By: Chris' Wills

Chris' Wills — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:31:37 +0000

Socialist sees succesful, private business owned by people he doesn’t like.

Automatic response, how can I destroy a succesful business and put more people on the dole.

All must be controlled by me and mine seems to be the concept

By: Pat

Pat — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:45:50 +0000

Since the BNP, to judge from its website, is essentially the labour party of 1920, perhaps the left is more worried about losing working class support than anything ellse.

By: Dave Semple

Dave Semple — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:47:31 +0000

Pauline? Really?

The attack on democracy accusation is pretty standard fare for you libertarians. I could point out til I was blue in the face that the editorial decisions of a magazine have nothing to do with democracy. Actually I could point out that when they are taken as a result of popular pressure, it’s probably closer to democracy than when they are taken simply to be controversial, or as a result of individual political bias. But whether or not I have a point, you’re not going to be persuaded.

I will make the point that satire is one thing, mean little remarks about how Paul tried to bribe bloggers by offering links are pointless and untruthful. In actual fact, the links were put up with no quid pro quo offered, as a means to attract attention to the issue – and Paul says exactly that.