Dear All
The first session of the new European Parliament in Strasbourg has got off to an unusual start by the election of Jerzy Buzek (Poland) as its president and the arrival of the first far right MEPs from the UK.
Jerzy Buzek is supposed to be regarded by some as the living embodiment of what many people think the European Union should be about.
He was born in Poland, in a border region which changed hands between Czechoslovakia, Poland and Germany during World War II.
A member of the anti-bureaucratic trade union Solidarity; he helped bring the communist regime to an end.
His role as President is largely symbolic and the result of horse trading and closed door deals. Buzek will serve two-and-half years before standing down in favour of a socialist candidate.
On the other side of the political coin!
The BNP have now got two MEP’s at Brussels, Nick Griffin, the Cambridge educated leader and Andrew Brons.
This is the greatest success that the BNP has had to date and a coup; they are the first members of the far right British National Party to win seats in the European Parliament.
The BNP election has led to a petition by 90,000 British voters declaring that the BNP does not speak for them.
Which according to the rules; they now do and I suspect that Griffen and Brons will use this situation to their advantage.
I suspect they already have a plan and that plan is to be seen as serious politicians so I don’t expect to see many waves.
Griffin isn’t stupid by any means.
This is a sad day for the people of Britain but the reason for the BNP success lies with the main political parties of Westminister.
The BNP saw a gap in the market and exploited it.
Although the BNP will not change the course of history during this parliament their presence represents how broken Britain has become.
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University
The first session of the new European Parliament in Strasbourg has got off to an unusual start by the election of Jerzy Buzek (Poland) as its president and the arrival of the first far right MEPs from the UK.
Jerzy Buzek is supposed to be regarded by some as the living embodiment of what many people think the European Union should be about.
He was born in Poland, in a border region which changed hands between Czechoslovakia, Poland and Germany during World War II.
A member of the anti-bureaucratic trade union Solidarity; he helped bring the communist regime to an end.
His role as President is largely symbolic and the result of horse trading and closed door deals. Buzek will serve two-and-half years before standing down in favour of a socialist candidate.
On the other side of the political coin!
The BNP have now got two MEP’s at Brussels, Nick Griffin, the Cambridge educated leader and Andrew Brons.
This is the greatest success that the BNP has had to date and a coup; they are the first members of the far right British National Party to win seats in the European Parliament.
The BNP election has led to a petition by 90,000 British voters declaring that the BNP does not speak for them.
Which according to the rules; they now do and I suspect that Griffen and Brons will use this situation to their advantage.
I suspect they already have a plan and that plan is to be seen as serious politicians so I don’t expect to see many waves.
Griffin isn’t stupid by any means.
This is a sad day for the people of Britain but the reason for the BNP success lies with the main political parties of Westminister.
The BNP saw a gap in the market and exploited it.
Although the BNP will not change the course of history during this parliament their presence represents how broken Britain has become.
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University
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