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Yet more lies? Did Nick Griffin’s father really serve in WWII?
One of the only punches Nick Griffin managed to land on the other Question Time panellists was something of a low blow. While his father saw service as a Spitfire engineer in World War II, Jack Straw’s old man was a conscientious objector.
The Suffolk Evening Star carried an interview with Edgar Griffin yesterday, detailing his two years “National Service” in India. Suspicions arise as conscription (and National Service) didn’t start until 1948 – three years after the war finished.
It’s a bit complicated but Unity has more over at Liberal Conspiracy.
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2:00pm on October 25th, 2009
There was a good article on this in the Daily Mail yesterday (shock horror!)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1222597/Nick-Griffin-Jack-Straw-tale-dads.html
The best quote from Mr Griffin Snr was this: “I I was in charge of a group of around 20 young Indian aircraft mechanics, and I got on very well with them.
“The Indian ladies also used to invite us to tea and were most kind to us.”
So that’s all right then!