Tag Archives: BNP legal cases

Get your popcorn ready: is the BNP self destructing?

It’s looking increasingly possible that either finances or fratricide will see the BNP destroy itself as a functioning political force. With a steady flow of bad news for Nick Griffin growing to a torrent this week, it seems there may be significant momentum behind events which could bring the party to its knees by next year’s local elections. [...]

Quote of the day: resignation edition

Fare thee well Good riddance, Lee John Barnes LLB (Hons). The BNP’s legal officer has resigned, offering up a rambling 3,000-word tirade by way of a parting shot. Calamitous court cases cited by Barnes and further highlights are available at Liberal Conspiracy and Harry’s Place, but this paragraph encapsulates the state of paranoia at the top of [...]

Nick Griffin confesses BNP is "cash struck" as party fails to pay invoices

Those BNP-watchers signed up to Griffenfurher’s email list will be familiar with the hallmarks of a message from the Great Leader, notably the (multiple) appeals for donations. But with court cases threatening to tip the party over the edge, Griffin’s latest missive to his “fellow British patriots” ranks as the most desperate yet. As already [...]

BNP hit with £170,000 bill for Marmite legal case

The Sunday Mirror reports today that Unilever have reached an out of court settlement with the British National Party over the unauthorised use of the Marmite brand in an election advertisement, understood to be worth up to £170,000. Given the party’s extant financial troubles, what led Griffinfurher on the kamikaze course of a legal dispute with [...]

BNP finances in disarray as party "fails to pay staff"

The finances of the British National Party are lurching from bad to worse following reports its staff were not paid last month, sparking speculation on nationalist websites that the party could go bankrupt. With the leadership struggling to manage a ballooning turnover, profligacy and calamitous legal cases have laid waste to a reported income of £1.9 [...]