Griffin Pelted With Eggs
British National Party Leader Nick Griffin, recently elected as an MEP for the North West region, has been pelted with eggs outside Parliament.
The controversial far-right politician, whose Party admits "indigenous British ethnic groups derived from the class of Caucasion", was holding a press conference about the Party's recent success in the European Parliament elections, which secured them two MEPs and 6% of the national vote.
Members of the Unite Against Fascism protest group approached chanting anti-Nazi slogans and hurling eggs at Griffin and fellow BNP MEP Andrew Brons. The pair had to retreat as the shower of missiles continued.
Speaking to BBC News after the incident Mr Griffin said: "It's a very, very sad day for British democracy,
"People should be entitled to hear what we have to say and to hear journalists question us robustly."
He's right.
As unpalatable as the BNP's policies may be we cannot escape from the fact that Mr Griffin and Mr Brons have been democratically chosen by the people in a fair electoral process.
They have the right to address the assembled media in a safe, controlled and law-abiding manner. Even if Unite Against Fascism don't want to hear the BNP's message, that doesn't give them the right to prevent others from choosing to do so.
Today their behaviour was no better than the BNP's.
The controversial far-right politician, whose Party admits "indigenous British ethnic groups derived from the class of Caucasion", was holding a press conference about the Party's recent success in the European Parliament elections, which secured them two MEPs and 6% of the national vote.
Members of the Unite Against Fascism protest group approached chanting anti-Nazi slogans and hurling eggs at Griffin and fellow BNP MEP Andrew Brons. The pair had to retreat as the shower of missiles continued.
Speaking to BBC News after the incident Mr Griffin said: "It's a very, very sad day for British democracy,
"People should be entitled to hear what we have to say and to hear journalists question us robustly."
He's right.
As unpalatable as the BNP's policies may be we cannot escape from the fact that Mr Griffin and Mr Brons have been democratically chosen by the people in a fair electoral process.
They have the right to address the assembled media in a safe, controlled and law-abiding manner. Even if Unite Against Fascism don't want to hear the BNP's message, that doesn't give them the right to prevent others from choosing to do so.
Today their behaviour was no better than the BNP's.
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