True Brits - A Positive New Future For British Nationalism

Dipping in and out of those parts of the internet, for updates on news and issues relating to the world of Nationalism, as I regularly do, I was given cause to feel a lot more optimistic about the future, than I have for some time.

The trail I followed led me to an article on the Alternative Right website, found here  www.alternativeright.com, entitled The Death of the BNP written by my friend and one time political ally Kevin Scott. It seems this article itself was written as a result of various events in the Nationalist world in recent weeks, specifically the “resignation” announcement of Andrew Brons MEP in which he explained he had essentially been declared persona non gratis in the British National Party and therefore in an untenable position. Co-incidentally I also once found myself in a similar position, as declared by some jumped-up five minute wonder of a small-n nationalist, who seems now to have disappeared, for declaring support for the December Rebels Kenny and Nicholla Smith, Steve Blake and Ian Dawson, when they took action in order to get through to Griffin, that he was, shall I say, making some poor decisions in regard to how he was managing the BNP. Possibly also of influence, in writing the article, was the childish posting by Nick Griffin on his Twitter site, a tweet that I cannot now find, where he posted the address of a homosexual couple and made veiled threats which have resulted in a police investigation. The latter of these has caused a furore in the press, the opposite response to which was caused when the BNP membership list was leaked and member’s addresses, including mine, were made available on the internet! The former of these two events also prompted an article in the Independent newspaper entitled “Rats leave Nick Griffin behind on the BNP’s swiftly sinking ship” and purported to detail the ongoing collapse and decline of the British National Party – see Sinking Ship

It seems that the announcement by Andrew Brons has set the wheels in motion for actions that have been planned for some time and as Kevin mentions in his article, a new party, already with a name, is waiting in the wings to “...scoop up many of the former members and activists who remain detached from the BNP, but politically adrift, as well as win over the likes of the NF, English Democrats, BFP/EDL and even UKIP” and “It also hopes to win over remaining members of the BNP, many of whom remain confused ... as to the real cause of the BNP’s explosive collapse since the 2010 general election”.

Kevin’s final sentence in his article, which gave me particular cause for optimism says “After two years of disarray, failure and ongoing collapse, a light has finally appeared at the end of the BNP story!”

As said above, I have known Kevin for some time and consider him a level-headed Nationalist, one who would not make such a statement if he did not feel we were on the verge of a very important development in Nationalism and so therefore I share in that feeling.

As those of us who have been around for some time might expect, this development will be criticised by those whose purpose in life is to destroy those things that we Nationalists believe in and hold dear, but also by those many supposed nationalists (note again, the small “N”) who play at politics and largely hide behind pseudonyms suggesting they are Nationalists but criticising everything that is being done to take our fight forward. This latter group of people are largely responsible for the in-fighting problems that Nationalism has been faced with and which have caused our movement to fragment and stagnate for so long. There are also those supposedly well-intentioned Nationalists, who on one hand suggest they are supportive, but then add a comment that sub-consciously invites the reader to question whether such developments are good after all. One example being found in the Clubman blog, where writer Mike Howson, a one-time political colleague of mine, announces that “....another political entity has arrived in the form of True Brits formed by Andrew Brons and others including Andrew Moffatt. The leader of the new organisation appears to be Peter Phillips”. The blog then continues “Peter Phillips it transpires is a homosexual!” Much of the blog article then dwells on this issue before announcing at the end that “...if the three people mentioned above wish to have a stab at forming a Nationalists party, then who am I to stand in their way..... and ..... as long as their organisation promotes my world view I would welcome it”. See Olivercromwellsclubman blogspot - True Brits. This article begs the question as to why anyone would want to make comments that may cause readers to question the values of the leader of a new party whilst also "praising" the venture. It may well be a case of deliberate misinformation to discourage those who consider this issue to be of more importance than the saving of our nation! It may simply be rumour, or it might even be true, but whatever it might be, it distracts from what is actually important. I am a heterosexual, but do not feel that this is something I need to discuss or even mention, under normal circumstances, as it is a private matter and does not affect how I conduct myself in public or in the political world and by that same token would expect the same to be said were I homosexual. My view is that if Peter is the best man for the job then that is all that matters and I would rather talk about the positive development that the True Brits seems to be.

I also looked at the Electoral Commission website -and found that the True Brits, have, in fact, been registered as a political party, with Peter Philips as leader and Robert Gertner as Nominating Officer. I also know Bob of old and also consider him to be a level-headed Nationalist, so this gives me even more cause for optimism.

Opportunities have arisen as a result of a rapidly imploding BNP, with the English Democrats and the NF, as well as new organisations, such as Britain First, British Freedom Party and so on, organisations which have shown some promise but which have not fulfilled that promise and all of whom have been vying to fill that vacuum. However, only now it seems, does a serious contender come forward, with the True Brits seemingly having the potential, with the “names” that I now know of who will be supporting them and the lack of stigma associated with some aspects of Nationalism that was relevant in the 60s and 70s, but which is actually no longer relevant in the 21st century.

I believe that now, more than ever in recent times, Nationalism is buzzing with the anticipation of a development that many of us, who have felt disenfranchised since Nick Griffin showed himself to be the destroyer rather than the saviour of Nationalism in this country, will see as a new beginning and the opportunity for us all to move together in making our movement one that fits the circumstances that we are faced with in a 21st century Britain.

I have not felt this optimistic for some time and look forward to hearing more and know there are many other disaffected and disillusioned Nationalists who have also been waiting for such a moment and I am sure that more news on this development will surface in the very near future. I, and I am sure they will, look forward to playing a part and working again with the best of British Nationalists in taking back Britain for us True Brits!

God Bless Muslims!

Due to the general, but sad, political apathy that exists, particularly within the Nationalist movement I very rarely update this blog. Sometimes however, little gems crop up that reawaken that general yearning to do something and thanks to Roger Bennett for bringing this to my attention, as this is one of those moments.

Please watch, enjoy and hope that it stirs the inner Nationalist into making something of our movement once again!