So now it is official. A leadership challenge by Andrew Brons.
On the official website the announcement is titled "Democracy in Action", but as with many matters in the party further probing shows that all is not what it seems.
A rule stating that all campaigning must be conducted through "official channels" gives the lie to the previous statement.
Who controls these channels? Who has an inbuilt advantage as a result of being leader and thus better known to "armchair" voting members unaware of the virtues of the contender?
You guessed it. Nick Griffin.
I could be breaking the rules by this blog, just stating my opinion as an ordinary member.
That's democracy Griffin style, pretend democracy, as in the use of proxy votes to carry resolutions favouring the leader and cooked up by him, sidestepping the will of the party as expressed at EGMs and in conference resolutions.
Stifle the opposition from making their case while using the power of the official website to promote the leader.
Nick Griffin uses his position as leader to make the rules up as he goes on and of course he makes them up to favour himself.`
He needs to win a new spell as leader as he knows he has no chance of getting another term as an MEP so he has broken his promise to stand down in order to protect his future and that of his daughter and son in law on the payroll.
I know I am to an extent washing dirty linen in public but what other options have I got?.
As stated above camaigning in favour of candidates is forbidden and the rules changed to suit the interests of the leader at the whim of the leader and not put to a fair vote.
All this is un necessary. The Party is being split asunder, good nationalists expelled, splinter parties formed and membership going down. This at a time when the country is going to pot, jobs are being lost, taxes going up and we are being invaded by aliens.
WE SHOULD BE GAINING INFLUENCE NOW. All the conditions are right.
WHY IS OUR INFLUENCE GOING DOWN?
We should be united as nationalists, but it seems nationalism has been put second to the interests of the Griffin family and clique.
I joined our party, inspired by Nick Griffin but his recent blunders and avarice have set our cause back.
It is no good saying he built the party up. Yes he did but then after inspiring hard work and progress it does not give him the right to undo our work.
Since he has been leader all other parties have changed leader several times. If he carries on he will have been leader longer than Gadaffi!
So Nick. Thanks for what you have done (with our help) but now is the time to step down gracefully as you promised.
We need a new leader who can heal the wounds, many of which have been caused by you.
Our cause is more than any individual and Andrew Brons would heal these wounds and hopefully bind the disparate nationalist elements into a strong patriotic force.
Let's pull together. But I am afraid it is not possible under the present leadership.
P.S I shall continue in my support for the contender and although it may seem that I have been breaking the rules there is much more that I could say but for now I will keep silent on these matters.
