Enough for a while of this navel gazing!
There will be few nationalists who do not feel a little schadenfreude at the closure of the News of The World.
The owner, ruthless global capitalist Murdoch is finally getting a few of his just desserts. His paper's underhand and criminal tactics to sensationalise and libel innocent people who can not afford legal redress have been long notorious.
Our party has often been libelled by his publications, mainly I believe on account of our opposition to his capitalist creed which puts the interests of the wealthy above the people of our country.
Of course he has no allegience to Britain. He is an Aussie living in the USA and his media empire with its near stranglehold on news represents a danger to democracy.
He has far too much power and political influence for one who has not been elected, and the courting of him and subaservience to him by our political leaders shows their contempt for us and their cowardice.
As has been said before "absolute power corrupts absolutely"
Fortunately he has been shown that he does not have absolute power and it is to be hoped that he is to be cut down to size.
Not that the other press barons are much better. The press is controlled by less than a dozen powerful men, all biased against the British people and our party.
The internet is giving us an opportunity to counter this democratic deficit but the press still remains powerful.
That's why the demise or rebranding of VoF is such a disappointment. Formerly it was printed on newsprint and was informative and well edited and people asked for it.
The new version looks like a leaflet which in effect it is with little to stimulate the reader.
The reason for this change was said to be to improve it, but I have been told it was because we had not paid for the printing of previous editions.
Whatever the reason there is little demand for it, and we still in spite of the internet need a newspaper vehicle to promote our policies.
Who decided to change the format and the reason I can only have an educated guess, another reason for openness in our party.
Be that as it may, PLEASE BRING BACK VOF
Saturday, 9 July 2011
HOT UNDER THE COLLAR
We received our booklet from supporters of Andrew Brons this morning.
It is dynamite and exposes in a clear and concise form some of the shady practices and corruption employed by the leadership of the party.
It charts in detail the decline in our party fortunes over the last two years with the numbers of council seats lost and our proportion of the vote going down.
Any leader who was interested in the future of our party and country would have done the decent thing and resigned as he promised.
Yes Nick Griffin has done great things in the past but it is time for him to go before he does more damage.
The booklet has got them rattled and contain the allegations of "lies".I have had a text and e mail asking me to complain about the leaflet.
If so let the party sue, after all Griffin seems to spend much of his time in court at great cost to the membership.
Let him prove the so called lies, an accusation he frequently uses without any proof.
It is alleged that the leaflet has been put out by Butler.That is not true.
Although I have had no part in it I know who has put it out . It was put out by Party members and thus not third parties as alleged.It was not put out by Andrew Brons nor I believe with his knowledge.
It was put out in an attempt to clear away the deceit and chicanery of the present leadership and tell the truth openly, and hopefully save our party from its downward spiral.
It is said to be illegal.
No it is not. It is only illegal according to the rules made up by Griffin to consolidate his advantage.
Some will have to wait until Monday as the letter was sent second class.
I was unable to attend the hustings last night but have been told that Brons was accused of wishing to bring Sadie Graham back in.
Completely untrue.
Also Clive Jefferson kept butting in with accusations that Brons owed the party money including £500 for the use of a table at the annual conference which he did not ask for.
I was at the conference and the question must be asked why the use of a table whether oredered or not justifies the cost of £500.
The same accusation was made in Liverpool I believe.
It is evident that Andrew is the man of integrity and refuses to divert EU funds illegally, a misdemeanour for which the party is now being charged by the EU.
I suppose by putting my views on this blog I will be considered a third party.
No I am not.
I am a long standing member and refuse to be denied my say, and I say that if (when) Griffin wins the party will rapidly decline into obscurity.
The sad thing is that it was all so unnecessary.
A democratic party devoid of expulsions for asking questions and openness over financial matters could have prevented all this.
All we get are allegations of lieing.
To sort it out once and for all--PUBLISH THE ACCOUNTS AND MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS and refute the allegations.
It is dynamite and exposes in a clear and concise form some of the shady practices and corruption employed by the leadership of the party.
It charts in detail the decline in our party fortunes over the last two years with the numbers of council seats lost and our proportion of the vote going down.
Any leader who was interested in the future of our party and country would have done the decent thing and resigned as he promised.
Yes Nick Griffin has done great things in the past but it is time for him to go before he does more damage.
The booklet has got them rattled and contain the allegations of "lies".I have had a text and e mail asking me to complain about the leaflet.
If so let the party sue, after all Griffin seems to spend much of his time in court at great cost to the membership.
Let him prove the so called lies, an accusation he frequently uses without any proof.
It is alleged that the leaflet has been put out by Butler.That is not true.
Although I have had no part in it I know who has put it out . It was put out by Party members and thus not third parties as alleged.It was not put out by Andrew Brons nor I believe with his knowledge.
It was put out in an attempt to clear away the deceit and chicanery of the present leadership and tell the truth openly, and hopefully save our party from its downward spiral.
It is said to be illegal.
No it is not. It is only illegal according to the rules made up by Griffin to consolidate his advantage.
Some will have to wait until Monday as the letter was sent second class.
I was unable to attend the hustings last night but have been told that Brons was accused of wishing to bring Sadie Graham back in.
Completely untrue.
Also Clive Jefferson kept butting in with accusations that Brons owed the party money including £500 for the use of a table at the annual conference which he did not ask for.
I was at the conference and the question must be asked why the use of a table whether oredered or not justifies the cost of £500.
The same accusation was made in Liverpool I believe.
It is evident that Andrew is the man of integrity and refuses to divert EU funds illegally, a misdemeanour for which the party is now being charged by the EU.
I suppose by putting my views on this blog I will be considered a third party.
No I am not.
I am a long standing member and refuse to be denied my say, and I say that if (when) Griffin wins the party will rapidly decline into obscurity.
The sad thing is that it was all so unnecessary.
A democratic party devoid of expulsions for asking questions and openness over financial matters could have prevented all this.
All we get are allegations of lieing.
To sort it out once and for all--PUBLISH THE ACCOUNTS AND MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS and refute the allegations.
Friday, 8 July 2011
THE CONTEST GETTING NASTY
The leadership contest is hotting upand getting nasty.
On the official website the two candidates give their 500 word statements, provoking a barrage of comments 95% of which attack Brons and praise Griffin.
This seems strange and not in keeping with what people are telling me.
I believe Griffin's attack dogs have been loosed from their not very tight leashes.
Many of the statements they make are patent lies. It is a pity that they seem incapable of civilised discussion without resorting to untruths.
Today there are two NW "hustings", one at 5 pm in Salford and one later in Liverpool.
The fact that there are two on the same day with the first being so early (and inconvenient for workers), and at such short notice demonstrates the underhand tactics of our present leader.
Who decided the times of these hustings and the short notice? The same person who dropped the proxy votes on the GMM two weeks ago. Mr Nick Griffin.
I note in his election leaflet his present jobs are MEP, Director of Publicity and editor of VoF and Party Leader.
I would not have thought he would have had time to be editor of our paper and am still puzzled why Martin Wingfield an experienced journalist has been replaced.
It is evident that he has in the poor quality nowadays of what was a well written and intersting publication.
It is as if Nick Griffin does not trust anybody to work for the party except his family and the recent sycophants who have hitched their waggon to his and thus depend on him.
All the senior members who ran the party when I joined 8 years ago have now been replaced, expelled or left in disgust, including long standing members and councillors and activists.
The ones in control now are recent members, ill suited to their positions.
So it is evident that Griffin is not a unity candidate. He has presided over a mass exodus of talent and replaced that talent with mediocrity.
He says the party is growing now but gives no actual figures. I know many who after years of work have given up on the party and many are just hanging on in order to vote for a new leader.
This fact is not shown in the moderated comments on the main website.
We need to join together and Brons is the man to do it.
Too much venom has been spouted. It is time for an amnesty for all those driven away by the high handed actions of our present leader and join together as a strong political force.
Unfortunately those now outside the party will not come back to work with us unless we have a new leader.
If Brons is elected he will only be leader for a year until a new constitution is formulated.
If Griffin wins we are stuck with him in the downward spiral for another 4 years by which time there will be no effective party left.
An often forgotten decision taken at Codnor 3 years ago at the time when we voted for yearly elections was a generous pension for Griffin paid for out of party funds of if my memory serves me right of over £20,000 per year.
I wonder if he has changed this decision like he changed the one year rule for elections?
I am sure he will have tucked away somewhere,the obligation for the party to fund a generous retirement for him.
One last thing.
He says he is campaigning for a referendum on leaving the EU.
Good, we are all in favour of that.
BUT, When is the next batch of the "Bring our Boys Home" petitions to be handed in.
The first 10,000 were handed in amid much publicity and it was stated that others would be delivered later.
Have they been delivered ?
I'll not hold my breath.
On the official website the two candidates give their 500 word statements, provoking a barrage of comments 95% of which attack Brons and praise Griffin.
This seems strange and not in keeping with what people are telling me.
I believe Griffin's attack dogs have been loosed from their not very tight leashes.
Many of the statements they make are patent lies. It is a pity that they seem incapable of civilised discussion without resorting to untruths.
Today there are two NW "hustings", one at 5 pm in Salford and one later in Liverpool.
The fact that there are two on the same day with the first being so early (and inconvenient for workers), and at such short notice demonstrates the underhand tactics of our present leader.
Who decided the times of these hustings and the short notice? The same person who dropped the proxy votes on the GMM two weeks ago. Mr Nick Griffin.
I note in his election leaflet his present jobs are MEP, Director of Publicity and editor of VoF and Party Leader.
I would not have thought he would have had time to be editor of our paper and am still puzzled why Martin Wingfield an experienced journalist has been replaced.
It is evident that he has in the poor quality nowadays of what was a well written and intersting publication.
It is as if Nick Griffin does not trust anybody to work for the party except his family and the recent sycophants who have hitched their waggon to his and thus depend on him.
All the senior members who ran the party when I joined 8 years ago have now been replaced, expelled or left in disgust, including long standing members and councillors and activists.
The ones in control now are recent members, ill suited to their positions.
So it is evident that Griffin is not a unity candidate. He has presided over a mass exodus of talent and replaced that talent with mediocrity.
He says the party is growing now but gives no actual figures. I know many who after years of work have given up on the party and many are just hanging on in order to vote for a new leader.
This fact is not shown in the moderated comments on the main website.
We need to join together and Brons is the man to do it.
Too much venom has been spouted. It is time for an amnesty for all those driven away by the high handed actions of our present leader and join together as a strong political force.
Unfortunately those now outside the party will not come back to work with us unless we have a new leader.
If Brons is elected he will only be leader for a year until a new constitution is formulated.
If Griffin wins we are stuck with him in the downward spiral for another 4 years by which time there will be no effective party left.
An often forgotten decision taken at Codnor 3 years ago at the time when we voted for yearly elections was a generous pension for Griffin paid for out of party funds of if my memory serves me right of over £20,000 per year.
I wonder if he has changed this decision like he changed the one year rule for elections?
I am sure he will have tucked away somewhere,the obligation for the party to fund a generous retirement for him.
One last thing.
He says he is campaigning for a referendum on leaving the EU.
Good, we are all in favour of that.
BUT, When is the next batch of the "Bring our Boys Home" petitions to be handed in.
The first 10,000 were handed in amid much publicity and it was stated that others would be delivered later.
Have they been delivered ?
I'll not hold my breath.
Thursday, 7 July 2011
MORE RUBBISH FROM THE TOP
Today the ballot papers have been delivered and we can choose our candidate for leader.
Also there has been an article on the official website urging us to vote in a democratic way and not "destabilise the democratic process"
They say that they are expecting some third party interference who are seeking to destroy our party and they do not have the interests of our party and country at heart.
WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH!
Who are these third party people.
There are only two candidates so how can pushing the merits of one candidate destabilise the democratic process or how by voting for the challenger Andrew Brons MEP have we not the interests of our country at heart.
It seems that Nick Griffin, even though surrounded by sycophants can see the opposition to his dictatorial rule and financial incompetence is gaining strength.
The fact that most activists (those who know what is going on) have deserted his camp (or been expelled) must have finally got through to him.
Just what are they on about.
There are only two candidates for God's sake.
The new "revised" constitution is mentioned setting out permissible means of communication is mentioned.
Who voted for this constitution. Nobody. It was made up by Griffin.
He has become a dictator using subterfuge and chicanery to consolidate his position, which position he fears losing.
In spite of his claim to have our country's interest at heart he has shown by his recent actions to have only his own and his family's interests (and those of his sycophantic officials) at heart.
Nick Griffin has become a toxic brand. If we are to survive as a party and movement we must vote him out.
Irrespective of his blunders, financial and poitical and his deviousness --
HE IS AN ELECTORAL LIABILITY.
WE WILL NEVER PROGRESS WITH HIM AS LEADER.
If you believe in our country, YOU MUST VOTE ANDREW BRONS.
I am aware that for writing this piece I will probably be disciplined.
If I am it will only show the democratic deficit in our party and the reason we must change.
If sanctions are invoked against me it would be indeed ironic in that I support the principles of the party and am only promoting one of the two candidates in the election, one who I believe can and will heal the wounds and unite the disparate nationalist strands which have been created as a result of the appalling dictatorship of Nick Griffin
I will keep this blog posted on any repercussions to this article which if they occur would demonstrate the validity of the above arguments.
Also there has been an article on the official website urging us to vote in a democratic way and not "destabilise the democratic process"
They say that they are expecting some third party interference who are seeking to destroy our party and they do not have the interests of our party and country at heart.
WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH!
Who are these third party people.
There are only two candidates so how can pushing the merits of one candidate destabilise the democratic process or how by voting for the challenger Andrew Brons MEP have we not the interests of our country at heart.
It seems that Nick Griffin, even though surrounded by sycophants can see the opposition to his dictatorial rule and financial incompetence is gaining strength.
The fact that most activists (those who know what is going on) have deserted his camp (or been expelled) must have finally got through to him.
Just what are they on about.
There are only two candidates for God's sake.
The new "revised" constitution is mentioned setting out permissible means of communication is mentioned.
Who voted for this constitution. Nobody. It was made up by Griffin.
He has become a dictator using subterfuge and chicanery to consolidate his position, which position he fears losing.
In spite of his claim to have our country's interest at heart he has shown by his recent actions to have only his own and his family's interests (and those of his sycophantic officials) at heart.
Nick Griffin has become a toxic brand. If we are to survive as a party and movement we must vote him out.
Irrespective of his blunders, financial and poitical and his deviousness --
HE IS AN ELECTORAL LIABILITY.
WE WILL NEVER PROGRESS WITH HIM AS LEADER.
If you believe in our country, YOU MUST VOTE ANDREW BRONS.
I am aware that for writing this piece I will probably be disciplined.
If I am it will only show the democratic deficit in our party and the reason we must change.
If sanctions are invoked against me it would be indeed ironic in that I support the principles of the party and am only promoting one of the two candidates in the election, one who I believe can and will heal the wounds and unite the disparate nationalist strands which have been created as a result of the appalling dictatorship of Nick Griffin
I will keep this blog posted on any repercussions to this article which if they occur would demonstrate the validity of the above arguments.
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
A PRETEND DEMOCRACY?
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.
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.
Sunday, 26 June 2011
Pakistanis and Somalis here - Moroccans there. Holland.
How long before this sort of stuff starts happening here?
A failure of the community
In Amersfoort yet again a funeral procession was disrupted by youth. Students of the [islamic] primary school Bilal flipped their middle-finger and were seen cheering as a procession of mourners drove by.The bland reporting by RTV Utrecht not withstanding, it became clear quite quickly the 'youth' involved were Moroccan children, reported to be between 9 and 11 years old.
The head of the school told RTV Utrecht he will speak to the children about their behavior. Additionally he would like to introduce the bereaved to the children, to make them realize what they have done.
This isn't the first time something like this has happened either. Back in the end of May, a funeral procession was similarly harassed by Moroccan 'youth', circling the procession on their bike, cheering and shouting 'Jews, Jews, Jews'. In an item on Dutch TV (NL) CEO of the funeral organisation UVZ relates the incident during the funeral of a 17 year old girls. At the start of the procession, the lead car is approached by young Moroccans wanting to know if the occupant of the coffin is a muslim. After hearing the negative answer, they proceed thumping and kicking the funeral limousine, saying 'Good, one less dog'.
That this has happened, is happening, that such is being done by Moroccan children as young as 9 to 11 even, is enough to descend into a blood-thirsty rage by itself. But this isn't the most infuriating aspect of the story. That distinction goes to the combined attempts by director and staff of the Bilal school and the MSM to downplay the incident and refocus the issue.
In the wake of the incident the school received hundreds of angry emails, some of which were of a threatening nature. This gave the school and the Dutch MSM the opportunity to focus on the fact that the a primary school needs extra police protection (NL). Because, according to the director of the Bilal school, in a crisis like this a primary school is very vulnerable. In De Telegraaf (NL; pdf) the director directs attention to the disquiet among parents of the schools students over the indignant reactions this news has provoked. The teachers also are 'irritated' with the commotion the news has caused. Thus, the angle played up big in the MSM is not the disrespectful, uncivilized and frankly depraved behaviour of the Moroccan children. Following the Dutch MSM, one would be forgiven the impression that the main problem is the reactions this news has provoked in Dutch society.
One of those involved is quoted as saying that the boys involved cannot be blamed for their behaviour since 'an eleven year old does not have the moral awareness'. Really? That is your explanation? That is the excuse? Geenstijl asks (NL), quite rightly: "How many times did you harass a funeral procession when you were 11? Did you also flip of random bereaved as an 11-year-old? And the 64,000 dollar question: Did you have sufficient moral awareness about death and mourning to be held responsible for offensive behaviour?"
This news raises (yet again) some uncomfortable questions about the Moroccan community and its place within our borders. That these children do not understand, even at the age of 9, that death comes to us all and that the death of a loved one is a period of momentous grief and loss that should be treated with the respect and dignity it deserves, points to a monumental failure, not just of the parents involved, but of the entire community, including the director and staff of the Bilal school. This is illustrated by the irritation of the school staff and even some of the parents quoted in De Telegraaf with the 'overblown reaction' of the civilized, non-Moroccan portion of the Dutch populace, who are 'making a mountain out of an mole hill'.
There is no sign whatsoever of the realization that this incident is way, WAY beyond mere mischief and exuberant boy-ish naughtiness. Thus it is not just the children and the parents that must be held accountable. The entire Moroccan community has failed to inculcate even the most basic respect and civility in their youngsters. It is the entire Moroccan community that is responsible for this incident. And it is time the Moroccan community in the Netherlands start to realize they are fast outstaying their welcome.
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
ANCESTRY
The Norse are alive and well and living in the North West England
The Norse are alive and well and living in the North West of England. That's the revelation in a new book on an epic research project into the genetic footprint of the Scandinavian invaders.
Viking DNA: The Wirral and West Lancashire Project is the culmination of several years of research by Professor Steve Harding from the University of Nottingham, Professor Mark Jobling and Dr Turi King from the University of Leicester, and many other collaborators. It highlights the power of modern DNA methods for investigating ancestry, in this case using the North West of England as an example.
The North West has long been known to have special links with the Norse going back over a thousand years. Evidence has taken several forms such as archaeological, ancient manuscripts, local surnames and place names such as 'Thingwall' from the Old Norse 'ing-vollr' meaning 'meeting place'.
The new book tells the story of how 21st century genetic methods have been used in conjunction with historical and linguistic evidence to investigate the Norse ancestry of North West of England. DNA analysis of samples of the local population has scientifically proved that the Vikings settled in the area in large numbers and left a genetic legacy which survives and continues today.
The researchers new Norse saga unfolded as they carried out cheek swab DNA tests on around 100 men from the area who had local surnames dating back hundreds of years. Some names were sourced from a tax register from the time of King Henry VIII, others from lists of alehouse and criminal records, and a list of people who contributed to the stipend of a priest. Only men were chosen because they carry the Y-chromosome, the DNA on which, like their surname, is passed down the paternal line from father to son with little or no change.
The results found that up to 50 per cent of the DNA from the men of both Old Wirral and Old West Lancashire ancestry was indeed Norse in origin. The full scientific study appeared in the leading journal 'Molecular Biology and Evolution' but has now been put into context for a wider audience in this new, full colourillustrated book which pulls together all the evidence, both scientific and historical.
Professor Steve Harding said: "The results forming the basis of this book were very exciting because they tie in with the other evidence from the area. We have tried to explain the background and the DNA method in a way that everyone can understand, and it should be of interest to anyone who is curious about the Vikings and ancestry".
The Wirral and West Lancashire Viking DNA survey has now been extended to North Lancashire, Cumbria and over the Pennines to North Yorkshire to see how far the Norse settlers from the Irish Sea penetrated into medieval northern England.
The researchers are also collaborating with experts in Scandinavia focusing again on people who can show that their ancestry goes back many generations in particular parts of Scandinavia. In this way they will be able to get a much better idea of what the genetic profile of Scandinavia was like in the Viking age. Viking DNA: The Wirral and West Lancashire Project (ISBN 978-1907284946) has been published by Nottingham University Press
Read more : http://www.pasthorizons.com/index.php/archives/01/2011/a-new-norse-saga-dna-detectives-find-vikings#ixzz1Q1JefMdOOne thing I do know for sure without an academic department investigating: it had nothing to do with Pakistanis or black Africans.
http://radiofreebritain.blogspot.com/2011/06/norse-are-alive-and-well-and-living-in.html
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