5-point strategy to defeat the BNP

Successes in Oldham and recently Barking and Dagenham show what must be done to defeat the BNP.

From the Unite Against Fascism briefing Consequences of the election of the BNP to the European Parliament (Feb 2010), adapted by LARAG (March 2010).

1. A mass anti-racist movement

which confronts the BNP’s racism and Islamophobia head-on, exposing their racist lies about house allocation,crime, immigration and so on.

2. Uniting those most immediately threatened by fascism with all other anti-fascists

so uniting the trade unions with Black, Asian, Muslim, Jewish and other minority ethnic communities alongside all other opponents of fascism including political parties,religious groups, lesbian and gay people and the media.

3. A movement on the ground

The BNP seeks to impose views by force not Parliament, so the movement to oppose them must be able to mobilise mass action and defend communities under attack.

4. Flexible tactics

We need every means of opposition, carefully chosen: e.g. mass leafleting at elections, media briefings, the internet, festivals and mobilisations to stop intimidation.

5. Support the benefits of a multicultural society

through local and national initiatives such as by the GLA under Ken Livingstone; mass events and festivals like Love Music Hate Racism; campaigns opposing racial and religious discrimination like One Society Many Cultures. We need to bring people together and celebrate the contribution of all cultures to society.