Britain First

growstuff

Maybe the Britain First leaders want their 15 minutes of fame.

They have plenty of fame on my twitter timeline (though obviously not in a good way). Only this morning up popped a picture of one of their leaders with his mate, Tim Martin of Wetherspoons fame.

I would hope that the British public steer well clear of them but since Brexit made xenophobia respectable I don't feel too confident of that.

The less oxygen social media give them the less likely they will achieve their aims.

MerylStreep

The less oxygen social media give them the less likely they will achieve their aims.

Which is precisely why they use social media as a tool.

Commented on Gina Miller because I knew of her.
Never heard of Britain First.
It is not compulsory to comment on every post.

They have a right to form a party but not to break the law. I am sure a very strict eye will be kept on them as some of their supporters are well known to the police and prison system.

They're not really even 'Britain' First, are they? More like Engerland First...

Yes agree. They have a right to form a party just like Gina Miller, but just like Gina Miller you don’t have to take any notice of them.
But the left love them because they can spend all day talking about them.
I’m sure half their online followers are lefties just waiting to be outraged.

25Avalon

They have a right to form a party but not to break the law. I am sure a very strict eye will be kept on them as some of their supporters are well known to the police and prison system.

Let's hope the law isn't changed, so that it can be broken with impunity.

Kandinsky

Yes agree. They have a right to form a party just like Gina Miller, but just like Gina Miller you don’t have to take any notice of them.
But the left love them because they can spend all day talking about them.
I’m sure half their online followers are lefties just waiting to be outraged.

Oh dear!

I’m sure half their online followers are lefties just waiting to be outraged.

That's what makes them so dangerous, that moderate right wingers think it's all being blown out of proportion.

If people are not outraged by what they say and do, then they need to examine their morals.

Here are a few policies taken from Britain First's website: -

- Introduce a ban on abortion like that in place in Northern Ireland to prevent the deaths of millions of British children.

– Prohibit the teaching of left-wing ideological doctrines which are harmful to children and young folk. These include multiculturalism, modern feminism, gender fluidity and identity, white privilege and critical race theory.

- Greater influence of the Armed Forces in the education system, including day trips, training events and careers advise. (Their spelling, not mine)

– Introduce the use of 'chain gangs' to provide labour for national public work.

They seem like nice people.

eazybee

Commented on Gina Miller because I knew of her.
Never heard of Britain First.
It is not compulsory to comment on every post.

No, it isn't compulsory, although I really am surprised you haven't heard of BritainFirst.

Kandinsky

Yes agree. They have a right to form a party just like Gina Miller, but just like Gina Miller you don’t have to take any notice of them.
But the left love them because they can spend all day talking about them.
I’m sure half their online followers are lefties just waiting to be outraged.

Why are you sure about that Kandinsky?

Should we not all be taking some notice of new political parties?

You don't need to wait long to be outraged by Britain First's policies or methods of operating.

And here they are being a little more upfront about their real aim.

I actually agree with some of what Britain First say - shock, horror!! But only a tiny tiny part. I am sure the same is true of all political parties that whilst we don’t agree with the majority of what they say there may be a tiny element that we do. The danger is not just BF’s total policies but as Scones says their method of operating is what is of concern. But we have to allow them to form just as we allow peaceful protests. Once they stop being peaceful then action has to be taken.

They have a right to form a party just like Gina Miller, but just like Gina Miller you don’t have to take any notice of them.

Oh I'm not sure about that Kandinsky - Gina Miller as far as I remember operates within the law and doesn't threaten other people, in fact someone went to jail for threatening her, so yes you don't have to take any notice of her or her party.

BF on the other hand, can hardly be ignored, based on their past behaviour.

Twitter has a mute button, I find it very useful.
These will be a five minute wonder.

It doesn't shock me at all 25Avalon.

Apart from the fact they've broken the law in the past, it would appear there is nothing to stop them from registering.

It's important people know what they really stand for. One of the ways they attracted followers on social media was to pretend to be campaigning for veterans and against animal cruelty. People clicked on links and then were spammed with pro-Britain First propaganda. Don't ever be taken in by their pretending to be interested in real issues. They include a few just to attract people such as you.

PS. I'm surprised that rumours about Gina Miller attracted more negative comments than Britain First.

What tiny part 25Avalon?

GrannyGravy13

Twitter has a mute button, I find it very useful.
These will be a five minute wonder.

They've already lasted more than five minutes and aren't going away yet.

The trouble is that racists and islamophobes won't click on their mute button.

Over 31,000 people bothered to vote for them in the London Mayor election and they have received at least £2 million in donations.

There was a time in the 1920s when people thought that a funny little Austrian with a silly moustache, who looked a bit like Charlie Chaplin, would be a five minute wonder.

So growstuff what do you suggest?

Are you implying that folks who want to support U.K. veterans and are interested in animal welfare are blindly being led into voting for BF ?

If you are that would indicate a landslide in coming elections, which is never going to happen.

I am just so fed up with what I (and some friends and family) are now calling hysteria politicking .

PS. I'm surprised that rumours about Gina Miller attracted more negative comments than Britain First.

Gina Miller is a Leavers' hate figure because of her action to try and keep May straight with parliamentary sovereignty. Spun by the leaders of Leave as Gina Miller trying to stop Brexit. A message thoroughly imbibed by Leavers, as demonstrated on the Miller thread.

At that time, of course, we did have a PM who had some respect for the law.

There's no defending Britain First or anything that they try to do, and anyone saying they agree with them a little bit or that warning against them is hysteria politicking are falling for their methods.

They win people over by pretending to support the same things they do - ex-servicemen's rights and animal welfare - so that they say they support them a bit.

Farage and his gang never won a landslide in any election but by God they managed to mess up this country.

Well wise up and realise that that they are manipulating you and those who think they are standing up for the UK. Angela Rayner's word could be used against Britain First and nobody should complain about that.

Seems like they only really attract incels, the illiterate and the extremist right.

The only use they ever were that I could see was an insight into which people I should definitely avoid.

I don’t agree with all the money we are spending on critical race theory. I don’t agree left wing ideologies should be taught to young children and neither should right wing ones, unless they are both taught.

I am not being manipulated by anyone either left wing or right wing. I am able to make up my own mind thank you very much.