The BNP party and Nick Griffin say they are not a fascist

Comment on Reasons to Vote British National Party by Ian.G.

The BNP party and Nick Griffin say they are not a fascist party, yet he was a guest at a far-right rally commemorating the anniversary of the death of Fascist dictator General Francisco Franco.

Why was Griffin there if he is not a fascist himself?

Spain’s fascists traditionally gather at the vast basilica, which took 19 years to build using forced labor by Republican prisoners, to pay homage to the late dictator on the Saturday following the date of his death.

But political demonstrations at the monument have been banned under the 2007 Law of Historical Memory, brought in by the socialist government of Jose Luis Rodriquez Zapatero in an attempt to recognise the Republican victims of the civil war and dictatorship.

A spokesman for the BNP confirmed that Mr Nick Griffin MEP had attended the fascist political rally in Madrid.

“He may also have made a private visit to Franco’s tomb on his trip to Spain,” a spokesman said.