LEWISHAM: Right-wing BNP grandmother to run for mayor (From News Shopper)
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LEWISHAM: Right-wing BNP grandmother to run for mayor
12:55pm Monday 15th March 2010 in
A “VILE” and racist party has announced its candidate for Lewisham borough’s mayoral election.
Tess Culnane previously ran unsuccessfully for the far-right National Front in the 2008 Haltemprice and Howden by-election in Yorkshire.
She also stood for the National Front in the 2008 London Assembly elections, polling 8,509 votes in Greenwich and Lewisham, and has now been named as the British National Party (BNP) candidate for Mayor of Lewisham.
Ms Culnane, a long-term resident of the borough, has also spoken at a meeting of the British People’s Party (BPP), an extreme-right group which supports repatriation of immigrants and banning abortion.
The party sells busts of Adolf Hitler for £15 on its website, along with books on the Ku Klux Klan.
In a speech on the internet, Miss Culnane talks of people being “infected” with multiculturalism and speaks about an “invasion” of Britain.
She goes on to claim “we can no longer trust foreign doctors” and urges her supporters to “unleash the British Bulldog”.
The grandmother told News Shopper: “The indigenous British people will be airbrushed out of existence. That’s what’s happening now.”
Ms Culnane, who refused to tell us her age, claims she will be tough on crime and council bureaucracy and that she will make Lewisham “a borough where British interests and people are put first”.
She said: “The crime level has gone beyond all reason now. I don’t care what the statistics say.”
When asked about her speech at the BPP meeting, she said: “I’ve got no time for them.”
In 2008, Ms Culnane unsuccessfully tried to sue Lewisham Liberal Democrats over an election leaflet which alleged some leading members of the BNP had criminal convictions.
She was ordered to pay more than £100,000 in costs.
Current Lib Dem leader Councillor Chris Maines, who is also running for mayor, pointed out Ms Culnane was “hammered” by his party when she stood in a Downham by-election last year, getting just 287 votes.
He said: “Previously when she stood we exposed her vile party.
“We’ll continue to fight the BNP who offer nothing to the people of Lewisham.”
Comments(17)
Carparkattendant
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2:18pm Mon 15 Mar 10
Orp Boy
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2:39pm Mon 15 Mar 10
“We’ll continue to fight the BNP who offer nothing to the people of Lewisham.”
Tell that to the next stabbing victim or mugging victim.
People will continue to vote BNP even if you dont agree with it, the party is getting bigger and bigger and thats all labour's fault
wowfabgroovy
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3:36pm Mon 15 Mar 10
Carparkattendant wrote:The word 'vile' has quote marks around it - the newspaper is quoting Cllr. Chris Maines. Literacy is not rocket science.
I the NS a political newspaper? If not why has it described the BNP as "a “VILE” and racist party"? Which it is!
mr2wheels100
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3:56pm Mon 15 Mar 10
Typical left wing propaganda from the News shopper.
TruePatriot
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4:21pm Mon 15 Mar 10
Yet again you do yourselves no favours with this blatant bias.
Creaky
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4:50pm Mon 15 Mar 10
robtwilkins
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5:32pm Mon 15 Mar 10
More on Culnane here: http://tinyurl.com/y
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Charlotte L
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11:12pm Mon 15 Mar 10
wowfabgroovy
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8:34am Tue 16 Mar 10
MJB
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9:01am Tue 16 Mar 10
She's clearly mental and I hope she gets her **** handed to her at the elections.
Orp Boy
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10:27am Tue 16 Mar 10
wowfabgroovy wrote:See your another delusional person who believes the BNP dont have much support or a place in society. You probably think its only skin heads with tattoos that vote BNP as well
This ghastly woman and her 'vile' party are fascists through and through - long may they rot, along with Adolf and the rest of their breed!
millwall mick
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2:29pm Tue 16 Mar 10
StayFrosty
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9:46pm Tue 16 Mar 10
Books on the Klan. Statues of Adolf Hitler. Hellooooo? ADOLF HITLER. Doesn't that set any alarm bells ringing for you?
Let's Agree To Differ
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9:51pm Tue 16 Mar 10
Not exactly an 'indigenous' name!
Orp Boy
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11:47am Wed 17 Mar 10
StayFrosty wrote:StayFrosty, BNP will be voted for with larger numbers than ever before, people have had enough.
I know MPs have let us down but Jesus Christ. I can't believe some of you would vote for this joker. Books on the Klan. Statues of Adolf Hitler. Hellooooo? ADOLF HITLER. Doesn't that set any alarm bells ringing for you?
SE9,10,18
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6:45pm Thu 18 Mar 10
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SeeSomeSense says...
1:09pm Mon 15 Mar 10
As if this silly old fool has any chance of winning. She should get on with knitting the scarves for BNP supporters now that they have been left out in the cold by the courts.