Respect declare war on BNP

Opposite: Salma's Muslim youth battalion

Salma Yaqoob has written a statement regarding the general election which is featured on the Socialist Unity blog. The Respect party leader talks as if they are not a stealth Muslim party. They may have white support from the far left at present, but who could honestly say they care about anyone, or anything, apart from furthering the cause, and power, of Muslims in Britain. Note the admittance of (Respect) not standing in Barking Dagenham just to limit the BNP's chances. I believe this speaks volumes about the left. More than happy to put their values to one side, in order to affect the outcome of a free and fair election. How many Muslim countries have those Salma?


From the Socialist Unity (warning may make you barfff, have bucket at hand)

We are also in favour of the maximum possible unity against the BNP. Nick Griffin has announced he is standing in Barking and Dagenham. His election to the European parliament was an historic breakthrough for British fascism. But it would be nothing in comparison to a BNP MP. Hard choices have to be made. There is absolutely no prospect of a candidate to the left of Labour winning this seat, and any such candidate could only split the anti-BNP vote. Respect will therefore not consider standing in Barking and Dagenham, and call on other left wing parties to do likewise. We are well aware of the way in which New Labour have created the conditions for the BNP to grow, and equally aware that Labour’s candidate, Margaret Hodge, is one of the least palatable New Labour MPs. Nonetheless we call for a vote for the Labour candidate as the only practical way of defeating the BNP.

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