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Reverend And The Makers release free anti-BNP song

Plus Franz Ferdinand have also slammed the far-right party

Reverend And The Makers have released a new song, 'Manifesto/People Shapers', free online.

The song has an anti-British National Party theme and was made available via a link at frontman Jon McClure's Twitter page, Twitter.com/jonmcclure, today (June 9).

The song's release comes in the same week that the far-right BNP won two seats in the European Parliament.

The party was also criticised by Franz Ferdinand drummer Paul Thomson yesterday (June 8).

Writing on the Scottish band's official website, Franzferdinand.co.uk, he wrote about the recent European Parliament election: "Waking up this morning with the knowledge that two members of a neo-Nazi hate group masquerading as a legitimate political party are to represent the country where I live left me feeling horrified, embarrassed and ashamed."

He added: "I couldn't help but notice how one of the two elected, [BNP leader] Nick Griffin's rhetoric has shifted towards describing UK residents as 'indigenous peoples'.

"The BNP is a 'whites-only' party, it's a smokescreen, he's talking about racial purity here, much like Adolf Hitler did in the 1930s and on the anniversary of D-Day when Britain finally defeated the threat of fascism, many dying for the cause.

"Anyway, that's me off the soapbox. I'm going to add my face to those opposed to the BNP and their 'policies'. If you feel the same, then do so too. Just saying."

Thomson then linked to the Not In My Name petition, which is collecting signatures against the party's inclusion in the European Parliament.

Reverend And The Makers tickets:

Date / Time	Artist	Venue	Town/City	Buy
Dec 03, 2009 19:30	Reverend & The Makers	Millennium Muisc Hall	Cardiff	Buy Reverend & The Makers tickets from Seetickets
Dec 31, 2009 21:00	Reverend & The Makers	Koko	London	Buy Reverend & The Makers tickets from Seetickets

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the_troglodyte

Jun 9, 2009

Surely the last thing we want is for people to have another reason to support the BNP!!! Don't do it Reverend we don't want the BNP winning more votes!

johnthomas

Jun 10, 2009

I am not a BNP supporter, but far scarier than the allegedly 'undemocratic' BNP, is the constant undermining of our supposed 'democracy' by a large number of the UK media who insist on printing lies about the party in order to ensure that the political party that they support gains / maintains power. If the media is lying and biased then how are they more trustworthy than griffin & co.? No wonder people are voting for them. British democarcy my a**e. (nice of Reverend to jump on the bandwagon for some cheap publicity too)

1984orwell

Jun 11, 2009

The media don't need to tell lies about the BNP as long as they just tell the truth about the party it should be enough to stop every right thinking person from voting for them. On another note whilst the BNP disgust me they were democratically elected and as such should be allowed their places in Europe. As soon as you ban extremists you drive them underground and they become much more dangerous.

rebel command

Jun 21, 2009

Would be a better argument if he'd shown any grasp of history. How did we defeat the Nazis on D-Day? Did the last 11 months of the war not count then?