Nick Griffin
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BNP leader to stand against minister...white voters over such issues as immigration, housing and unemployment. In June, Mr Griffin became the party's second MEP, hours after his colleague Andrew Brons. The party's electoral success meant Mr Griffin was controversially invited... In this article: Nick Griffin, Margaret Hodge, Labour Party, Unemployment, British National Party, Question Time, Wigan, and London |
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BBC News | November 13, 2009
Bonnie Greer's new play Marilyn and Ella
...British Museum. She is an occasional contributor to BBC Two's Newsnight Review, and was a panel member on BBC One's Question Time when Nick Griffin, leader of the British National Party, was invited on for the first time. Why did you want...
In this article: Marilyn Monroe, Ella Fitzgerald, Bonnie Greer, Question Time, British Museum, United Kingdom, Mocambo, and Chicago
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TIME | 7 days ago
Free Speech in Britain: The Cases of Gately and Griffin
...that Muslim men are plotting to defile underage British girls. Griffin is in the spotlight because the BBC invited him to take part in a television debate on Oct. 22. Critics of Griffin and the BNP and there are millions of them argue...
In this article: Stephen Gately, Britain, Roy Greenslade, Twitter, Stephen Fry, Boyzone, and Evening Standard
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BNP paves way to admit non-whites
...of Wigan, the North West or the country." Mr Griffin, who was controversially invited on to BBC's Question Time last month, will bring the conference to a close on Sunday with a keynote speech. Delegates will discuss 12 policy motions put...
In this article: Human Rights Commission, Wigan, Fascism, British National Party, and Question Time
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | November 02, 2009
BNP's Nick Griffin 'racially abused for being white' court told
...out leaflets linking Muslim gangs to the heroin trade. The court heard that while Mr Griffin was giving media interviews Mr Khalid drove past and shouted at him from his car. He returned a short time afterwards and stopped before...
In this article: Defendant, British National Party, Heroin, Silver, and Question Time
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Independent.co.uk - Commentators | November 13, 2009
Howard Jacobson: Nick Griffin looks as if he'd be light on his feet. So here's what to do with him
As for the BBC, it has nothing to lose and everything to gain by doing as I suggest. It already deals with Griffin so it knows where to find him. It would honour its obligation to give airtime to any rabble rouser who can successfully...
In this article: BBC, Downing College, Cambridge, National Front, British National Party, Cambridge, and Strictly Come Dancing
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Times Online | November 07, 2009
Joan McAlpine: Fascism, not Islam, is our true enemy
...concerns put us on the side of the storm troopers? This is why Griffin's presence poisons democratic debate and why he should never have been given a platform by the BBC. The choice is stark. A liberal society protects minorities.
In this article: Islam, Fascism, Democracy, and Labour Party
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Nicholas John Griffin MEP (born 1959) is a British far-right politician. He is chairman of the British National Party and a Member of the European Parliament for North West England. He is married with four children, and lives in Wales.
Griffin was born in Barnet, London, and was educated in Suffolk. He joined the National Front aged 15, and following his graduation from Cambridge University became a political worker for the party. In 1980 he became a member of its governing body, and later wrote articles for right–wing magazines. He was the party's candidate for the seat of Croydon North West in 1981 and 1983. He left the National Front in 1989, and in 1995 joined the British National Party, becoming its leader in 1999. He stood as the party's candidate in several elections, and in 2009 was elected as a member of the European Parliament for North West England in the 2009 European Elections.
In 1998 Griffin was convicted of distributing material likely to incite racial hatred, and received a suspended prison sentence. He was charged in 2005 with inciting racial hatred, but following a retrial was cleared. Griffin has been criticised for his political and religious views—he has denied the veracity of the Holocaust, and has written several anti-Semitic articles. He has also criticised Islam. He has been invited to speak by several institutions, and in 2007 participated in a controversial debate at the Oxford Union.
- Birthplace:
- Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
- Nationality:
- British
- Spouse:
- Jackie Griffin
- Residence:
- Llanerfyl, Powys, Wales
- Political party:
- British National Party
- Represents:
- North West England
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