UK: How the BNP believes it is just ‘one crisis away from power’

When Nick Griffin became leader of the British National Party seven years ago, he told his followers to break their addiction to what he called the Three Hs – hard talk, hobbyism and Hitler. What he meant was: be careful about racist language, violence, Holocaust denial or Nazi-worship.

After his almost-casual denigration of British Muslims – “the most appalling, insufferable people to have to live with” – Griffin’s speech in New Orleans revealed his belief that a period of prolonged recession was certain to engulf the developed world as a result of fuel shortages and global warming. This, he said, would happen soon but it would not be a disaster, rather “a once-in-200-years opportunity”.
Far-right parties needed to prepare for this moment of crisis by ensuring that enough people were aware of their policies and had discovered that they were “not crazy-eyed lunatics”, he said. If people had considered voting for the BNP, he argued, they would be more likely to turn to the party during a time of immense crisis.

Guardian