New Nationalist Party (United Kingdom)
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| New Nationalist Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Sharon Ebanks |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Political Ideology | Euroscepticism, Nationalism |
| Political Position | far right |
| International Affiliation | |
| European Affiliation | |
| European Parliament Group | |
| Colours | Black and White |
| Website | http://www.nnp.org.uk |
| See also | Politics of the UK |
The New Nationalist Party is a small, far right political party founded by former members of the British National Party (BNP) in 2006. It is based in the West Midlands and its most prominent member is the former BNP member Sharon Ebanks, who earlier in 2006 was briefly a councillor in the Kingstanding ward in Birmingham before being forced to resign when it was shown that she did not win the seat, but had been awarded it due to counting irregularities [1][2].
Unlike the BNP, which now generally tends to be hostile towards Islam, the NNP states that it is less critical of external influences, and that it concentrates more on local, community based politics. The party has also been involved with a campaign to combat drug dealers in schools in Birmingham.
The party, which uses the slogan "Neither Left nor Right, but British", was registered with the Electoral Commission on 11 December 2006 [3].
[edit] Policies
Unlike an earlier breakaway, the England First Party, which supports English nationalism, the NNP remains supportive of British nationalism, although it is campaigning to make St George's Day a national holiday.
According to the NNP website [4] the party's policies include:
- Increasing spending on the National Health Service, and putting in safeguards to prevent "health tourism" in the future.
- Abolition of the "postcode lottery" in health care.
- Withdrawal from North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and withdrawal of British Forces Germany to areas of the United Kingdom that are in need of economic regeneration.
- Preservation of the UK's strategic nuclear deterrent.
- Repeal of the European Communities Act 1972 and the establishment of fair trade links with Commonwealth of Nations countries.
- Imposition of a complete ban on illegal immigration, and deportation of all illegal immigrants and foreign criminals residing in British jails.
- Outlawing affirmative action practices in the workplace.
- Increasing the basic state pension to an acceptable level.
- Britain's role as a G8 country will be one of a humanitarian nature, with the aim of ending Third World poverty, through positive G8 policies.
[edit] Party Officers
The New Nationalist Party held its inaugural meeting in January 2007 in the West Midlands and has appointed members as Party Officers:
- Chairman: Sharon Ebanks
- Deputy Chairman: Dave Cheetham
- Treasurer: Keith Axon
- Nominating Officer: Matthew Benton
- Legal Advisor: Tom Simpson
- National Fundraiser: Maureen Davies
- NNP Youth Organiser: Brendan Gormley - the NNP Youth Organisation (NYO) is open to 16 to 21 year olds
- Website Editor: David Williams
The NNP does not have any elected councillors or Members of Parliament, nor has it inherited any councillors who previously belonged to the BNP.
