Talk:Swinton circle
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This article was nominated for deletion on 22 March 2008. The result of the discussion was keep. |
On 9 March 2008 I added a highly-relevant section on accusations of Far-Right Extremism in the Swinton Circle. These facts, taken from the New Statesman are of importance to anybody seeking to research this organisation.
On 11 March 2008 anonymous user 81.79.110.48 blanked this information explaining that this was "Deleting obsolete" information.
I would like an explanation of what looks suspiciously like politically-motivated vandalism. Mark Hasker (talk) 07:25, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
Can anybody update the current Chair of the Swinton Circle? Former Chair Sean Pearson resigned some months ago and the most recent Chair was stated to be the former National Front activist Alan Harvey. 84.252.193.24 (talk) 09:14, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Statement by Chair of Swinton Circle - Mr Alan Harvey (AliCatHun)
The accusations of "Far-Right Extremism" were deleted because they contained a number of easily disprovable lies - particularly the most bizarre and ridiculous claim that the late Bill Binding (who although a loyal member of the Swinton Circle never held any office in the organisation, and who sadly died last year) was a member of the Ku Klux Klan! Everyone who knew Bill - a long-standing stalwart of the Hackney Conservative Association - knows just what a lunatic lie this is!
Sean Pearson was elected Chairman of the Swinton Circle two years ago - but unfortunately had to withdraw from active membership a few months ago for personal reasons. He remains officially the Chairman of the organisation however. He is an active member of the Greenwich Conservative Association, and indeed stood for the Conservative Party at the last municipal elections. There is therefore absolutely no truth whatsoever in the smear that he has "defected" to the neo-fascist BNP. The Swinton Circle, furthermore, has a ruling barring supporters of extremist organisations such as the BNP from being members of the movement - indeed one individual was expelled after his association with the BNP was confirmed at the end of 2007. I myself was elected Vice-Chairman of the Swinton Circle at the same time as Sean Pearson was elected Chairman. We remain good and close colleagues. I took over as temporary Chairman when Sean Pearson was forced to stand down, but I have vowed to hand the position back to Sean again when he is in a position to resume his responsibilities. Although their is a grain of truth in the allegation that I was once a member of the National Front, this was way back in 1974/75 (i.e. over a third of a century ago!) and only lasted for 15 months! I was very young and extremely politically naive at the time, and indeed only just out of short-trousers. It should furthermore be noted that the NF was still a democratic party under the leadership of former Conservative Councillor John Kingsley Read at that time, and I resigned along with most other pro-democratic members of the party when the Tyndall/Griffin neo-fascist faction seized control at the end of 1975. I have, furthermore, been a keen and active member of the North Thanet Conservative Association since 1994 (i.e. 10 times as long as his youthful dalliance with the NF!), am a staunch lifelong supporter and admirer of the State of Israel, and have publicly called for the BNP to be banned!
Alan Harvey (AliCatHun) - 18th March 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.109.210.37 (talk) 20:14, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Continuing Vandalism
After a stimulating debate Wikipedians reached a consensus to keep this article in its present revised form. Yet, once again, the article is being subjected to vandalism by an anonymous editor who has also vandalized the article on the Springbok Club.
If this person has anything worthwhile to say, I suggest he states his case here. Mark Hasker (talk) 18:35, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
