Mark Collett
Is the Electoral Route a Dead End?
Fri, May 10, 2024
[In this video Mark Collett, leader of the pro-White British nationalist movement, Patriotic Alternative, says:
“An in-depth explanation of why UK electoral politics is so difficult for nationalists to conquer. From the system of voting to the media’s power – what is holding back change in the UK and how did successive nationalist parties fail?”
Contents:
1. Mark welcomes viewers to livestream to discuss if elections are a dead end for nationalists.
2. First-past-the-post system leads to two party domination and minority governments.
3. Tactical voting is common as voters fear their preferred party won’t win.
4. In 2015 UK election, Conservatives won majority with 36.9% while UKIP got 12.6% but only 1 seat.
5. Collett recalls campaigning and seeing promotion of tactical voting.
6. Two party system creates nearly identical “centrist” parties.
7. Voters flip between two main parties every 10-15 years.
8. Media only covers two main parties and controls debates.
9. Outsider candidates attacked, insiders given soft interviews.
10. System makes it very difficult for smaller parties like nationalists to win representation.
11. BNP initially succeeded in 2002 due to electoral quirk putting all seats up for election.
12. BNP went on to win by-elections with large activist efforts.
13. In 2004 BNP expected to do well in EU election but UKIP took many of its votes.
14. After this BNP went into decline.
15. Terrorist attacks and arrests of BNP leaders brought attention back to party in 2005-06.
16. BNP had peak success in 2006, becoming official opposition in Barking and Dagenham.
17. BNP started losing seats in 2007 as other parties focused on defeating it.
18. Richard Barnbrook elected to GLA in 2008 with 5.4% vote for BNP.
19. Nick Griffin and Andrew Brons elected as MEPs in 2009.
20. In 2010 general election, BNP councilors wiped out except Brian Parker.
21. Former BNP candidate Chris Beverley loses seat in 2010 despite tireless campaigning.
22. BNP goes into tailspin after 2010 election.
23. By 2014 only Nick Griffin and few councilors remain from BNP’s peak.
24. Reflections on BNP’s brief success of 57 councilors, 1 GLA member, 2 MEPs.
25. Tensions grew within BNP as it declined after peak.
26. Nick Griffin’s appearance on Question Time in 2009 was a turning point for the worse.
27. Collett believes Griffin was underprepared and ignored advice.
28. Griffin’s poor performance on Question Time scared away middle-class voters.
29. After Question Time and 2010 election, BNP rapidly disintegrated.
30. Collett doesn’t lament dedicating his youth to BNP despite only to see all progress lost.
– KATANA]
Published on Fri, May 10, 2024
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Is the Electoral Route a Dead End?
May 11, 2024
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