BNP to pounce on Brown's "bigot" gaffe with last minute ad campaign
BNP to pounce on Brown's "bigot" gaffe with last minute ad campaignToday's newspapers are awash with coverage of Gordon Brown's overheard comments in which he described one staunch Labour supporter as a bigot. The BNP is to pounce on this gaffe by launching a press ad campaign.
Announced in a BNP email, party leader Nick Griffin has pounced on Brown's overheard comments, in which he described a woman he had met in Rochdale, Gillian Duffy, as a "bigot" running to Mrs Duffy's defence.
In the message to BNP supporters Griffin said: "She [Mrs Duffy] asked some very sensible questions about taxation on pensions and the immigration problem. For Mr Brown to have then dismissed her as a bigot just because she asked him about immigration shows the utter contempt with which the Labour Party regards even their own voters."
"The BNP will be launching a newspaper advertising campaign to focus voters' attention on this shocking state of affairs. Our target areas are going to be Barking and Dagenham, Leicestershire, Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester and Barnsley."
Yesterday, crisis PR expert Jonathan Hemus spoke to The Drum about how Brown's team should handle 'Bigotgate'.
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From a legal point of view and a somewhat hysterical one given the circumstances, Mrs Duffy could actually peruse a defamation claim against Mr Brown for his comments.
She would first have to prove the following:
• The allegation damaged her reputation
• The comments were viewed/seen by third parties for example the general public
• That she was named or clearly identified
Mrs Duffy would have one year to ‘take action’ and provide copies as evidence.
I wonder which will be in the post box first, the polling card or the letter of claim for defamation?
Her views were bigoted. Anyone with half a brain can see that!
"All these Eastern Europeans what are coming in - where are they flocking from?"
Best political gag ever.
How can she be bigoted when she is speaking about an issue that everyone agrees with but daren't admit it.
The fact that some berks genuinely think she's bigoted illustrates perfectly the reason why Labour are about to be drop-kicked into the political wilderness.
So you think making a comment about Eastern Europeans coming over here stealing benefits isnt narrow-minded and bigoted? the vast majority of Eastern Europeans that come here do so to work and work hard, unlike a high percentage of our own British nationals who laze about and claim off the state.
Anon 11.34 She said ""You can't say anything about the immigrants because you're saying that you're (racist)... but all these eastern European what are coming in, where are they flocking from?" You're the one who mentioned stealing benefits you berk. Try listening instead of putting words in people's mouths and jumping to narrow-minded conclusions.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=berk
No1 or no 3 - either are appropriate.
And it's 'understanding.'
Thanks for clarifying that 12:58 .
I note that it is the 'Urban dictionary' and not the 'Oxford' !
Enough said.
PS: sorry about typo in 'understanding'...
good comment 13:48.
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