Is Britain Facing a Move to the Far Right? (2009)

British National Embarrassment (2009): The times may have changed but the whites-only, anti-immigration, stance of the British National Party is the same. With support for the BNP increasing, Britain is facing a move to the extreme right. For similar stories, see: The Dangerous Rise Of The EDL (2010) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-IW_1Wfesc Race Riots Wreak Destruction In Burnley (2001) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1PB3wkZdlg The Rise Of Austria s Jörg Haider https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RsooMKWF1o Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/film/4532 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures "We ’re the sex pistols of British politics and we’v e just got a number 1" cries Nick Griffin, leader of the BNP, after winning 2 seats in the European Parliament. Deemed racist by their critics, the BNP is riding a wave to the right in Britain - mainly on the issue of immigration. "No one minds a bit of immigration" says Derek, a BNP voter from Manchester, "but this is colonisation". Until recently the working class men of England s north were the country s core Labour Party voters. Now, they’re backing the BNP. The recent expenses scandal along with record levels of unemployment has cemented a belief that Labour has abandoned the working class. With a fifth of British voters now supporting the BNP, could a new political landscape soon be on the cards? SBS Australia – Ref. 4532 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world s most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world s top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you ll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.