Bad Patriots: Roberta Woods
A 53 year old IT analyst and mother of two is to stand for the British National Party in up-coming local elections.
Former Tory voter and big Margaret Thatcher fan, Roberta Woods denies any suggestions that she is racist or has extreme views on immigration.
“I’m essentially a patriot,” she says, “but you are not allowed to be patriotic these days.”
Post Thatcher Miss Woods became disillusioned with the Conservative party, mainly due to its increasingly pro-European integration stance, and lent her support instead to UKIP and the Referendum Party.
Then, “I thought I should put my money where my mouth is and join the BNP.”
As you do.
Roberta wants to see Britain opt out of the EU. She also favours a return to capital punishment and advocates a tough immigration policy: “I’m not just talking about people from the third world but also Europe. There are too many eastern Europeans in this area at the moment."
The “area” to which she refers is Eltham, in south-east London; you may recall that a young black man called Steven Lawrence was brutally murdered here by white racists some years ago?
His killers have never been brought to justice.
Sadly Miss Woods’ views are increasingly prevalent in a large proportion of the electorate:
“The main parties always go against people’s wishes and I have had enough of it", is the sort of statement you hear a lot these days from ordinary voters frustrated by the current political climate.
We live in dangerous times.
www.thisislocallondon.co.uk
Former Tory voter and big Margaret Thatcher fan, Roberta Woods denies any suggestions that she is racist or has extreme views on immigration.
“I’m essentially a patriot,” she says, “but you are not allowed to be patriotic these days.”
Post Thatcher Miss Woods became disillusioned with the Conservative party, mainly due to its increasingly pro-European integration stance, and lent her support instead to UKIP and the Referendum Party.
Then, “I thought I should put my money where my mouth is and join the BNP.”
As you do.
Roberta wants to see Britain opt out of the EU. She also favours a return to capital punishment and advocates a tough immigration policy: “I’m not just talking about people from the third world but also Europe. There are too many eastern Europeans in this area at the moment."
The “area” to which she refers is Eltham, in south-east London; you may recall that a young black man called Steven Lawrence was brutally murdered here by white racists some years ago?
His killers have never been brought to justice.
Sadly Miss Woods’ views are increasingly prevalent in a large proportion of the electorate:
“The main parties always go against people’s wishes and I have had enough of it", is the sort of statement you hear a lot these days from ordinary voters frustrated by the current political climate.
We live in dangerous times.
www.thisislocallondon.co.uk
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