BNP Welcomed at Countryside Alliance Rally

BNP leaflets handed out at the Countryside Alliance protest

During a hunting demonstration outside the Labour party spring conference in 2004, far-right activists handed out literature talking about halting the 'assault on rural Britain'.

The leaflets referred to a pro-country lobbying group called Land and People, which is the rural affairs circle of the BNP. They read: 'The preservation of our natural environment is a fundamental principle of British nationalism.'

A spokesperson for the BNP said: "Our team sold scores of copies of “VoF” and handed out several hundred Land and People leaflets.

The leaflets “Rural Britain under attack” highlighting the destruction of traditional ways of life in the countryside were enthusiastically taken by CA supporters. Many CA protestors wanted to know more about the BNP and were given the web site address."

The Countryside Alliance, despite having the opportunity to do so, failed to condemn the presence of the BNP at the rally even though they could have done from their platform. What's that about 'you can judge a man by the company he keeps'.