‘Britain First’ leader Paul Golding

Workers Party representative Chris Bailie has criticised the organisers of a rally to be held in Belfast next week saying that it has little to do with supporting victims and everything to do with providing a platform for racism and homophobia.

Two members of the far right group ‘Britain First’ – including its leader Paul Golding – are due to speak at the event billed as  a rally in support of the  victims of terrorism. Britain First was founded by members of the far right British National Party (BNP).

‘Britain First’  is a right wing racist gang whose sole objective seems to be to raise racial tensions and attack the LGBT community. Both they and the organisers of this demonstration have nothing to offer the people of Belfast and beyond, except an ultra nationalist racist diatribe  and they will use any platform and any opportunity to peddle their hate”, Chris said.

“They single out and blame minority communities for causing economic problems and creating social issues which are none of their making. They oppose humanitarian responses to refugees and asylum seekers but not the air strikes, bombing and wars which forced them to leave their countries in the first place”, added Chris

“This rally and these speakers should be shunned by the people of Belfast. Their appeal is to society’s lowest common denominator. They are neither wanted nor welcome“, Chris concluded