Party accused of running 'Fascist' in East Antrim

antrim | politics / elections | press release Tuesday May 03, 2005 15:56 by SP

Rainbow Dream Ticket stands fascist

Jim Barbour, Socialist Party candidate in Belfast Laganbank, demands that the 'Vote for Yourself Party' withdraws its support for its “fascist” candidate.

Jim Barbour said; “The “Vote for Yourself Rainbow Dream Ticket” are running in six Westminster constituencies presenting themselves as a harmless and humorous side to the election. However this is no “dream” ticket and their slate of candidates is no laughing matter.

“The candidate for East Antrim is a local fascist, David Kerr. Kerr was a member of the National Front in the 1970s. More recently he has been a spokesman for the far right “Third Way” fascist splinter group. He stood for them in the 1994 European election.

“Kerr is a thinly disguised racist. Recently he has written articles attacking the idea of “multi culturalism” and has attacked governments for making concessions to ethnic minority groups. “In South Belfast, where I am running, we face a serious problem of racist attacks some of which are orchestrated by the small fascist groups that are trying to get a base here.

“These people have no political support whatsoever and do not stand under their own banner. The Rainbow Dream grouping has done us all a disservice by allowing a fascist to run on its ticket. “I am demanding that they immediately withdraw their endorsement of David Kerr so that the people of East Antrim are aware that they are being asked to vote for a fascist.”