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'There's No Black Mozart'
Updated: 09:14, Thursday April 27, 2006
'There's No Black Mozart'
Updated: 09:14, Thursday April 27, 2006

With just a week to go until the local elections, Sky News has obtained a recording that once again raises questions about racism within the British National Party.

According to a senior member of the BNP, black children of single parents grow up to be dysfunctional, under-achievers who drain the benefits system and are likely to mug you.

The BNP has been insisting that it has changed, with leader Nick Griffin insisting there is no place in the party for racists.

While Phill Edwards denies he is a racist, his views are proving controversial.

In a recording of a private conversation with a student, he said of black people: "It's not a question of whether we like or dislike them, it's a question of whether they as a racial group are of any danger, shall we say, to the peace, stability and indigenous culture of Britain and we think that they are."

He also told the student: "When you go to work and you pay taxes, imagine paying all that tax to give money to single parents in London who have got three or four black kids.

"The black kids are going to grow up dysfunctional, low IQ, low achievers that drain our welfare benefits and the prison system and probably go and mug you."

When confronted, Dr Edwards stood by his views.


With just a week to go until the local elections, Sky News has obtained a recording that once again raises questions about racism within the British National Party.

According to a senior member of the BNP, black children of single parents grow up to be dysfunctional, under-achievers who drain the benefits system and are likely to mug you.

The BNP has been insisting that it has changed, with leader Nick Griffin insisting there is no place in the party for racists.

While Phill Edwards denies he is a racist, his views are proving controversial.

In a recording of a private conversation with a student, he said of black people: "It's not a question of whether we like or dislike them, it's a question of whether they as a racial group are of any danger, shall we say, to the peace, stability and indigenous culture of Britain and we think that they are."

He also told the student: "When you go to work and you pay taxes, imagine paying all that tax to give money to single parents in London who have got three or four black kids.

"The black kids are going to grow up dysfunctional, low IQ, low achievers that drain our welfare benefits and the prison system and probably go and mug you."

When confronted, Dr Edwards stood by his views.

The same old tired cliched story year after year. They're beginning to sound like a broken record.

Just think, 1 in 5 low IQ'd, delinquents are prepared to vote for them*shakes head*:?

im not even bothered by the BNP, when they get more votes, what will happen is all the ethnic minorities will get off their ass and vote for a different party, and then they will be back to square 1, with less then 1% of the vote

Here is my little rant:

Idon't know why do people come here and post this stuff.

Why the concern with every little comment from these racist idiots? We beggingtheir favour or what?

I can't get too fussed about their talk, talk,but when they come looking to damage me, that'sa different story.

Respect

Being a devils advocate here...

The guy is telling the truth....but not the whole truth.
All single parent families are prone to bring up disfunctional children who turn to crime, lack ambition and go on to be poor parents.

The truth he forgot........... or chose not to mention was this is not entirely down to the colour of the single parents, I would think there are very many more whites who fall into this catagory.

No doubt at all BNP are racist....they are just sugar coating it , or trying to make it appear mainstream....it aint.

well said Tim Campbell

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Apprentice Slams BNP Slur
Updated: 12:56, Friday April 28, 2006

The winner of TV reality show The Apprentice has hit back at claims by a senior BNP figure that black people are dysfunctional potential muggers.

Tim Campbell, who won the first series of the BBC2 show last year, told Sky News Online he could barely believe anyone still held such views.

With just a week to go before local government elections, Sky News has revealed how Phill Edwards claimed black people were under-achievers.

The revelations throw into question the BNP's claim that it is not racist and that there is no place for racists in its ranks. The police have been asked to investigate the comments.





Dr Edwards said in a tape recorded conversation: "When you go to work and you pay taxes, imagine paying all that tax to give money to single parents in London who have got three or four black kids.

"The black kids are going to grow up dysfunctional, low IQ, low achievers that drain our welfare benefits and the prison system and probably go and mug you."

Mr Campbell, who won a £100,000 job with Apprentice host Sir Alan Sugar's Amstrad empire, comes from a single-parent family in the East End of London.

He said a friend had emailed him the story about Dr Edwards' comments from the Sky News website - and he initially thought it was a joke.

Mr Campbell, now project director for Amstrad Health & Beauty, said: "I have never mugged anyone, I don't see myself as an under-achiever and I have never claimed a dole packet in my life."

Referring to Dr Edwards, who stood by his comments when confronted by Sky, Mr Campbell said: "I think on one hand this guy is a bit of a loon.

"But I think it's very dangerous that there could be these type of people in political power, especially talking to people who may not have been exposed to people outside their culture and may be susceptible to propaganda."

He said figures like union leader Sir Bill Morris, broadcaster Sir Trevor Phillips and his own friend Shaun Wallace, Mastermind winner in 2004, made a mockery of the claim that black people were under-achievers.

The former London Transport manager said that coming from a single-parent family had made him all the more determined to achieve - and to spend time with his own child.

He added: "We shouldn't really be talking about race but how individuals address particular situations.

"I can go through my life without my colour being an issue. If other people can't that says more about them than it does about anyone else."

Mr Campbell has been working for Amstrad since winning The Apprentice last year and says he is "absolutely loving it".

He said of his straight-talking boss: "On the TV you get to see one aspect of him, which is that he's very clear, very direct - but very fair. He can be very jovial and can have a laugh - but when there's business involved he takes a step back."