The Italian Roberto Fiore, convicted and sentenced for being a member of the political wing of the Armed Revolutionary Nuclei, addressed the BNP's Red, White and Blue Festival on August 16th.
Quoting The Times:
Mr Griffin, an MEP in the North West, [was] scheduled to address the gathering [that] afternoon.
[...]
A spokesman for Searchlight, the anti-fascist group, said that Mr Fiore's presence "says all that anyone needs to know about the modern BNP".
I found this particularly troubling:
Residents said that they were fed up with the disturbance from the festival, which has been held in their village for the past three years.
[...] Many were fearful of speaking out against the party, claiming there would be “retribution” as they had been threatened by members in the past.
This is not at all in keeping with the spirit of the BNP's Crime and Justice Mini-Manifesto Pledge where they say that people shouldn't be persecuted for having a different political standpoint.