All publicity is good publicity, so the saying goes. Still, I'm not quite sure what the BNP's head of publicity was thinking when he was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Nick Griffin.
From The Guardian (April 4th):
The BNP alerted members to the crisis on Wednesday. In a message to party organisers, the party said its internal security team had been investigating "alleged financial irregularities" relating to leaflets and publications, the "leaking on to the internet of sensitive party information" and "feeding lies to certain anti-BNP blog sites" for several months.
"As a result of this investigation, a very serious matter has been uncovered," the memo said. "Earlier this week, the police were made aware of very serious allegations potentially affecting the personal safety of party chairman Nick Griffin MEP and senior management/fundraising consultant James Dowson. Formal statements have now been made to the police, including by Mr Griffin."
From The BBC (April 5th):
Humberside Police said a man had been arrested "on suspicion of making threats to kill" and later bailed.