Folk musician Eliza Carthy recently wrote of how appalled she was to find herself listed as one of BNP leader Nick Griffin's favourite musicians. And who can blame her? But this episode goes deeper than one folk singer's embarrassment. Griffin's championing of English folk music is one element of a wider cultural strategy being pursued by the BNP. This involves forging a connection between the dee
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