Generals join forces to resist 'hijacking' by BNP Video

The Armed Forces are in danger of being hijacked by far-right extremists for their own dubious ends, a group of former generals warn today.

The British National Party is tarnishing the Forces reputation by associating itself with the sacrifices of servicemen, they write. They highlight fears within military circles that the party is exploiting their public standing.

The letter, seen by The Times, is signed by General Sir Mike Jackson and General Sir Richard Dannatt, the former heads of the Army, Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank, former Chief of the Defence Staff, and Major-General Patrick Cordingley, commander of the Desert Rats in the Gulf War.

We call on all those who seek to hijack the good name of Britains military for their own advantage to cease and desist, they write. The values of these extremists — many of whom are essentially racist — are fundamentally at odds with the values of the modern British military, such as tolerance and fairness.

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