Politicking the personal: examining academic literature and British National Party beliefs and wishes about intimate interracial relationships and mixed heritage

Abstract

Drawing heavily on our earlier work in this area (Perry and Sutton 2006; forthcoming), this article discusses the issue of intimate interracial relationships (IIRs) within the context of the UK Government's current concerns with social cohesion and provides an overview of the literature on hate and prejudice against those in IIRs in the UK and USA. Following an examination of the official statistics and the numbers of mixed race people in England and Wales, we move on to provide a brief but disturbing glimpse of what it would mean if the BNP's long-term dream of winning a national election were actually to happen in light of their official website published proposed policies against IRRs and mixed heritage people.

Keywords:

• hate crime
• intimate interracial relationships
• British National Party

Notes

1. This article is based upon a paper that was presented at the International Conference, Law and Society in the 21st Century, Berlin, 2007.

2. http://www.bnp.org.uk/

3. See http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/elections/results_2008.php

4. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7381633.stm

5. See http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/profiles/commentaries/ethnicity.asp

6. See http://www.wtw.org/mob/mobappa.htm

7. See http://www.kkkk.com

8. Strom, A., at http://www.FREESPEECH.com

9. See http://www.natall.com/free-speech

10. See http://www.americancivilrightsreview.com/african101facts1.html

11. See http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=273