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−	[[David Lovibond]] is a freelance journalist who regularly contributed to [[The Spectator]] magazine while [[Boris Johnson]] was the editor.<ref>David Lovibond, [http://www.spectator.co.uk/the-magazine/cartoons/12110/the-real-racists.thtml The real racists], ''The Spectator'', 10-April-2004, Accessed 19-June-2009</ref>	+	[[David Lovibond]] is a freelance journalist who regularly contributed to [[The Spectator]] magazine while [[Boris Johnson]] was the editor. His columns covered a variety of topics, including a scathing attack on the "demoralising and inherently absurd doctrine" of multiculturalism in Britain.<ref>David Lovibond, [http://www.spectator.co.uk/the-magazine/cartoons/12110/the-real-racists.thtml The real racists], ''The Spectator'', 10-April-2004, Accessed 19-June-2009</ref>

	==BNP controversy==		==BNP controversy==

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-[[David Lovibond]] is a freelance journalist who regularly contributed to [[The Spectator]] magazine while [[Boris Johnson]] was the editor<ref>David Lovibond, [http://www.spectator.co.uk/the-magazine/cartoons/12110/the-real-racists.thtml The Real Racists], ''The Spectator'', 10-April-2004, Accessed 19-June-2009</ref>.
+[[David Lovibond]] is a freelance journalist who regularly contributed to [[The Spectator]] magazine while [[Boris Johnson]] was the editor.<ref>David Lovibond, [http://www.spectator.co.uk/the-magazine/cartoons/12110/the-real-racists.thtml The real racists], ''The Spectator'', 10-April-2004, Accessed 19-June-2009</ref>
 ==BNP controversy==
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 Both the ''Observer'' and the ''Financial Times'' reported on the Spectator columnist's inclusion on the BNP list at the time.<ref>Oliver Marre, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2008/nov/23/david-cameron-conservatives Mea culpa, mayor Boris?], ''The Observer'', 23-November-2008, Accessed 19-June-2009</ref> <ref> Jim Pickard and Jimmy Burns, [http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/9808105a-b6a5-11dd-89dd-0000779fd18c.html#axzz23FtB4Nvn Probe into officer on BNP list], ''Financial Times'', November 20, 2008 2:00 am </ref>
-David Lovibond however states now that he has "never been a a member or an activist of/for the BNP". In 2012, after having "written, emailed and telephoned the BNP many times asking them to do what they could to discover why my name appeared on the 2008 membership list" <ref> Email to Powerbase managing editor, 27 Apr 2012 </ref> Lovibond received a letter from the BNP's membership secretary [[Jen Matthys]] who wrote:
+David Lovibond however states now that he has "never been a a member or an activist of/for the BNP", although admits he has written articles and commentary sympathetic to its cause. In 2012, after having "written, emailed and telephoned the BNP many times asking them to do what they could to discover why my name appeared on the 2008 membership list" <ref> Email to Powerbase managing editor, 27 Apr 2012 </ref> Lovibond received a letter from the BNP's membership secretary [[Jen Matthys]] who wrote:
 :Mr Lovibond has brought it to our attention that he never signed up to be a member of the British National Party. We conducted an investigation and looking at the records, there was a cash sign-up with Mr Lovibond's details. Considering that the payment was made by cash, it appears someone has been trying to cause mischief. These cases sadly happen quite frequently, where disgruntled colleagues, family members or "friends" sign people up in order to cause trouble for their victims later. We hope this clears the matter up and we apologise for any inconvenience caused. <ref> Undated letter from British National Party on BNP letterhead, addressed "To whom it may concern", signed by Jen Matthys, posted to Powerbase editors from David Lovibond in June 2012 </ref>

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 Five years later, when Wikileaks made public the BNP's membership list from 2006-2009,<ref> [http://file.wikileaks.info/leak/bnp-membership-list.txt BNP Membership List] and [http://wlstorage.net/file/bnp-2009/bnp-2009.htm BNP Members spreadsheet 2009  WIKILEAKS 2006-April 2009 British National Party (BNP) membership management information] acc Dec 2012 </ref>  Lovibond's name appeared on it as a 'gold' member and 'activist', alongside a payment received for £60.<ref>[http://www.bnp.org.uk/news/gold-membership-–-go-extra-mile-–-message-nick-griffin Gold Membership – Go That Extra Mile – a Message from Nick Griffin] </ref>  A gold member, according to BNP's [[Nick Griffin]] "is someone wanting to go that extra mile"; membership costs £60 for 12 months.
-Both the ''Observer'' and the ''Financial Times'' reported on the Spectator columnist's inclusion on the BNP list at the time.<ref>Oliver Marre, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2008/nov/23/david-cameron-conservatives Mea culpa, mayor Boris?], ''The Observer'', 23-November-2008, Accessed 19-June-2009</ref> <ref> Jim Pickard and Jimmy Burns, [http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/9808105a-b6a5-11dd-89dd-0000779fd18c.html#axzz23FtB4Nvn Probe into officer on BNP list], November 20, 2008 2:00 am </ref>
+Both the ''Observer'' and the ''Financial Times'' reported on the Spectator columnist's inclusion on the BNP list at the time.<ref>Oliver Marre, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2008/nov/23/david-cameron-conservatives Mea culpa, mayor Boris?], ''The Observer'', 23-November-2008, Accessed 19-June-2009</ref> <ref> Jim Pickard and Jimmy Burns, [http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/9808105a-b6a5-11dd-89dd-0000779fd18c.html#axzz23FtB4Nvn Probe into officer on BNP list], ''Financial Times'', November 20, 2008 2:00 am </ref>
-David Lovibond however states that he has "never been a a member or an activist of/for the BNP". In 2012, after having "written, emailed and telephoned the BNP many times asking them to do what they could to discover why my name appeared on the 2008 membership list" <ref> Email to Powerbase managing editor, 27 Apr 2012 </ref> Lovibond received a letter from the BNP's membership secretary [[Jen Matthys]] who wrote:
+David Lovibond however states now that he has "never been a a member or an activist of/for the BNP". In 2012, after having "written, emailed and telephoned the BNP many times asking them to do what they could to discover why my name appeared on the 2008 membership list" <ref> Email to Powerbase managing editor, 27 Apr 2012 </ref> Lovibond received a letter from the BNP's membership secretary [[Jen Matthys]] who wrote:
 :Mr Lovibond has brought it to our attention that he never signed up to be a member of the British National Party. We conducted an investigation and looking at the records, there was a cash sign-up with Mr Lovibond's details. Considering that the payment was made by cash, it appears someone has been trying to cause mischief. These cases sadly happen quite frequently, where disgruntled colleagues, family members or "friends" sign people up in order to cause trouble for their victims later. We hope this clears the matter up and we apologise for any inconvenience caused. <ref> Undated letter from British National Party on BNP letterhead, addressed "To whom it may concern", signed by Jen Matthys, posted to Powerbase editors from David Lovibond in June 2012 </ref>

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 Both the ''Observer'' and the ''Financial Times'' reported on the Spectator columnist's inclusion on the BNP list at the time.<ref>Oliver Marre, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2008/nov/23/david-cameron-conservatives Mea culpa, mayor Boris?], ''The Observer'', 23-November-2008, Accessed 19-June-2009</ref> <ref> Jim Pickard and Jimmy Burns, [http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/9808105a-b6a5-11dd-89dd-0000779fd18c.html#axzz23FtB4Nvn Probe into officer on BNP list], November 20, 2008 2:00 am </ref>
-David Lovibond however states that he has "never been a a member or an activist of/for the BNP". In 2012, after having "written, emailed and telephoned the BNP many times asking them to do what they could to discover why my name appeared on the 2008 membership list" <ref> Email to Powerbase managing editor, 27 Apr 2012 </ref> Lovibond received a letter from the BNP's membership secretary [[Jen Matthys]] who stated that:
+David Lovibond however states that he has "never been a a member or an activist of/for the BNP". In 2012, after having "written, emailed and telephoned the BNP many times asking them to do what they could to discover why my name appeared on the 2008 membership list" <ref> Email to Powerbase managing editor, 27 Apr 2012 </ref> Lovibond received a letter from the BNP's membership secretary [[Jen Matthys]] who wrote:
 :Mr Lovibond has brought it to our attention that he never signed up to be a member of the British National Party. We conducted an investigation and looking at the records, there was a cash sign-up with Mr Lovibond's details. Considering that the payment was made by cash, it appears someone has been trying to cause mischief. These cases sadly happen quite frequently, where disgruntled colleagues, family members or "friends" sign people up in order to cause trouble for their victims later. We hope this clears the matter up and we apologise for any inconvenience caused. <ref> Undated letter from British National Party on BNP letterhead, addressed "To whom it may concern", signed by Jen Matthys, posted to Powerbase editors from David Lovibond in June 2012 </ref>

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 Five years later, when Wikileaks made public the BNP's membership list from 2006-2009,<ref> [http://file.wikileaks.info/leak/bnp-membership-list.txt BNP Membership List] and [http://wlstorage.net/file/bnp-2009/bnp-2009.htm BNP Members spreadsheet 2009  WIKILEAKS 2006-April 2009 British National Party (BNP) membership management information] acc Dec 2012 </ref>  Lovibond's name appeared on it as a 'gold' member and 'activist', alongside a payment received for £60.<ref>[http://www.bnp.org.uk/news/gold-membership-–-go-extra-mile-–-message-nick-griffin Gold Membership – Go That Extra Mile – a Message from Nick Griffin] </ref>  A gold member, according to BNP's [[Nick Griffin]] "is someone wanting to go that extra mile"; membership costs £60 for 12 months.
-Both the ''Financial Times'' and ''Observer'' reported on his inclusion on the list at the time. <ref>Oliver Marre, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2008/nov/23/david-cameron-conservatives Mea culpa, mayor Boris?], ''The Observer'', 23-November-2008, Accessed 19-June-2009</ref>
+Both the ''Observer'' and the ''Financial Times'' reported on the Spectator columnist's inclusion on the BNP list at the time.<ref>Oliver Marre, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2008/nov/23/david-cameron-conservatives Mea culpa, mayor Boris?], ''The Observer'', 23-November-2008, Accessed 19-June-2009</ref> <ref> Jim Pickard and Jimmy Burns, [http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/9808105a-b6a5-11dd-89dd-0000779fd18c.html#axzz23FtB4Nvn Probe into officer on BNP list], November 20, 2008 2:00 am </ref>
-David Lovibond however now states that he has "never been a a member or an activist of/for the BNP". In 2012, after having "written, emailed and telephoned the BNP many times asking them to do what they could to discover why my name appeared on the 2008 membership list" <ref> Email to Powerbase managing editor, 27 Apr 2012 </ref> Lovibond received a letter from the BNP's membership secretary [[Jen Matthys]] who stated that:
+David Lovibond however states that he has "never been a a member or an activist of/for the BNP". In 2012, after having "written, emailed and telephoned the BNP many times asking them to do what they could to discover why my name appeared on the 2008 membership list" <ref> Email to Powerbase managing editor, 27 Apr 2012 </ref> Lovibond received a letter from the BNP's membership secretary [[Jen Matthys]] who stated that:
 :Mr Lovibond has brought it to our attention that he never signed up to be a member of the British National Party. We conducted an investigation and looking at the records, there was a cash sign-up with Mr Lovibond's details. Considering that the payment was made by cash, it appears someone has been trying to cause mischief. These cases sadly happen quite frequently, where disgruntled colleagues, family members or "friends" sign people up in order to cause trouble for their victims later. We hope this clears the matter up and we apologise for any inconvenience caused. <ref> Undated letter from British National Party on BNP letterhead, addressed "To whom it may concern", signed by Jen Matthys, posted to Powerbase editors from David Lovibond in June 2012 </ref>

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 * David Lovibond, [http://www.spectator.co.uk/spectator/thisweek/12110/the-real-racists.thtml The real racists], The Spectator, 10th April 2004, accessed Jan 2012
 * David Lovibond, [http://www.spectator.co.uk/spectator/thisweek/11678/town-and-out.thtml Town and Out], 11 October 2003
-*David Lovibond, [http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/2007/11/free-speech-is/comments/page/4/ comment in response to Christopher Hitchens blog entitled 'Free speech is for nasty people, not nice ones'], Mail on Sunday, 30 November 2007 at 12.37pm
+*David Lovibond, [http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/2007/11/free-speech-is/comments/page/4/ comment in response to Peter Hitchens' blog titled 'Free speech is for nasty people, not nice ones'], Mail on Sunday, 30 November 2007 at 12.37pm
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 David Lovibond however now states that he has "never been a a member or an activist of/for the BNP". In 2012, after having "written, emailed and telephoned the BNP many times asking them to do what they could to discover why my name appeared on the 2008 membership list" <ref> Email to Powerbase managing editor, 27 Apr 2012 </ref> Lovibond received a letter from the BNP's membership secretary [[Jen Matthys]] who stated that:
-:Mr Lovibond has brought it to our attention that he never signed up to be a member of the British National Party. We conducted an investigation and looking at the records, there was a cash sign-up with Mr Lovibond's details. Considering that the payment was made by cash, it appears someone has been trying to cause mischief. These cases sadly happen quite frequently, where disgruntled colleagues, family members or "friends" sign people up in order to cause trouble for their victims later. We hope this clears the matter up and we apologise for any inconvenience caused. <ref> Undated letter from British National Party on BNP letterhead, addressed "To whom it may concern", signed by Jen Matthys, posted to Powerbase editors from David Lovibond in 2012 </ref>
+:Mr Lovibond has brought it to our attention that he never signed up to be a member of the British National Party. We conducted an investigation and looking at the records, there was a cash sign-up with Mr Lovibond's details. Considering that the payment was made by cash, it appears someone has been trying to cause mischief. These cases sadly happen quite frequently, where disgruntled colleagues, family members or "friends" sign people up in order to cause trouble for their victims later. We hope this clears the matter up and we apologise for any inconvenience caused. <ref> Undated letter from British National Party on BNP letterhead, addressed "To whom it may concern", signed by Jen Matthys, posted to Powerbase editors from David Lovibond in June 2012 </ref>
 ==Articles and comment==

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 Locals reacted angrily to Lovibond's ''Spectator'' article, branding his "sensationalist" and "provocative" portrayal of their town as bearing "little resemblance to day to day life in Devizes" and "insulting". <ref> [http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/archive/2003/10/30/Wiltshire+Archive/7300132.Article_has_nothing_to_do_with_real_life/ Article has nothing to do with real life], This is Wiltshire.co.uk, 30 October 2003, accessed August 2012 </ref> <ref> [http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/archive/2003/10/23/Wiltshire+Archive/7301227.No_love_lost_over_betrayal/ No love lost over betrayal], Gazette editorial, This is Wiltshire.co.uk, 30 October 2003, accessed August 2012 </ref>
-==Mystery over BNP membership list==
+==Mystery over inclusion on BNP membership list==
 Five years later, when Wikileaks made public the BNP's membership list from 2006-2009,<ref> [http://file.wikileaks.info/leak/bnp-membership-list.txt BNP Membership List] and [http://wlstorage.net/file/bnp-2009/bnp-2009.htm BNP Members spreadsheet 2009  WIKILEAKS 2006-April 2009 British National Party (BNP) membership management information] acc Dec 2012 </ref>  Lovibond's name appeared on it as a 'gold' member and 'activist', alongside a payment received for £60.<ref>[http://www.bnp.org.uk/news/gold-membership-–-go-extra-mile-–-message-nick-griffin Gold Membership – Go That Extra Mile – a Message from Nick Griffin] </ref>  A gold member, according to BNP's [[Nick Griffin]] "is someone wanting to go that extra mile"; membership costs £60 for 12 months.
 Both the ''Financial Times'' and ''Observer'' reported on his inclusion on the list at the time. <ref>Oliver Marre, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2008/nov/23/david-cameron-conservatives Mea culpa, mayor Boris?], ''The Observer'', 23-November-2008, Accessed 19-June-2009</ref>
-David Lovibond however now states that he has "never been a a member or an activist of/for the BNP". In 2012, after having "written, emailed and telephoned the BNP many times asking them to do what they could to discover why my name appeared on the 2008 membership list" Lovibond received a letter from the BNP's membership secretary [[Jen Matthys]] who stated that:
+David Lovibond however now states that he has "never been a a member or an activist of/for the BNP". In 2012, after having "written, emailed and telephoned the BNP many times asking them to do what they could to discover why my name appeared on the 2008 membership list" <ref> Email to Powerbase managing editor, 27 Apr 2012 </ref> Lovibond received a letter from the BNP's membership secretary [[Jen Matthys]] who stated that:
-:Mr Lovibond has brought it to our attention that he never signed up to be a member of the British National Party. We conducted an investigation and looking at the records, there was a cash sign-up with Mr Lovibond's details. Considering that the payment was made by cash, it appears someone has been trying to cause mischief. These cases sadly happen quite frequently, where disgruntled colleagues, family members or "friends" sign people up in order to cause trouble for their victims later. We hope this clears the matter up and we apologise for any inconvenience caused. <ref> Undated letter from British National Party on BNP letterhead, addressed "To whom it may concern", forwarded to Powerbase editors from David Lovibond in 2012 </ref>
+:Mr Lovibond has brought it to our attention that he never signed up to be a member of the British National Party. We conducted an investigation and looking at the records, there was a cash sign-up with Mr Lovibond's details. Considering that the payment was made by cash, it appears someone has been trying to cause mischief. These cases sadly happen quite frequently, where disgruntled colleagues, family members or "friends" sign people up in order to cause trouble for their victims later. We hope this clears the matter up and we apologise for any inconvenience caused. <ref> Undated letter from British National Party on BNP letterhead, addressed "To whom it may concern", signed by Jen Matthys, posted to Powerbase editors from David Lovibond in 2012 </ref>
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 ==Mystery over BNP membership list==
-Five years later, when Wikileaks made public the BNP's membership list from 2006-2009, Lovibond's name appeared on it as a 'gold' member and 'activist'. <ref>[http://www.bnp.org.uk/news/gold-membership-–-go-extra-mile-–-message-nick-griffin Gold Membership – Go That Extra Mile – a Message from Nick Griffin] </ref>  A gold member <ref> [http://file.wikileaks.info/leak/bnp-membership-list.txt BNP Membership List] and [http://wlstorage.net/file/bnp-2009/bnp-2009.htm BNP Members spreadsheet 2009  WIKILEAKS 2006-April 2009 British National Party (BNP) membership management information] acc Dec 2012 </ref> <ref>Oliver Marre, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2008/nov/23/david-cameron-conservatives Mea culpa, mayor Boris?], ''The Observer'', 23-November-2008, Accessed 19-June-2009</ref>
+Five years later, when Wikileaks made public the BNP's membership list from 2006-2009,<ref> [http://file.wikileaks.info/leak/bnp-membership-list.txt BNP Membership List] and [http://wlstorage.net/file/bnp-2009/bnp-2009.htm BNP Members spreadsheet 2009  WIKILEAKS 2006-April 2009 British National Party (BNP) membership management information] acc Dec 2012 </ref>  Lovibond's name appeared on it as a 'gold' member and 'activist'. <ref>[http://www.bnp.org.uk/news/gold-membership-–-go-extra-mile-–-message-nick-griffin Gold Membership – Go That Extra Mile – a Message from Nick Griffin] </ref>  A gold member, according to BNP's [[Nick Griffin]] "is someone wanting to go that extra mile" and the new Gold membership badges are something you will wear with pride at Party meetings and events. Gold membership costs £60 for 12 months for new members.
 However David Lovibond states that he has "never been a a member or an activist of/for the BNP". In 2012, after having "written, emailed and telephoned the BNP many times asking them to do what they could to discover why my name appeared on the 2008 membership list" Lovibond received a letter from the BNP's membership secretary [[Jen Matthys]] who stated that: