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Financial irregularities ?

At first glance the Trafalgar Club - with its annual dinner commemorating the famous sea battle - sounds like a heritage society wanting to honour one of Britain's national heroes.

For just £15 a month minimum donation, members receive a newsletter and a free ticket to its annual dinner.
Men get a tie with "England Expects" - the first two words of Nelson's rallying signal at the battle - emblazoned on it while women receive a personal organiser.
The club could be a gathering of naval historical enthusiasts - the reality is different.
Those who attend the annual dinner are addressed by Nick Griffin, chairman and leading light of the British National Party.
'Elite fund-raisers'
Billed on the party's website as its "elite fund raising group", the club is a channel for well-heeled BNP supporters to give financial aid to the party without having to be listed as an official donor.
The website tells would-be members: "You do not need to be a member of the British National Party to join the Trafalgar Club.
"The government currently bans many civil servants from joining the BNP so the Trafalgar Club is a great way of demonstrating your patriotism and making sure you keep your job."
It adds: "After many years of running on shoe-string budgets, the BNP has learned how to stretch a pound as far as it will go!" However, a BBC File On 4 investigation has heard other claims about the party's finances.

Former party treasurer John Brayshaw refused to sign off the party's accounts because he claims he was not given the access to all the records he needed to see.
In 2005 he wrote to the Electoral Commission, the body which oversees political party finances, saying that he resigned as BNP treasurer. He alleged a number of irregularities had come to light including missing invoices and receipts from the Trafalgar Club.
In his letter, Mr Brayshaw said current party treasurer John Walker and his deputy David Hannam visited his home for a week to complete the accounts.
He said he did not help them but claimed he witnessed some unusual activities, namely the shredding of a large number of documents and invoices.
Mr Brayshaw said he was told to burn the shredded documents, but kept them because he felt something improper had taken place.
A black bin bag containing the documents has been handed to File On 4.
It contains fragments of cheques, train tickets, receipts and invoices. Some of the fragments carry the names of Nick Griffin, his parents and even the Trafalgar Club.

One unshredded item is a petrol receipt with the name Excalibur - the title of the party's merchandising arm. Under tax regulations all financial records should be kept for six years.

Labour MP for Dagenham Jon Cruddas has already raised the issue of BNP finances in Parliament, and presented the Electoral Commission with a 20-page dossier just before Christmas.
He said: "What this investigation for File On 4 is identifying is much more significant than any of the charges I was laying before the parliament - namely a systematic series of financial irregularities.
"And this cannot be laid to rest without the most thorough of investigations by the Electoral Commission."

BBC NEWS | Programmes | File on 4 | New concerns over BNP finances

Would Nelson expect every man to do his duty and abide by the tax regulations making sure all finances are in order or should a blind eye be turned ?

No doubt just another smear by the Labour/BBC left wing establishment !
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