Brian Kane
I am deeply saddened to
report the tragic and unexpected passing of a good friend and unsung hero of
our movement Brian Kane who died in hospital early on Wednesday 3 March after
being admitted suffering from leukaemia.
In the hard times of the
1980s, Brian left his native Tyneside and, along with his brother, lived and
for several years worked in Gloucestershire, where he acquired his trade as a
printer. Back home in the North East, he joined the National Front in 2002,
after encountering Terry Blackham at a NF Day of Action in Sunderland,
and remained a member for the rest of his life.
Brian was an activist who
regularly attended our Remembrance Sunday parade as well as demonstrations and
meetings in many parts of the country. He had a keen memory and a good eye for
detail and could provide insightful accounts of many of his political
experiences. Most recently, Yorkshire members had the pleasure of his company
at our Christmas social in Hull.
Just a couple of weeks ago, Brian was looking forward to playing a part in the
campaign to secure a ‘Leave’ vote in this year’s EU referendum.
However, it was in his role
as a printer that Brian’s impact was most significant. For the National Front,
Brian printed Britain First (now The Flame), Bulldog, members bulletins, stickers and leaflets for campaigns too
numerous to mention. He would work through the night to provide materials that
were required at short notice and sacrifice his free time to ensure that
everything he produced for the party was as near to perfect as his
(considerable) skills and knowledge could achieve.
He was unwavering in his
loyalty to the NF and uncompromising in his beliefs. In the run up to the 2010
general election, he was offered commercial work printing leaflets for the BNP,
but he turned it down as –in his opinion- the BNP was not a true nationalist
party. He later commented that his principled stand had probably saved him from
severe financial difficulty as many printers who did work for the BNP that year
were left seriously out of pocket when Nick Griffin refused to honour that
party’s debts.
Brian was a modest and
kind-hearted man, who used his keen intelligence to comment perceptively on
political matters and life in general. He was a proud Geordie, a Christian and
a dog-lover, but above all else, he was devoted to his family and his country.
Our thoughts and sympathy
are with his lovely partner Karen and both their families at this time, but the
loss of Brian also leaves an empty space in all who knew him.
I hope that, in the future,
fate sends us men who are even half as staunch as Brian was.
RIP, comrade.
Nick Walsh
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