Scotsman.com News - Scotland - BNP activists caught in Nazi salute at Highlands camp

SENIOR British National Party activists were present at a camp held in Scotland at which a cross was burned, Nazi salutes given and jokes made about Auschwitz, a forthcoming television documentary claims. Footage of the camp was acquired by the makers of Nazi Hate Rock, a programme which examines what it claims is the growing use of neo-Nazi bands to influence young followers. The documentary, to be broadcast on Channel Five next month, also features a leading Scottish BNP activist enthusing about plans to sell CDs containing race-hate songs outside school gates. However, it is the footage of a gathering in the Highlands that may prove embarrassing to the BNP, which has been at pains to present a more voter-friendly image. The party's own chairman, Nick Griffin - himself currently on trial on racial hatred charges - explains in the programme that the BNP had distanced itself from "black jackets and big boots" to become more electorally acceptable. [...] A large wooden cross called the Life Rune, a symbol popular with white supremacist groups, is set alight at the gathering while in a separate scene, Steve Cartwright, a BNP activist, is filmed standing outside a cottage giving a Nazi salute with a colleague. Before saluting, the pair chant in unison: "One-two-three-Auschwitz!" Mr Cartwright is also a key organiser in Blood and Honour, an organisation which promotes the live appearances and record sales of neo-Nazi rock bands.