Police quiz man dressed as Nazi at wartime nostalgia event

Ken Bnnett

Police were called to a village pub after the landlord dressed up as a Nazi for a wartime nostalgia celebration.

Jamie Hardie's SS costume included a swastika armband and – although not illegal in Britain – officers warned him that he could be inciting racial tension.

Organisers of The Yanks are Back in Saddleworth had issued guidelines banning the symbol from the event.

Mr Hardie, of The Granby Arms in Uppermill, said: "I simply hired the gear to give some authenticity to the event. There was nothing sinister about it. We simply dressed up to be part of the whole pageant."

His wife Debbie leads a shoebox campaign that has sent more than 2,000 care packages to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

She said: "Jamie did not intend to upset anyone. I am only sorry someone has seen it this way."

Police inspector Danny Milovanovic: "Police were trying to prevent any potential disorder occurring as a result of this."

Event organiser Paul Higginson said: "This was nothing to do with our show. We have a code of conduct about uniform. "

A spokesman for the costume hire firm, in Huddersfield, Yorks, said: "We hire scores of German uniforms to people who take part in re-enactments. They are very stylish – and people like dressing up. "

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If only they were as quick to arrest those who burn Union Jacks on our streets and carry placards stating our head is likely to be removed because we do not worship as they do? Or to tackle gangs of foreigners and descendants of foreigners roaming our streets armed to the gills.

Now they, in my opinion, carry far more potential for disorder than a man in fancy dress in some village pub.

The truth of course is that this man's crime is being politically incorrect, a crime far more serious than threats to kill, traitorous behaviour or gang violence as I've listed above. They merely put these down to culture or social traits no matter how many patriotic people are offended or innocent young lads beaten with weapons or stabbed to death.

Big Brother does watch all things, but he only sees what he wants to see.

But let's face it, there is very little that whitey can do these days that cannot be said to offend at least one of the thousands of new cultures and races introduced into this country over the past few decades. Pretty soon they will just ban us going out.

I also notice how in these articles they always state "although not illegal in Britain" as if there should be a big " YET! " at the end, I reckon they are just waiting for the nod from their masters in Brussels myself.