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David Irving

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Age 86
Web site www.fpp.co.uk
Date of birth March 24,1938
Zodiac sign Aries
Born Hutton
Brentwood
United Kingdom
Partner Bente Hogh
SpousePilar Irving
Children Josephine Victoria Irving
Jessica Irving
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Education University College London
Imperial College London
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John James Cawdell Irving
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Hitler's War
The Destruction of Dresden
Churchill's War
The trail of the fox
Goebbels
The war path
The war between the generals
Nuremberg
The Mare's Nest
Göring
Hitler's War and the War Path
destruction of Convoy PQ. 17
Accident - the Death of Genral Sikorski
The Rise and Fall of the Luftwaffe: The Life of Field Marshal Erhard Milch
Hess
The German atomic bomb: the history of nuclear research in Nazi Germany
Uprising!
Banged Up: Survival as a Political Prisoner in 21st Century Europe
Und Deutschlands Städte starben nicht
Die Geheimwaffen des dritten Reiches
The Irving Judgment: David Irving V. Penguin Books and Professor Deborah Lipstadt
Die Tragödie der deutschen Luftwaffe
Adolf Hitler, the medical diaries. Français
Hē dikē tēs Nuremvergēs: hē teleutaia machē
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David John Cawdell Irving is an English author and Holocaust denier who has written on the military and political history of World War II, with a focus on Nazi Germany. His works include The Destruction of Dresden, Hitler's War, Churchill's War and Goebbels: Mastermind of the Third Reich.

Tory candidate for Aberdeen North dropped over anti-Semitic comments

Feb 16,2020 8:22 am

Ryan Houghton has been suspended by the Conservative Party

A Conservative Party election candidate has been suspended over alleged anti-Semitic, Islamophobic and homophobic comments he made seven years ago.

Ryan Houghton - a candidate in the Aberdeen North constituency - confirmed his suspension on Monday after published the allegations.

He has apologised for any hurt caused but insisted the comments were Taken Out of context.

The Scottish Conservatives said the blog comments were "unacceptable".

Mr Houghton remains a candidate but the Conservatives have withdrawn their support for his campaign while an investigation takes place.

The National listed A Number of posts, including one where he argued that while there was "no credible evidence to suggest The Holocaust did not happen" he went on to say: "I do find some of the events fabricated. "

Mr Houghton was also quoted as saying he did not see how homosexuality was good for the human race.

In other alleged comments he said Islam's core teachings had The Goal of "world domination" and that some Muslims had big families with the aim of creating "Eurabia".

He released a statement on his Twitter feed, saying the comments were taken "out of context" and insisted he had never held anti-Semitic, racist or homophobic views.

Mr Houghton said: "At the age of 20 on an online forum, I took part in a range of political discussions. These included terrorism, LGBT rights and anti-Semitism. "

He said that in one of the threads he had discussed freedom of speech and he had discussed comments made by Holocaust denier David Irving .

'Apologise unreservedly'

He said he made clear in subsequent posts that he was not defending the views and strongly opposed Holocaust denial.

The Candidate added: "I apologise unreservedly for any hurt now caused by these comments and have been in contact with members of the Jewish community in Aberdeen. "

A spokesman for the Scottish Conservatives said: "The comments contained in these blogs are unacceptable and Mr Houghton has been suspended as a member of the Scottish Conservative Party as a result.

"The Party has also withdrawn its support for his candidacy in Aberdeen North.

"The Scottish Conservatives deplore all forms of Islamophobia, homophobia and anti-Semitism. "

It Comes just a week Labour candidate Kate Ramsden quit in Aberdeenshire following a row over anti-Semitism.

She stood down in the Gordon constituency after the Jewish Chronicle highlighted a blog in which she compared Israel to an abused child who becomes an abusive adult.

Another Scottish Labour candidate, Frances Hoole, was also been dropped over a Social Media post attacking her SNP opponent.



scottish conservatives, islamophobia, anti-semitism, aberdeen

Source of news: bbc.com

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