▁threw ▁a ▁be er ▁glass ▁at ▁them ▁and ▁his ▁compan ions ▁" glass ed " ▁the ▁man ' s ▁face ▁and ▁p unch ed ▁and ▁k icked ▁him . ▁Ed mond s ▁was ▁ja iled ▁for ▁three ▁months ▁for ▁his ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ra cially ▁motiv ated ▁attack . ▁He ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁conv iction ▁for ▁dam aging ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela ▁on ▁the ▁South ▁Bank ▁in ▁London . ▁There ▁was ▁further ▁controvers y ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁when ▁he ▁told ▁The ▁Guardian ''' s ▁Dun can ▁Campbell ▁that ▁" we ▁[ the ▁B NP ] ▁are ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁rac ist ". ▁Ed mond s ▁had ▁previously ▁clar ified ▁his ▁position ▁to ▁Pan or ama ▁as ▁" rac ism ▁means ▁long ▁live ▁the ▁white ▁race , ▁long ▁live ▁the ▁British ▁race ". ▁ ▁Griff in ' s ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁B NP ▁Ed mond s ' ▁held ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁national ▁organ iser ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁res ign ▁following ▁the ▁elev ation ▁of ▁Nick ▁Griff in ▁in ▁the ▁leadership ▁election ▁that ▁year . ▁Ed mond s ▁remained ▁Ty nd all ' s ▁closest ▁al ly ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁exp elled ▁from ▁the ▁party ▁when ▁Ty nd all ▁and ▁another ▁long - term ▁al ly , ▁John ▁Mor se , ▁were ▁exp elled ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁before ▁being ▁subsequently ▁re inst ated . ▁Ed mond s ▁continued ▁to ▁write ▁for ▁Spe ar head ▁until ▁it