Comments on: Things You Shouldn’t Do With the BNP Membership List

By: Linda

Linda — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:05:40 +0000

The BNP is a legal political party while I may not agree with their policies I would defend the right of anyone to be a member of it, if they so choose.

All this hysteria about who is a member .Where does it all end? This is a free country (last time I checked) They can be in it if they wish!

They’ll get bored eventually when they can’t gain any real political power.

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By: Adrian Monck

Adrian Monck — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:57:07 +0000

Ian, spare a thought for those on the receiving end of all the anonymous hate that the BNP has sanctioned and encouraged down the years (not to say its long track record of violent members).

I’m no anti-fascist campaigner but I’ve had a small slice of their particular brand of low-grade intimidation. And I’ve seen people whose kids are the wrong skin colour have their children beaten up walking home from school in places the BNP finds a home.

I like to think that when they’re down we should keep kicking them. Because they sure as hell wouldn’t think twice about what they’d do to you or me if – God forbid – they came anywhere near real power.

And I think you could make a public interest case for revealing their names, but not addresses, etc. – purely on the grounds that it reveals serving police and prison officers who are proscribed from membership.

At least I hope a jury would make the right call.

By: Ian Delaney

Ian Delaney — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:17:47 +0000

Thanks, Dan.

A racist copper or teacher is clearly a *bad* copper/teacher and should go. Unless they are somehow able to bury that in their working existence. I know I am able to bury my murderous desires at work. So far.

Do these people lead double lives? Is it like being a transvestite judge? The people need to know.

By: Dan Wilson

Dan Wilson — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:02:21 +0000

Damn you Delaney! You’ve ruined our fun… but yes, you do make the right point. Misuse of personal data is wrong, even if it’s the BNP. It’s a good job they have the Human Rights Act to protect them, poor lambs.

I totally disagree with you on one point. “Revealing the names of members could have serious implications for their work, relationships and safety.”

No. No. Their membership is what would threaten their job (especially coppers and teachers) NOT that it’s revealed. And one has to wonder why they’re not proud of their political affiliation.