Reaction to BNP membership court order
Yesterday the Equality and Human Rights Commission announced that it has issued county court proceedings against BNP party leader, Nick Griffin, and two other officials today over the BNP’s membership rules. The BNP face allegations that its membership criteria breach human rights law, specifically section 25 of the Race Relations Act.
The BNP have yet to offer a full official reaction, but instead have referred to their written response to the CEHR where they claim that the legal proceedings are just a political ploy. They also claim that the BNP is “exempt from the provisions of section 25 of the Race Relations Act by virtue of the provisions of section 26 of that act. The British National Party is an ethnic specific association, and it does not cease to be so because we choose to denote our ethnic group in a way which is unique to ourselves.”
The response to the EHRCs legal action has been widely positive across the print and online media, however, some commentators believe that it brings unnecessary publicity to the BNP and may serve to backfire on the EHRC. Nothing British believes that this view is out of date. The BNP have all the publicity they need online, and as we covered yesterday, are getting creative using popular social network sites such. To combat the party, they must be dragged into open debates that will shed light on their systems and beliefs. We commend the EHRC for doing just that.
Mainstream parties unite against BNP in Redbridge
THE British National Party is hoping to sweep into Redbridge Town Hall at next year’s elections.
London organiser Bob Bailey and sole Redbridge councillor Julian Leppert are banking on the electorate’s disillusionment with the mainstream parties.
Mr Bailey said 20 candidates would fight for votes in a bid to replicate their strength in Barking and Dagenham, where they have 12 members.
The far right party hopes to capitalise on the rift in the Tory group that saw a number of members quit.
He said: “The average Redbridge person will not vote. The expenses scandal and the ineffectiveness of the Tories and Labour will work in our favour for those wanting to protest.”
Hainault Cllr Julian Leppert said: “It is all to play for.”
But the borough’s political establishment is united against them.
Tory and Labour leaders say they are determined not to lose seats to the BNP.
Labour leader Cllr Elaine Norman said: “I am always worried about them; I think they have a very negative influence.
“We will be fighting hard to keep them out.”
Tory boss Cllr Keith Prince said: “No one could have done less for the borough than the current member.
“Voters should realise the BNP has nothing to offer them – a party that does nothing and says nothing.”
Labour MP for Ilford South, Mike Gapes, said: “I hope the people of Redbridge have far more sense and will unite to reject the BNP’s poisonous lies.”
His Ilford North counterpart Lee Scott said: “We are determined to make sure they will not do well – in fact in 12 months’ time they could even have lost their one Redbridge representative.”
The BNP also has an eye on the Parliamentary seat soon to be vacated by Leyton and Wanstead MP Harry Cohen.
But Gerry Gable of anti-fascism magazine Searchlight said: “Julian Leppert has not performed well, I don’t see them as a major threat for Redbridge.”
Tags: BNP, Membership leak
Unfortunately despite their faults the BNP is the only hope for this country at the moment. The desperate tone of the above article gives the game away.
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Somehow, and I mean no disrespect, there are alternatives to the BNP for this country. Sure, in Redbridge, that seems to just be lost politically, but there are other options here, who won’t steer our country towards fascism. All you’ve got to do is look for them! I’m not happy with Labour or the Conservatives, so I went for the Lib Dems instead, because they are more aligned to what I want in a country’s government. They might be “the 3rd party” right now, but that can change if more people voted for them, and then we wouldn’t be resigned to living life in the hands of white supremacists, which isn’t a sustainable future, wherever you come from and what you look like.
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I’d be interested to know what other seats the bnp might win in the next council elections. Anyone know?
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What if, as a result of the court action by the commission for racial equality, the BNP disbands. Then 1.2m to1.5m people will be disenfranchised. What price Democrasy then.?
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this is what they do!they prey on peoples fears and add on lies to poison peoples opinions dont vote bnp
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frederick..if the bnp is the only hope for this country ,we d better pack it in right now,but most decent people have more faith in us than you which gives us hope,the bnp wont ever be a mainstream party,they appeal to the morons,and just because they wear suits dosent make them any less evil.
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