The right wing BNP's popularity has been on the increase over the past 5 years. The current government is monitoring members and associates of members and compiling data on the BNP. The list has just been leaked on the Internet.
"The list, which dates from 2007, has the names, addresses, jobs and phone numbers of more than 10,000 people."#
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7736794.stm
Labour are also trying to have members kicked from trade unions.
"Labour MPs are pushing for trade unions to be given the right to expel members who belong to the BNP without penalty."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7706870.stm
Personally I despise the BNP and what they stand for. But they are an official political party subject to the same rules and protection as other parties. Police officers are banned by the government from joining the party, the government is trying to ban members from being in unions.
Society and lack of action by the Labour government has created the ideal conditions for a far right party to flourish. Lack of monitoring of immigration. Lack of investment in working class areas, not enough programmes to help integrate immigrants etc. The BNP are only popular because there are people to vote for them. People are allowed to have a choice. Its up to the government to create conditions were segregation and racism don't flourish. When it does, its hardly wonder a party like the BNP rises. These voters have made a democratic choice to vote for the BNP. The BNP are taking votes from Labour in inner cities.
So is it right for the Labour Government to do their best to crush this legal political party who are in fact a political rivals?
Is this democracy?
"The list, which dates from 2007, has the names, addresses, jobs and phone numbers of more than 10,000 people."#
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7736794.stm
Labour are also trying to have members kicked from trade unions.
"Labour MPs are pushing for trade unions to be given the right to expel members who belong to the BNP without penalty."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7706870.stm
Personally I despise the BNP and what they stand for. But they are an official political party subject to the same rules and protection as other parties. Police officers are banned by the government from joining the party, the government is trying to ban members from being in unions.
Society and lack of action by the Labour government has created the ideal conditions for a far right party to flourish. Lack of monitoring of immigration. Lack of investment in working class areas, not enough programmes to help integrate immigrants etc. The BNP are only popular because there are people to vote for them. People are allowed to have a choice. Its up to the government to create conditions were segregation and racism don't flourish. When it does, its hardly wonder a party like the BNP rises. These voters have made a democratic choice to vote for the BNP. The BNP are taking votes from Labour in inner cities.
So is it right for the Labour Government to do their best to crush this legal political party who are in fact a political rivals?
Is this democracy?