byrdy Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 The entire membership list of the British National Party has been stolen & placed on the internet.This shows names,addresses,phone number,occupation,skills,etc.,quite a few in Warrington.If this was a Labour party membership list there would be uproar.So much for data protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgusted Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 I don't know if there would, it's when the governement bodies lose personal details - as they've made a huge habit of lately - that there is uproar, something like this being stolen is not the same as being lost through carelessness. There's scumbags stealing stuff every day, it's not exactly news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 I am I just being cynical again - or could this be a conspiracy to deter folk from being members?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 PS. whilst it may be acceptable for some professions, in order to maintain political neutrality, NOT to be MEMBERS of ANY Political Party; prevention of membership of one particular Party is clearly descriminatory and makes a joke of any claim to the UK being a free society. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 I thought there HAD been an uproar. Although I personally don't subscribe to the views of the BNP, I see nothing wrong in others who do. Otherwise, Observer is right - we do not live in a free society. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 PS. whilst it may be acceptable for some professions, in order to maintain political neutrality, NOT to be MEMBERS of ANY Political Party; prevention of membership of one particular Party is clearly descriminatory and makes a joke of any claim to the UK being a free society. As does not supporting the Human Rights act and then using the same act to try and prevent the list being put on the internet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Errm, don't you mean "the data protection act"?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 No they are using the Human Rights Act, has any one got a copy of the list, I would love to look at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byrdy Posted November 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 has any one got a copy of the list, I would love to look at it Easily available on the internet,just search!It does make interesting reading,for example 30 in North Warrington but only 2 in South Warrington! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safeway56 Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 So the police are banned from this unsavoury bunch yet many senior police officers are members of the funny handshake gang which some people would say are something of a sinister organisation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Errm, don't you mean "the data protection act"?! Lt Kije is right they are citing the 'Human Rights Act' to have the list and all details removed etc and LTK is also right that the HR Act is NOT supported by the BNP and they want it to be abolished. According to today's national news anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Errm, don't you mean "the data protection act"?! Lt Kije is right they are citing the 'Human Rights Act' to have the list and all details removed etc and LTK is also right that the HR Act is NOT supported by the BNP and they want it to be abolished. Lt Kije will you tell Dis or should I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Please tell me I've got a cold and I was just repeating what was said on the news more than once today Should I be feeling really stupid at the moment or what Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Please tell me I've got a cold and I was just repeating what was said on the news more than once today Should I be feeling really stupid at the moment or what No you're not stupid Dis, it must be the cold Lt Kije is right they are citing the 'Human Rights Act' to have the list and all details removed etc and LTK is also right that the HR Act is NOT supported by the BNP and they want it to be abolished But replace Lt Kije with wolfie please - I feel ignored Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Presumably the are entitled to recourse to any legal avenues available, however hypocritical; it's frankly ridiculous to assume they shouldn't. Meanwhile the real issue is being lost: IF certain professions wish to maintain the appearance of impartiality (eg: Police); then no serving officer should be allowed to join ANY political Party - period. Moving on to the Teaching profession; providing one's personal views are left at the school gate. what's the problem? Many parents would/could voice similar concerns if a teacher were a member of some radical religious sect; or another political Party; and if you banned ALL Teachers from being members of a political Party; quite a few NuLab Councillors would need to resign! We either have freedom of thought for ALL or we don't, political discrimination is equally as low as racial discrimination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byrdy Posted November 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 It would be interesting to see the replies if it was the Communist Party membership list that was available online.Are the police banned from being a member of that party?If not why not?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Believe the Police are banned from membership of ALL political Parties, which is why many tend to join the Masons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kennedy Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 It would be interesting to see the replies if it was the Communist Party membership list that was available online.Are the police banned from being a member of that party?If not why not?? Not going to be a very big list. but they do have a website: http://www.communist-party.org.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byrdy Posted November 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 but they do have a website: So do the BNP,a website is not the same as a list of members & their addresses.If any police officer was sacked for being a member of a perfectly legal political party,they could have a field day at a tribunal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgusted Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 but they do have a website: So do the BNP,a website is not the same as a list of members & their addresses.If any police officer was sacked for being a member of a perfectly legal political party,they could have a field day at a tribunal. I believe an officer in Glasgow is currently under investigation due to being on said list. While distasteful, the BNP are a legally allowed party, it has to be wrong that he can be under investigation for this surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 They do have a website, and most of their policies are shown on it, which make interesting reading, and could dispel a lot of ignorance about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egbert Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 So the police are banned from this unsavoury bunch yet many senior police officers are members of the funny handshake gang which some people would say are something of a sinister organisation. One of the people who thought the "funny handshake gang" were sinister was Adolf Hitler. He had plans to bump 'em all off if he had ever invaded! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safeway56 Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Hitler bombed our chippie and impregnated my granny. Poor old Adolph cops the blame for almost everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kennedy Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 They do have a website, and most of their policies are shown on it, which make interesting reading, and could dispel a lot of ignorance about them. At least Observer understood why I commented that they had a website.....it had nothing to do with it having a list of members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 I just read the summary of their manifesto/policies on their website and I actually agree with an awful lot of it. Maybe they should change their name to get away from the problem that many people think that they are just extreme activists and trouble makers They appear to be just like any other party although one thing I did notice is that their info and explanations are far easier to understand http://www.bnp.org.uk/pdf_files/minimanifesto2007.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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