Is BNP membership a sackable offence?

[Quinlad]

I was looking through the BNP membership list after it was leaked online and, as well as discovering that the family who live two doors down from me are all members (you really wouldn't have guessed to look at them), I noticed a few teachers, prison officers and servicemen were on the list.

I seem to remember reading that membership of a far right organisation is a sackable offence for police officers? Is that right? And does it apply to other public sector careers like teaching?

[jake-the-peg]

I would suggest that if you work in a sector where you are meant to deal with all members of the public equally regardless of sex, race or religion that would be incompatible with membership of a racist organisation.

I'd think it would be fair to suggest that you could not properly fulfill such a role in that case and if you could not be redeployed and insisted in retaining your membership then yes they could let you go.

I don't know if there have been any similar cases brought to court - anybody know any?

[Sgt.Rock]

"as well as discovering that the family who live two doors down from me are all members (you really wouldn't have guessed to look at them)",

Hilarious. Can you expalin exactly what a BNP member looks like then?

If you can be sacked for belonging to a "far right" political party, why can't you be sacked for belonging to one that is far left? Or why shouldn't police officers not be sacked for belonging to a real racist organisation - The Black Police Officer's Association?

[lynbrown]

I cannot find this list - can anyone give me a link?

[Quinlad]

The list was taken down late last night. There was a court injunction.

The BNP relied on the Human Rights Act in their injunction request. Now that's hilarious.

[Sgt.Rock]

Quinlad - Come on admit it, you thought BNP members walked around in Nazi uniform doing the goose step. Sorry to disappoint you, in reality they are everyday people.

[Sgt.Rock]

First time the Human Rights Act has been used to the advantage of decent British Citizens and not terrorists and illegal immigrants?

[daniela31]

Golly!!!!......................I think my neighbour could be one too.
What characteristics should I look out for Quinlad, just to make sure?

[Quinlad]

They certainly are everyday people.

Against the name of one lapsed member from Gillingham, Kent, is the note: "Objects to being told he shouldn't wear a bomber jacket."

[Quinlad]

You can't say 'Golly'!

It's political correctness, human rights, do-gooders gone mad etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc forever.

[daniela31]

how long did it take you to type that ^^^^ did your finger get a bit sore?
lol

[Sgt.Rock]

My neighbour could be one too, instead of saying good morning today he shouted Sieg Heil!! and gave me the salute.

[sp1814]

Dammit. I wouldn't mind having a look at that list.

Do you know if it was the entire membership list? There were only 10,000 names apparently. I thought the BNP was more 'popular' than that.

In answer to your question, it's difficult. I mean, the BNP are a legal party, and we have freedom of association in this country, so I suspect if you were a member of the BNP and were sacked for it, I reckon you'd be able to mount a fairly solid case against unfair dismissal.

However, can you trust a white supremacist to leave his/her prejuduces at the front door when going into work?

A BNP-supporting policeman investigating a race hate crime?

A BNP-supporting judge trying a case involving an Asian cab driver accused of rape?

Tricky.

[Sgt.Rock]

By the way Quinlad, are you going to answer my two questions?

[daniela31]

But apart from that Sgt.Rock.......................do they look like normal people and would you have guessed from looking at them that they could actually be members?
:-)

[daniela31]

you are right no kno, I did mean golly gosh and had exclamation marks after it, which indicated it was indeed the fact that I meant, good gracious!!, or something like that. It was the way I was brought up............a bit posh.
:-)

[Quinlad]

Doesn't that make three questions now?

[Sgt.Rock]

Bit more thinking for you to do then.

[daniela31]

He hasn't answered mine either :-(
I want to know what sort of person I should be looking out for.
What do they look like Quinlad?