What should we do to stop the B.N.P?

[123everton]

Vote?

[sqad617]

Nothing....this is a democracy.

[squarebear]

They were elected fair and square. If people don't like them, they should vote for other parties to prevent this.

[tamborine]

Best way to change a party is to join them.

[rov1200]

Labour could use the type of Lib-Lab pact of the past but this type create a BNP-Lab pact. Then they should get elected at the next G.E.

[biggerlonger]

voting would have been a good start

[sqad617]

Barring them from press conferences and throwing eggs at them is appalling and only succeeds, in my opinion, in strengthening their position.

[123everton]

The point I'm making is that if you don't like the B.N.P, then vote against them.
You don't need any new government policies to thwart them specifically just go out and vote for what you believe in.
If it's the B.N.P then so be it.
How many people have been on here to complain about them but did'nt even bother to vote in the Euros?

[Gromit]

The media have overblown the BNPs success.

They are in precisely the same position now that the Green Party was after the last European elections.

Did the Greens go on to change the British way of life over the next 5 years? No. The BNP will be equally ineffective.

Like the Greens, they have 2 votes in a parliament of 736 MEPs.

We should ignore all the press induced hype and judge them on what they do (and say).

[Ankou]

perhaps, but how can you be sure that if more people turn out to vote that the bnp wouldnt get even more votes?

[123everton]

Can't complain about people who bother to vote, if the consensus of opinion is B.N.P then that's it.
I'm not a supporter of them, but I do feel the outrage is somewhat misplaced, if people can't be a r s e d voting then this is what you get.
Of course I wonder how the reactions would be if a radical Islamist party had put candidates in the Euros, and even won a seat?

[squarebear]

Smae thing 123. If they had stood and won, then that's the people's choice.

[123everton]

I agree, but would the likes of AOG suport the people's right to choose?

[Ankou]

well your aim (here) was to stop the bnp by voting. but your plan might backfire if by more people voting they are seen to be even more 'popular'.

so if that is the case you'd lie down and accept that 'popular' opinion ? or do you have a back up plan b to stop them ?

is this really about getting more people to vote or simply "stopping" the bnp ?

[jake-the-peg]

An MP must be able to fairly represent all his constituants.

If he cannot do this he cannot possibly be eligable to stand.

This criteria could possibly be an issue for certain Northern Irish politicians too!

[jake-the-peg]

To expand on this:

All political candidates should have to take a legally binding oath to represent all their constituants without fear or favour regardless of gender, creed or colour.

Failure to live up to such an oath in office would result in their impeachment.

[squarebear]

But how could this work? One constituent wants to build a shed in his back yard. His next door neighbour doesn't want it there. How can the MP represent them both?

[Gromit]

squarebear

That is not representation.

The same two constituents also elect a local council who have rules that are applied to the planning issue.

The MP will vote on matters of planning law when they come before parliament.

[SODIT]

Dont ya just love jake , BNP won lets change the rules again ?

Plans for Sinn Fein's MPs to be allowed to use facilities at Westminster, in spite of their refusal to sit in the Commons, are to go before Parliament.
The republicans are currently denied access to offices and other privileges because of their refusal to swear an oath of allegiance to the Queen.

Jake says, An MP must be able to fairly represent all his constituants.
If he cannot do this he cannot possibly be eligable to stand.
This criteria could possibly be an issue for certain Northern Irish politicians too!


Lets go back to the bad old days ??????????????

[Julnar]

People need to get out and vote, journalists need to give the BNP a forum in which they can demolish their policies effectively, rather than brushing them to one side with the same, tired old cliches and politicians need to get off their arrogant backsides and honestly tackle the issues that worry many people on the streets of Britain; multi culturalism, immigration and globalisation and its impact on the jobs of the British people.

[123everton]

I don't feel an M.P would be inclined to represent the views of a constituent whose views he disagrees with, nor could they be compoelled to.
But I get the gist of what you're saying.
I genuinely feel that the extremists (B.N.P and Jamaal Islamia) are roughly 2 sides of the same coin and very much in the minority within their taget electorate.
If people go out and vote for what they believe in then we'll get the government we deserve, for good or ill.