The BNP has a track record of thrying to suppress manifestations of Islam. It does not mention this specifically in its manifesto, but it endoeses a book by one of its members entitled "Jihad- Islam's 13oo year war against the West" the final chapter of which propese the "hard choices" to be made to save Western Christian Civilsation. Unfortunately I am not privy to precisely what that might be, but I think we know who it will be hard for. Fellow European fascists- such as the Danish People's Party- advocate a total ban on Islam altoopgether.
Links for BNP attempts to ban Islamic expression-
http://www.bnp.org.uk/2008/08/bnp-exclusive-government-grovelling-to-muslims-opens-school-doors-to-extremists/ - 103k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
http://www.bnp.org.uk/2008/03/will-it-take-an-act-of-terrorist-barbarity-before-this-government-bans-the-wearing-of-the-burka-in-public/
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/BNP-leader-s-comment-church-despicable/article-303488-detail/article.html
http://www.bnp.org.uk/2008/.../bnp’s-richard-barnbrook-to-speak-at-international-anti-islamification-rally-today-in-german... - 123k
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http://www.tuc.org.uk/ctfr/action_by_emp_and_TU.pdf kevin scott b&q
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1989997.stm
Simone Clarke is a principal ballerina at the English National Ballet and a deputy for the entertainer's union Equity. Her membership of the BNP was unknown until exposed by an undercover Guardian journalist in 2006. Her performances were picketted by anti-fascists demanding her sacking. However the ENB refused to do so, as she had done nothing else to warrant this. She was supported by her union Equity.
[http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-425586/The-BNP-Ballerina.html]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/programmes/2001/bnp_special/pr_machine/default.stm
Potter v PS
17. This argument, it should be pointed out, is not on all fours with Redfearn. Redfearn establishes that it is not direct discrimination on grounds of race to discriminate against somebody because they are a BNP member. Here discrimination arises from the different treatment that is afforded to white racist organisations as opposed to members of racist organisations which are non-white. Mr Barnes relies strongly on the observations of Lord Steyn, to which I have made reference, and submits that it would be wrong in this case to shut out the Claimant at this stage without giving him an opportunity to marshal such evidence as he has to make good his allegation.
http://www.ier.org.uk/system/files/ASLEF+v+UK+final+for+website+corr+by+jh1.pdf hendy on aslef redfearn
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http://www.practicallaw.com/jsp/binaryContent.jsp?item=:34774387
pramjit sadra tom hawke clive potter harrington clarke adam walker, mark walker
First Sikh joins Solidarity 20/04/07
Opponents of the Independent Trade Union Solidairit have falsely claimed that it was 'racist'. This is despite the fact that their very Constitution makes it clear that it is open to all regardless of political opinion, ethnicity or faith. The Union (supported by Third Way) stands for freedom and for the rights of all British Workers. This month they welcomed thier first Sikh member. Pramjit Sadra explained his reasons for joining Solidarity:-
"I have been aware of the shift of work away from ordinary British people which I feel undermines our communities. The shift toward cheap migrant workers and off-shoring, if allowed to continue will totally change this Nation. The effects have already been felt by many in the UK losing work to cheaper labour or suppressing wages, which does not just affect one individual but their immediate family and children, extended family and the communities they have long been part of.
We are at best an overcrowded Nation that cannot sustain the influx of many Nationalities without the infrastructure to employ, house and integrate into our communities. Furthermore there is no recognition of the impact of importing cultures, including those with a violent/aggressive way of life, upon settled communities."
Let's hope that Pramjit is the first of many and that Solidarity grows both in strength and diversity of support.
third way website
nakkeeran arasaratnam
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BNP members have suffered various difficulties in employment.
lobbied for BNP members to be dismissed.
In the case of ASLEF v. United Kingdom the European Court of Human Rights overturned an employment appeal tribunal finding, awarding a BNP train driver damages for expulsion. It found that the union were entitled to do so, and that this was not a breach of the European Convention on Human Rights.
In the case of Baggs v. Fudge (2005)UKET, Robert Baggs, represented by he BNP legal officer, Lee Barnes, claimed that he had been discriminated against on the grounds of "religion, or similar philosophical belief" (contrary to the Employment (Religious Discrimination) Regulations 2003, when applying for a job at a G.P. surgery. The Employment Tribunal found that membership of the BNP was not a "similar" belief, and the case was rejected.
Advice from Stuart Chamberlain of Gee Consult, management consultants has been that a similar case might be successful since the removal of the qualification "similar" from philosophical belief by an amendment in 2007. -"Cases concerning claims made by British National Party’s (BNP) members that their fascist beliefs were similar to religious beliefs have previously been decided in favour of the employer or potential employer. However, under the new law, a strong argument could be made to the contrary."
[http://www.consultgee.com/aboutus/press_ReligiousDiscrimination.html]
However, this has not been tested and there is a clause in the regulations which provide that the beliefs of employees may be required to be in line with the "ethos" of the organisation.
Mr.Redfearn was a bus driver whose BNP membership was unknown to his employers, Serco, until he was elected as a councillor. He was sacked as the employers were concerned that he might endanger their contract with a local authotity to transport vulnerable people from a day centre of various ethnicities. The decision in Redfearn v.Serco (2006 CA) is summarised thus;
"where an employee who is a member of a racist group (in this case the BNP political party) is dismissed because of the danger that his continuing employment might lead to violence in the workplace, the dismissal can properly be regarded as being for legitimate health and safety reasons and will not be unlawful race discrimination."
[http://www.emplaw.co.uk/researchfree-redirector.aspx?StartPage=data%2f2005irlr744.htm]
Organisations which ban BNP membership
Police ;
Membership of the BNP, C18 and the National Front was specifically by David Blunkett, following an undercover TV exposure of racism in a police training centre. Despite this Simon Darby has claimed that the BNP still has members who remain covert. Police authorities have taken this very seriously and Manchester Police Authority have viewed footage taken at BNP events in order to identify off-duty officers in attendance at a BNP St.George's Day rally, wearing BNP badges and T-shirts, with the slogan "Love Britain or Fuck Off".
[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2007/may/12/ukcrime.thefarright]
A retired police officer, standing as a European Assembly candidate, Inspector Phazey, has said that he was a member in defiance of the prohibition and that other serving officers remained members.
He denied that he was a racist or that the police were institutionally racist, saying;
"Of course you heard words like paki and nigger, but it didn't mean much more than someone saying paddy for an Irishman or jerry for a German. It was just the language of working-class blokes. There was a fair bit of leg-pulling but it was never malicious. I remember there was one officer who, whenever an Asian officer came into the room, would go, 'Coon, coon,' like he was making the noise of a pigeon. But it was a joke. It's like saying paddies are as thick as two short planks or jocks are tight-fisted. It was just jokes in the canteen. You'll get that anywhere when you have men in their 20s and 30s together."
[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_/ai_n12586083]
A Police Community Support Officer, Ellis Hammond, was found to be a BNP member after he was discovered stockpiling weapons at his home, including tazers,[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3512152.ece]
Armed Forces ;
Since the Second World War, servicemen and women have been banned from membership of organisations designated as "Communist or Fascist" and this includes the BNP. [http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/queens_regulations_incl_a27.pdf]
Prison Service ;
A ban on BNP membership was imposed by Martin Narey, Director of the Prison Service in 2002. Narey told the BBC that he received hate mail and a death threat as a result. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4247329.stm]
Other Professions;
Bans on BNP membership in the probation service and the civil services have been under consideration. [ news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3669836.stm - 30k]
[www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/feb/01/thefarright.ukcrime - 73k]
A proposal to ban the BNP from Dorset Fire Brigade, proposed by the management and the Fire Brigades Union, was turned down by the Fire Authority.[news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/4373152.stm - 28k ]
The chairman of the BNP linked trade union "Solidarity", Adam Walker was sacked by his college for accessing BNP websites and posting comments. He has been summoned to a hearing of the general Teaching Council, with a view to preventing him from working as a teacher in the United Kingdom.[ news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/7627055.stm]
His brother, Mark Adams has also been sacked, from another college, specifically for BNP membership.[news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/7627055.stm] [ ]. Both appear to have an otherwise unblemished record.[news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/7627055.stm - 44k]
A sociology student, Liam Birch, standing as a BNP council candidate for Southway was sacked as assistant warden at Plymouth University, when his BNP membership was known via an internet blog concerning the Holocaust, saying "The Jews declared war on Germany, not the other way round".
[http://www.bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=25066]
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Police
Police officers have been forbidden to be members of the BNP since the exposure of racism in police training centres in 2004.
Ellis Hammond Phazey
www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2004/jul/28/race.ukcrime
Armed Forces
Members of the Armed Forces have been forbidden mumbership of Communist or Fascist organisations since...
Prison Service
A ban on BNP membership was imposed by Martin Narey, Director of the Prisi=on Service in 2002.
Student in Plymouth ;liam birch sociology student
Source: http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=141529&command=displayContent&sourceNode=141513&contentPK=14629543&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch
The national spokesman for the BNP, Dr Phill Edwards, yesterday cast doubt on whether the Internet blogs could be linked to Mr Birch. He said: "The blogs appear to be a debate about historical matters which have no relevance to the political campaigning currently being sucessfully undertaken by the BNP. "Neither do the blogs show 'Nazi sympathies' but are part of a debate. As far as Plymouth University is concerned, by taking away his wardenship they are breaking their traditional role of allowing freedom of political association, political debate and instead have adopted a totalitarian stance. Liam tells me that on matters of 'Holocaust denial', like the rest of us, he must accept it as a fundamental truth or face arrest and prosecution by the EU police Europol." He added: "Liam is not anti-semitic and his girlfriend is half Jewish."
BNP member covertly poses as policeman - Times Online - 12:469 Mar 2008 ... The BNP membership ban is creeping into other areas of employment and is ,without doubt ,another attempt by the political establishment to ...
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BBC NEWS | Politics | Civil service BNP ban considered - 14:0019 Sep 2004 ... The Home Office is considering whether to ban BNP members from working in the civil service.
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BUS DRIVER Redfearn Bradford Wisbey
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Baggs Calne Corsham
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