Delivery of fascist election material?

[norbert]

http://www.renekinzett.com/2010/04/bnp- ... orate.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Date registered: 25/02/1999
Registered in: GB
Fielding candidates in: England, Scotland, Wales
Is a Gibraltar Party: No
Has made a statement that the party intends to contest a combined European Parliamentary region: No
Has accounting units: Yes
View accounting units
Is Minor Party: No
Has emblems:
View emblems
Party address: PO Box 14, Welshpool, SY21 0WE.
Party officers:
Leader: Mr Nicholas John Griffin
Nominating Officer: Mr Clive Jefferson
Treasurer: Mr David Martin Hannam

Party description(s): Translation(s):
A Fair Deal for British People
British Homes for British Families
British Jobs for British Workers
Decent People Not Corrupt Politicians
End Afghan War Troops Home Now
Get Your Own Back
Putting Scottish People First
Scrap All Global Warming Hoax Taxes
Support Our Pensioners Support Our Troops
Support Our Troops Bring Them Home
With Nick Griffin Support Our Troops

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/69 ... hipps.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-s ... -war-party" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[goggsy70]

According to our WTL session today there is no longer a 'conscience clause' for operatives regarding the handling & distribution of election material for the likes of the BNP. Did the CWU endorse this? As someone with deeply held anti-fascist values obviously I am loathe to even give this kind of propaganda the time of day; in previous elections I have just thrown it all in the surplus pile as generally all of their stuff comes through unaddressed. Anyone got any pointers in case my DOM starts giving me heat?

Its basically awful now what royal mail gets away with. Union have aided by signing agreements. DOM might give you more than heat if you just throw them in surplus pile. They will bring in their conduct code. (are you sure you are felling well) Ahem

[Pegman]

shock horror we even have coloured people in our office that deliver bnp leaflets. get over it

I edited your post and explained the reasons why - please take this as a gentle warning.

BTW "Coloured" is not very precise is it. The accepted term and one I prefer is Black, or Afro-Caribbean. After all even White people are coloured - in fact despite the description Black or White neither group is in fact that colour.

I'm actually in between walking around in this sunshine

[lekker]

how typically depressing, the left trying to censor things they don't agree with! you want to try democracy, you never know it might grow on you!

Fascists to the left of me, Fascists to the right, Here I am stuck in the middle with - a bundle of BNP leaflets

[motherhubbard]

quite right bub there is a lot of graves in uk and europe of brave men who gave there lives for freedom of speech.

I thought a lot of them gave their lives fighting fascism.

[donein]

quite right bub there is a lot of graves in uk and europe of brave men who gave there lives for freedom of speech.

I thought a lot of them gave their lives fighting fascism.

True true but still freedom of speech

[BELIAL]

quite right bub there is a lot of graves in uk and europe of brave men who gave there lives for freedom of speech.

I thought a lot of them gave their lives fighting fascism.

True true but still freedom of speech

Unless of course you are a radical Muslim .then it's detention without trial ,extraordinary rendition, torture and worse. But they ain't like us are they so no question of double standards

[norbert]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/ ... 638381.stm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Three British National Party (BNP) candidates in Wales will not be using the party's name on ballot papers at the general election, it has emerged.
Instead BNP candidates in Swansea East, Swansea West and Gower will appear as "Support Our Troops Bring Them Home".
The BNP said they had not intended just to use that name, but Swansea council said it was the party's decision.
The Electoral Commission said candidates can use a different name under the regulations.
It confirmed the move was legal, as the alternative name is a properly registered description for the BNP.
Voters will be able to tell that the three are official BNP candidates only from the party logo on the ballot paper.
'Misled' claim
A spokesperson for the commission said: "Our advice to voters is always to scrutinise the ballot paper very carefully."
A BNP spokesperson confirmed all three candidates are standing for the party, and not as a splinter group.
The spokesperson said a Swansea council official misled them when they filled in the candidate forms, which was why he said the three candidates were registered under the "Support Our Troops Bring Them Home" name.
He also said the forms used by the council were more complicated than those used by most other UK local authorities.
In response, the council said: "It was the BNP representative's decision to take [to put Support Our Troops Bring Them Home on the ballot paper] and he was in no way misled by Swansea council."
The council also said nomination papers filled out by the BNP were in a standard form produced for use across the UK.
"There is no material difference between the form used by the BNP and one produced by the Electoral Commission," it added.

[clashcityrocker]

All electoral material is fascist these days so what`s the difference?

They are all as bad as each other, just in different ways.

The Green Party are as bad as the BNP? How?

[shimmyrule]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/ ... 638381.stm

Three British National Party (BNP) candidates in Wales will not be using the party's name on ballot papers at the general election, it has emerged.
Instead BNP candidates in Swansea East, Swansea West and Gower will appear as "Support Our Troops Bring Them Home".
The BNP said they had not intended just to use that name, but Swansea council said it was the party's decision.
The Electoral Commission said candidates can use a different name under the regulations.
It confirmed the move was legal, as the alternative name is a properly registered description for the BNP.
Voters will be able to tell that the three are official BNP candidates only from the party logo on the ballot paper.
'Misled' claim
A spokesperson for the commission said: "Our advice to voters is always to scrutinise the ballot paper very carefully."
A BNP spokesperson confirmed all three candidates are standing for the party, and not as a splinter group.
The spokesperson said a Swansea council official misled them when they filled in the candidate forms, which was why he said the three candidates were registered under the "Support Our Troops Bring Them Home" name.
He also said the forms used by the council were more complicated than those used by most other UK local authorities.
In response, the council said: "It was the BNP representative's decision to take [to put Support Our Troops Bring Them Home on the ballot paper] and he was in no way misled by Swansea council."
The council also said nomination papers filled out by the BNP were in a standard form produced for use across the UK.
"There is no material difference between the form used by the BNP and one produced by the Electoral Commission," it added.

Im not unduly worried by this "misleading story" - after all, labour have been misleading you lot for years.

Im just happy to be reading this news-
Past years:

1987 – The British National Party contested 2 seats, polling 553 votes.
1992 – The British National Party contested 13 seats, polling 7,631 votes.
1997 – The British National Party contested 57 seats, polling 35,832 votes.
2001 – The British National Party contested 33 seats, polling 47,129 votes.
2005 – The British National Party contested 117 seats, polling 192,746 votes


2010- 339 parliamentary candidates-almost trebled-, and 780 local candidates , if someone can enlighten me, how many are the UAF -UNITE AGAINST FASCISM standing,

Seems like more people ploughing more money and time and effort into the party,
Seems like Labour and the prosecution service - again, have failed to close down or dampen enthusiasm for supporting/financing/victimising people in the BNP.

Onwards and upwards eh,

[motherhubbard]

Im just happy to be reading this news-
Past years:

1987 – The British National Party contested 2 seats, polling 553 votes. No seats
1992 – The British National Party contested 13 seats, polling 7,631 votes.No seats
1997 – The British National Party contested 57 seats, polling 35,832 votes.No seats
2001 – The British National Party contested 33 seats, polling 47,129 votes.No seats
2005 – The British National Party contested 117 seats, polling 192,746 votes No seats


2010- 339 parliamentary candidates-almost trebled-, BUT STILL NO SEATS

And still no seats.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

if someone can enlighten me, how many are the UAF -UNITE AGAINST FASCISM standing,

Well I cant give an accurate figure but any current MPs in Labour who are supporters or members of the Unions listed. Also candidates who have declared official Union positions in one the Unions below so I am guessing a 2 - 3000 at a minimum


» Univesity and College Union (UCU)
» National Union of Mineworkers (NUM)
» Communication Workers’ Union (CWU)
» Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS)
» National Association of Schoolmasters and Women Teachers (NASUWT)
» National Union of Teachers (NUT)
» National Association of Probation Officers (NAPO)
» UNITE the union

[shimmyrule]

if someone can enlighten me, how many are the UAF -UNITE AGAINST FASCISM standing,

Well I cant give an accurate figure but any current MPs in Labour who are supporters or members of the Unions listed. Also candidates who have declared official Union positions in one the Unions below so I am guessing a 2 - 3000 at a minimum


» Univesity and College Union (UCU)
» National Union of Mineworkers (NUM)
» Communication Workers’ Union (CWU)
» Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS)
» National Association of Schoolmasters and Women Teachers (NASUWT)
» National Union of Teachers (NUT)
» National Association of Probation Officers (NAPO)
» UNITE the union

very good tbt

not under the labour umbrella, the safe option, where people will vote for them,

just always wondered, if uaf is such a popular belief, why they dont stand against the bnp on an anti nazi ticket, instead of interfering in elections,obstructing hustings and attacking people ?

[norbert]

http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=17956" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Harry_Perkins]

Also told today that the conscience clause is now gone.... then 10 minutes later it was suddenly okay not to take them? Very odd.