British National Privacy

[Griffin NoName]

The British National Party is squealing after a membership list was posted on the Internet (now removed).

This is a list of who can join the BNP from the BBC site:

• Police and prison officers: Banned
  Council and NHS employees: Not banned but would be disciplined if beliefs interfered with job
  Doctors: Must not allow beliefs to compromise care or attempt to impose political views on patients
  Nurses: Not forbidden but code of conduct requires commitment to equality and diversity
  Teachers: Membership of political parties must not compromise professional conduct
  Union members: Under new laws BNP members could be expelled if judged to be incompatible with the union's beliefs
  Armed forces personnel: Not explicitly banned but personnel are barred from political activity or demonstration

How extraordinary for what purports to be a democratic country. Unless one wonders why a political organisation in a democratic country needs to keep its membership secret.

I would suggest there are some very simple ways to knock this on the head (which apparently is something the BNP supposedly encourage ). If only the Law wasn't an Ass.

[beagle]

How extraordinary for what purports to be a democratic country. Unless one wonders why a political organisation in a democratic country needs to keep its membership secret.

Of course with proper parties it's only the donors that need to be kept secret...

[Griffin NoName]

How extraordinary for what purports to be a democratic country. Unless one wonders why a political organisation in a democratic country needs to keep its membership secret.

Of course with proper parties it's only the donors that need to be kept secret...