It appears that there will be a rise in job vacancies later this week as companies sack members of staff who have been ‘named and shamed’ on the BNP party membership list.
It’s all a bit of a storm in a teacup really. I find the BNP’s views abhorrent, but at the same time I have always been committed to the democratic process. You can’t have a democracy comprising solely of parties which you approve of. That’s not what democracy is all about. You have to rely on the fact that the vast majority of the public will see them for what they are and not vote for them and the clowns will lose their deposit.
The most interesting thing from the coverage so far is the sheer terror in the BNP ranks at being named on the internet. Surely if they believe in their cause and ideals as much as they claim to then they will have no reason to be ashamed. It’s bizarre to discover that it’s quite the opposite. We have racist bigots who are happy to be racist bigots as long as old Doris and George next door, the local newsagent or their employer doesn’t find out.
I’ve seen the list. It make singularly unimpressive reading. A list of names in alphabetical order with some of the entries expanded by having the members specialist skills listed next to their names (presumably where they could be of use to the BNP). Half of the members on the list have annotations such as “did not renew” or “will not be renewing in 2007″ which gives the impression that the BNP don’t have as many active members as they would like you to think they have.
As a news item, it’s all very dull really.
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