The BNP are not bordering on Racist, they are, and always have been. They have foots in the neo-nazi National Front and stand for an all White Britain, something that only violence can achieve.

They do not exercise the concepts of modern democracy and therefore, in my opinion, should not be given the right to freedom of speech.

They breach European law, and advertise their breaking of it.
(In total over 15 million Jews, trade unionists, gypsies, Slavs, black, lesbian, gay and disabled people were murdered as a result of Nazi Germany’s murderous policies. Nick Griffin was convicted for inciting racial hatred after a BNP magazine he published denied the reality of the Holocaust.)

Many of their councillors are criminals or terrorists, at the last general election, they stood gang rapists and drug dealers as candidates, and only removed them when they were exposed as criminals.

and here are some sourced quotes for your enjoyment;

"Honestly now, would you prefer your kid growing up in Oldham and Burnley or 1930s Germany? It would be better for your child to grow up there.”
-Mark Collett, leader of the Young BNP on Channel 4 in 2004

“Meanwhile, the indigenous side in the low-to-medium level civil war brewing in this country is getting its training… It’s all going to get very messy.”
-Nick Griffin’s blog on BNP website

“Rape is simply sex. Women enjoy sex, so rape cannot be such a terrible physical ordeal… [It] is like suggesting forcefeeding a woman chocolate cake is a heinous offence.”
-Then BNP London organiser and GLA candidate, Nick Eriksen

"AIDS is “a friendly disease because blacks, drug users and gays have it.”
-Mark Collett, leader of the Young BNP on Channel 4 in 2004

Cool,
It's about time. I always wondered if that policy ran counter to the law.

the CRE, commission for racial equality has yesterday launched a high court bid to crush the British national party, by way of saying its membership policy is unfair, biased and racist.

Taking into account that this party is a legally recognised one, that takes part in the democratic process in great britain, and follows all the rules set out by the electoral commision.

i know this party does not hold much sway with a lot of you on these pages, But my question is simply:

WILL THIS LEGAL CHALLENGE WIN?

And if successful, will members of the ethnic minority communities be rushing to join up?

or is it simply another, sad attempt to curtail the freedoms of a party, just like the freedom of speech trials the other year, which the BNP won-twice!

I am not sure if the legal challenge will win. I don't feel there is much freedom of speech anymore. You nearly need to take your words out and study them before speaking.

i agree sue, people easily distort and take words out of context, to suit their own agendas, and try to vilify the speaker.

Some years ago I sat on the local council. I was always being told off for saying what I thought or was told you can't possibly say that. I used to come home so angry. This country has become too politically correct its very difficult to speak your mind without causing offence to someone

I think the legal challenge will win purely because it's racial discrimination which is unacceptable.

People are entitled to think/believe/say what they want within certain extents (inciting racial hatred or religious hatred) which is fine but to actively prevent people joining a political party because of the colour of their skin isn't acceptable.

I wouldn't worry though I very much doubt black people or other ethnicities will want to join the BNP.

new here so hello.

can anyone tell me how the BNP policy of voluntary paid repatriation differs from the policy of voluntary paid repatriation of the government?