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2:55pm Thursday 20th November 2008
The personal details of 334 members of the British National Party living in Sussex were among thousands leaked on to the internet.
The 12,000-strong membership list, which the BNP leadership suspects may have been stolen by former supporters, includes addresses, contact details and some members’ jobs.
It reveals that the far-right party has 334 members across Sussex – including 34 in Brighton and Hove.
They include a builder, shop owner, IT consultant, gardener, tourist attraction owner, composer, businessman, engineer, author, former servicemen, a retired antique dealer, an expolice officer, a young woman who joined at the age of 21 and several people who have retired.
The list also records many members’ “hobbies”, which include kite making, boating, motor racing, theatre, classical music, motorcycles, classic cars, Second World War reenactments, competition shooting, allotment gardening and sword collecting.
One member is described as a “committed Evangelical Christian [who] attends Bible studies/ prayer meetings”.
The information was taken down from the website where it was originally posted, but remained available on a number of sites yesterday.
BNP leader Nick Griffin claimed the publication of the list – which exposes many secret supporters to the risk of dismissal from work, disciplinary action or vilification – would boost its support among voters.
Donna Bailey, secretary of the BNP’s Crawley and Horsham branch, told The Argus: “It’s completely wrong and unethical to publish the names and details of members.”
The beautician, from Steyning in West Sussex, added: “The BNP is a legal political party that actively and publicly campaigns.
We have 100 councillors across the country and as long as people don’t take their politics into the workplace we shouldn’t be blacklisted.”
But campaign group Unite Against Fascism said it was “in the public interest” to identify BNP members because of their potential to have access to sensitive information and to hold positions of influence in public services.
North Wales police pledged to investigate any information breach related to the membership list “in the usual robust manner”, while Merseyside police revealed it had launched a probe into claims that a serving officer was on the list.
Do you think that details of political affiliation should be made publicly available? Tell us below.
Conor, Sussex says...
3:44pm Thu 20 Nov 08
NoWaySeriously wrote:It's taken The Argus that long to find a copy on the Internet.
Slow news day? This happened like 4 days ago............
harwood, Brighton & Hove says...
5:06pm Thu 20 Nov 08
Conor wrote:lol, took me about 2 minutes to find it on the net at rapidshare, it's in loads of places it seems! lol
NoWaySeriously wrote: Slow news day? This happened like 4 days ago............It's taken The Argus that long to find a copy on the Internet.
Redbeard, Brighton says...
5:07pm Thu 20 Nov 08
Arther Daley, all over the manor says...
5:51pm Thu 20 Nov 08
harwood, Brighton & Hove says...
6:50pm Thu 20 Nov 08
Arther Daley wrote:hmmm, I don't, they are a racist and homophobic bully boy organisation in my opinion, and that of every other free thinking person. As proved by recent exposes of their leader Nick Griffin. Totally shocking, I have many non-English friends, and I'm glad that I do, England for the English, what rubbish, England is a land of immigrants from other parts of Europe and thank goodness for it.
Well I think this is a storm in a teacup, and despite what the media say, I think the BNP have some very respectable viewpoints today
Arther Daley, all over the manor says...
7:37pm Thu 20 Nov 08
harwood wrote:You seem quite mis-guided about them
Arther Daley wrote: Well I think this is a storm in a teacup, and despite what the media say, I think the BNP have some very respectable viewpoints todayhmmm, I don't, they are a racist and homophobic bully boy organisation in my opinion, and that of every other free thinking person. As proved by recent exposes of their leader Nick Griffin. Totally shocking, I have many non-English friends, and I'm glad that I do, England for the English, what rubbish, England is a land of immigrants from other parts of Europe and thank goodness for it. Down with the BNP.
harwood, Brighton & Hove says...
8:05pm Thu 20 Nov 08
Arther Daley wrote:Oh really, so the fact that "the current BNP has its roots in the New National Front, founded in 1980 by John Tyndall, a former chairman of the National Front" bears no relevance then does it? I wonder where there membership base came from.... hmmm let me see, oh most likely the national front. QED.
harwood wrote:You seem quite mis-guided about them 1 Nick Griffin was acquitted of all charges at the case you refer to 2)I dont believe they are an Racist and homophobic orgonisation. You are getting the BNP mixed up with the national frontArther Daley wrote: Well I think this is a storm in a teacup, and despite what the media say, I think the BNP have some very respectable viewpoints todayhmmm, I don't, they are a racist and homophobic bully boy organisation in my opinion, and that of every other free thinking person. As proved by recent exposes of their leader Nick Griffin. Totally shocking, I have many non-English friends, and I'm glad that I do, England for the English, what rubbish, England is a land of immigrants from other parts of Europe and thank goodness for it. Down with the BNP.
harwood, Brighton & Hove says...
8:17pm Thu 20 Nov 08
Arther Daley wrote:and a bit of history on Nick Griffin...
harwood wrote:You seem quite mis-guided about them 1 Nick Griffin was acquitted of all charges at the case you refer to 2)I dont believe they are an Racist and homophobic orgonisation. You are getting the BNP mixed up with the national frontArther Daley wrote: Well I think this is a storm in a teacup, and despite what the media say, I think the BNP have some very respectable viewpoints todayhmmm, I don't, they are a racist and homophobic bully boy organisation in my opinion, and that of every other free thinking person. As proved by recent exposes of their leader Nick Griffin. Totally shocking, I have many non-English friends, and I'm glad that I do, England for the English, what rubbish, England is a land of immigrants from other parts of Europe and thank goodness for it. Down with the BNP.
Arther Daley, all over the manor says...
8:24pm Thu 20 Nov 08
Arther Daley, all over the manor says...
8:24pm Thu 20 Nov 08
rayellerton, portslade says...
9:11pm Thu 20 Nov 08
feline1, Brighton says...
9:27pm Thu 20 Nov 08
CARTMAN, BRIGHTON says...
9:36pm Thu 20 Nov 08
harwood wrote:The most disturbing thing about the list if the names on it is anything to go by?
Arther Daley wrote:and a bit of history on Nick Griffin... "Nick Griffin became involved with the far right at the age of 15 when his father, Edgar Griffin, took him to meetings of the National Front (NF). By 1978, he was a local secretary for the NF. In 1980, he became a member of the NF governing body, the National Directorate, when he also set up the NF Student Organisation. In 1980, Griffin launched Nationalism Today with the aid of Joe Pearce, editor of the NF youth paper Bulldog and twice imprisoned for incitement to racial hatred. Nationalism Today became the springboard for the Third Positionist ideas that the NF later adopted. Writing in Nationalism Today in 1985, Griffin praised the black separatist Louis Farrakhan, saying, "white nationalists everywhere wish well, for we share a common struggle for the same ends: racial separation and racial freedom". and also... "n 1998, Griffin, along with Paul Ballard, was convicted of violating section 19 of the Public Order Act 1986, relating to incitement to racial hatred for his editorship of issue 12 of The Rune, published in 1996." So basically, your statement that the group isn't racist doesn't really hold any water at all does it giving that he was convicted of it and received a 9 month suspended prison sentence. Not a nice person however you try to gloss over it, and the leader of the party to boot.harwood wrote:You seem quite mis-guided about them 1 Nick Griffin was acquitted of all charges at the case you refer to 2)I dont believe they are an Racist and homophobic orgonisation. You are getting the BNP mixed up with the national frontArther Daley wrote: Well I think this is a storm in a teacup, and despite what the media say, I think the BNP have some very respectable viewpoints todayhmmm, I don't, they are a racist and homophobic bully boy organisation in my opinion, and that of every other free thinking person. As proved by recent exposes of their leader Nick Griffin. Totally shocking, I have many non-English friends, and I'm glad that I do, England for the English, what rubbish, England is a land of immigrants from other parts of Europe and thank goodness for it. Down with the BNP.
harwood, Brighton & Hove says...
9:47pm Thu 20 Nov 08
Arther Daley wrote:and the relevance of the founder being dead is....? precisely nothing.
John Tyndall is dead. Update your info. Saying the BNP has its roots in the national front, is like saying that New Labour today has its roots in the Michael foot era of the Labour Party - It does bus the link is vague and meaningless. The BNP today are a respectable reasonable party, that deserve better than to be constantly misrepresented in the media leading to people like you (Harwood)spouting misinformation about a LEGAL political party.
Ronald, Hailsham says...
9:51pm Thu 20 Nov 08
CARTMAN, BRIGHTON says...
9:57pm Thu 20 Nov 08
Ronald wrote:Could it be because they speak up for the majority of the indigenous British who are aghast at the way our country is being taken over by foreigners?
Why are all the other political parties frightened stiff of the BNP? Could it be because they speak up for the majority of the indigenous British who are aghast at the way our country is being taken over by foreigners, both black and white, with the encouragement of successive governments? That's not racist. That's caring about our history and culture.
rs, says...
10:21pm Thu 20 Nov 08
harwood wrote:would you accept unlimited immigration into the UK? bearing in mind the already overstretched nhs, housing shortage, rising unemployment, and ever increasing social security bill etc.
Arther Daley wrote: Well I think this is a storm in a teacup, and despite what the media say, I think the BNP have some very respectable viewpoints todayhmmm, I don't, they are a racist and homophobic bully boy organisation in my opinion, and that of every other free thinking person. As proved by recent exposes of their leader Nick Griffin. Totally shocking, I have many non-English friends, and I'm glad that I do, England for the English, what rubbish, England is a land of immigrants from other parts of Europe and thank goodness for it. Down with the BNP.
william of orange, Brighton says...
10:46pm Thu 20 Nov 08
glow in the dark, NEWHAVEN says...
11:25pm Thu 20 Nov 08
CARTMAN, BRIGHTON says...
1:27am Fri 21 Nov 08
william of orange wrote:Few are denying that at the moment!
I don't care what anyone says I'm looking forward to June of next year and the proportional representation European elections and casting my vote (for the first time) for the BNP....and I'll be proud to do so. I can't think of a more politically incorrect way of sticking two fingers up to the bunch of inept, incompetent, economically unaware, traitors that are currently in charge. Labours days are well and truly numbered and if the press only knew how many people supported the BNP they would sing a different tune and stop biased reports against them. In a sky news poll in 2005 65% of people supported BNP policies...that number dropped to 55% when they were told they were BNP policies....you only need 40% to win outright in our first past the post system in this country! Recent by elections have increased the BNP vote from 5% to over 20% in seats where they have stood for the first time! Not bad for a first showing! They have over 100 council seats and a seat on the Greater London Council. Support that will get larger as we approach 3 million plus unemployed under Labour. I know of a LOT of like minded people so expect to see 3-5 BNP MEP's (or more) after next Junes election! The cats out of the bag - they aren't knuckle dragging skinheads...they are people like you and me! BRITISH! ....and annoyed!...best not get in their way!
JohnSmith47, Brighton says...
1:51am Fri 21 Nov 08
CARTMAN, BRIGHTON says...
2:46am Fri 21 Nov 08
JohnSmith47 wrote:Interestingly? But sadly! The legal system itself passed a bill labeling the entire Police force "Institutionally Racist"
'Not knuckle dragging skinheads?' hohoho Yes you are. Always were, right back to the days of Bulldog sold outside Chelsea, some things never change eh, Combat18? Still got links to chelsea, still cannot shake off the knuckle draggers. Putting a silk suit on a gorrilla does not make him a man. And exactly how ENGLISH is the burke Nick Griffin? Ironic he wants to deploy Human Rights law to defend his members but the party line is to abolish it, can you square that one off please? As police 'police' the Race Relations Act it is not compatible for them to be a BNP member. As for teachers, professional standards ought to be robust enough to deal with any political views held by a teacher.
Variable, Brighton says...
2:56am Fri 21 Nov 08
LB, Hove says...
7:21am Fri 21 Nov 08
william of orange, Brighton says...
7:54am Fri 21 Nov 08
LB wrote:
If the BNP are so respectable why is anyone bothered that their membership of it is now public knowledge? I've never seen people hiding their faces going into the local tory club...
Made In Sussex, Not Brighton says...
8:55am Fri 21 Nov 08
Pontop Pike, Fuerteventura Canaries says...
9:03am Fri 21 Nov 08
NoWaySeriously, Hove says...
10:19am Fri 21 Nov 08
a_j95, bn2 says...
10:41am Fri 21 Nov 08
Arther Daley wrote:1) Yeh, no smoke without fire though eh?
harwood wrote:You seem quite mis-guided about them 1 Nick Griffin was acquitted of all charges at the case you refer to 2)I dont believe they are an Racist and homophobic orgonisation. You are getting the BNP mixed up with the national frontArther Daley wrote: Well I think this is a storm in a teacup, and despite what the media say, I think the BNP have some very respectable viewpoints todayhmmm, I don't, they are a racist and homophobic bully boy organisation in my opinion, and that of every other free thinking person. As proved by recent exposes of their leader Nick Griffin. Totally shocking, I have many non-English friends, and I'm glad that I do, England for the English, what rubbish, England is a land of immigrants from other parts of Europe and thank goodness for it. Down with the BNP.
Made In Sussex, Not Brighton says...
12:03pm Fri 21 Nov 08
Arther Daley, all over the manor says...
1:11pm Fri 21 Nov 08
NoWaySeriously, Hove says...
1:21pm Fri 21 Nov 08
Arther Daley wrote:Well, I guess after the BNP read this he'll be kicked out!
Well my mate N*******s *o*e is on the list, he is the kindest man you could ever meet.
To my knowledge he has helped a Polish immigrant settle into his new job and helped a 'gypsy' boy and his new wife settle into a new flat (albiet) temporarily.
He also helped an elderly lady from up north with her re-location arrangements, he even helps local children get to school when he can.
N is a wonderful man , and is a credit to the BNP and society generally.
Andre Spooner, Brighton says...
1:31pm Fri 21 Nov 08
Arther Daley, all over the manor says...
3:49pm Fri 21 Nov 08
Andre Spooner wrote:Nice Idea Andre, why should they.? And before you ask, NO im not a member of the BNP, but I did vote for them at the local elections 3 years ago.
Maybe all the pro BNP people posting messages there could put their names and addresses up if they're so proud.
Andre Spooner, Brighton says...
3:56pm Fri 21 Nov 08
Human Machine, Portslade says...
4:03pm Fri 21 Nov 08
Brooksey, says...
4:03pm Fri 21 Nov 08
Andre Spooner, Brighton says...
5:41pm Fri 21 Nov 08
william of orange, Brighton says...
7:46pm Fri 21 Nov 08
Made In Sussex wrote:
I see WOO's shown his colours, aside from forever bleating on about how rubbish labour are, thanks, we get the point now after your 500th post about it, he is a supporter of teh BNP..poor misguided little man!
william of orange, Brighton says...
8:16pm Fri 21 Nov 08
Made In Sussex wrote:
If the BNP are so acceptable then why do the POLICE not accept employees being members - says a lot really..
Arther Daley, all over the manor says...
10:22am Sat 22 Nov 08
Andre Spooner wrote:Er Andre (if that is your real name - I thought it was a singing sea lion in a Disney film), Its unreasonable because I am not a racist!!!!
Human Machine, are you really a machine? Do you make a whirring sound when your cogs grind? Arthur Daley (if that is his real name) said he had voted for the BNP. So then I called him a racist. Not the most unreasonable statement to make, really?
Arther Daley, all over the manor says...
10:24am Sat 22 Nov 08
Andre Spooner, Brighton says...
12:09pm Tue 25 Nov 08
Arther Daley, all over the manor says...
1:26am Thu 27 Nov 08
Andre Spooner wrote:Andre - you really are a 'wackner'
"Some of my best friends are foreign, yo?" Then why on earth would you be voting for the BNP? They certainly wouldn't do any good for your mixed-race nephews if they got into power, would they? If you're so friendly with people of other races, why are you voting for a party that actively discriminates against them? Wow. Them's some impressive secret pseudonyms, Arthur. You truly are the king of the Argus message board. I'm sure Richard Gurner will give you a rosette in a bit.
william of orange, Brighton says...
4:21pm Sat 29 Nov 08
william of orange wrote:
Made In Sussex wrote: If the BNP are so acceptable then why do the POLICE not accept employees being members - says a lot really..Because Labour has politicised the police. Simple really! Under this Government in the last decade we've seen ex IRA members take up senior political posts...hardly pushing the envelope of democracy if we then elect someone who has produced an "illegal" pamphlet is it!! I mean what next?...are we going to arrest them for stepping on the cracks in the pavement!
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NoWaySeriously, Hove says...
3:21pm Thu 20 Nov 08