Commission forces BNP to change its constitution and membership criteria

[JiB]

Equality and Human Rights Commission forces BNP to change its constitution and membership criteria after legal case victory

BNP: Commission wins legal case over constitution and membership criteria

15 October 2009

The Equality and Human Rights Commission announced today that it has won its legal case against the British National Party. The Commission has agreed to adjourn the case following the BNP’s confirmation that it will accept the Commission’s requirement that it change its constitution and membership criteria. The BNP has also agreed to not accept any new members until its new constitution comes into force.

In an order issued at the Central London County Court this morning, the BNP has agreed to use all reasonable endeavours to revise its constitution so that it does not discriminate, either directly or indirectly on any 'protected characteristic' - for example on the grounds of race, ethnic or religious status - as defined in clause 4 of the Equality Bill. These changes must be carried out as soon as reasonably practicable, and no later than three months from today.

The order also states that from 15 October 2009, until the new constitution comes into effect, BNP Chairman Nick Griffin will close the membership of the Party to all new membership applications and prevent the Party from accepting into membership any new member.

The case has been adjourned until 28 January 2010.

John Wadham, Group Director Legal at the Equality and Human Rights Commission said:

'We are pleased that the Party has conceded this case and agreed to all of the Commission’s requirements. Political parties, like any other organisation are obliged to respect the law and not discriminate against people.

'It is unfortunate that the BNP spent several months before conceding and dealing properly with our legal requirements. We will be monitoring the BNP's compliance with this court order on membership, and its other legal obligations, including to its constituents.'

>> Watch video (http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/media-centre/commission-forces-bnp-to-change-its-constitution-and-membership-criteria-after-legal-case-victory/)

[Sharon]

Equality and Human Rights Commission forces BNP to change its constitution and membership criteria after legal case victory

BNP: Commission wins legal case over constitution and membership criteria

15 October 2009

The Equality and Human Rights Commission announced today that it has won its legal case against the British National Party. The Commission has agreed to adjourn the case following the BNP’s confirmation that it will accept the Commission’s requirement that it change its constitution and membership criteria. The BNP has also agreed to not accept any new members until its new constitution comes into force.

In an order issued at the Central London County Court this morning, the BNP has agreed to use all reasonable endeavours to revise its constitution so that it does not discriminate, either directly or indirectly on any 'protected characteristic' - for example on the grounds of race, ethnic or religious status - as defined in clause 4 of the Equality Bill. These changes must be carried out as soon as reasonably practicable, and no later than three months from today.

The order also states that from 15 October 2009, until the new constitution comes into effect, BNP Chairman Nick Griffin will close the membership of the Party to all new membership applications and prevent the Party from accepting into membership any new member.

The case has been adjourned until 28 January 2010.

John Wadham, Group Director Legal at the Equality and Human Rights Commission said:

'We are pleased that the Party has conceded this case and agreed to all of the Commission’s requirements. Political parties, like any other organisation are obliged to respect the law and not discriminate against people.

'It is unfortunate that the BNP spent several months before conceding and dealing properly with our legal requirements. We will be monitoring the BNP's compliance with this court order on membership, and its other legal obligations, including to its constituents.'

>> Watch video (http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/media-centre/commission-forces-bnp-to-change-its-constitution-and-membership-criteria-after-legal-case-victory/)Does anyone have his email address? We need to bombard him with requests for name changes to the 'Black Police Officer Association' etc and demand all orgs naming a race in their discription be forced to change to more inclusive titles. That should cost them a bleedin fortune.

[XIV]

Unfortunately, as it goes ANYONE of ANY colour can join the Black Police Officer's Association. Though it would be worth applying IN WRITING to join some of the Muslim groups, saying quite clearly you're not a Muslim and see what response you get. f they won't let you in, job's a good 'un and they're breaking the law.

[prometheus unbound]

Haha !

The biggest fight of Nick Griffins life 'fighting' this.:rolleyes:

He fought for what the BNP now have, and he has fought for that aim continuously since elected in 1999.

Now.

Have the BNP members got more fight than Griffo, at the EGM in November ?

They certainly cannot have less fight in them, that would be impossible.

The 'fight' up to now has been fixed, similar to a fixed boxing match.

[Sharon]

Unfortunately, as it goes ANYONE of ANY colour can join the Black Police Officer's Association. Though it would be worth applying IN WRITING to join some of the Muslim groups, saying quite clearly you're not a Muslim and see what response you get. f they won't let you in, job's a good 'un and they're breaking the law.If the registration of the 'WHITE NATIONALIST PARTY' was illegal, how can the official name of the 'BLACK POLICE ASSOCIATION' be legal?

[Sharon]

What the opposition is hoping for.

But he and his party of thugs are just that, and I hope the members vindicate my perverse faith in them and reject the amendment.
http://www.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/5441793/the-equalities-commission-plays-straight-into-griffins-hands.thtml

I thought the Lumbys had resigned?
BNP confirmed it would consider changes to its rules and membership criteria after the Equality and Human Rights Commission launched county court proceedings against the party’s leader, Nick Griffin, and two other party officials: Simon Darby and Tanya Jane Lumby.
http://mole45.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/this-i-dont-believe-could-you-imagine-being-a-black-man-at-a-meeting-held-by-nick-griffin-it-would-be-like-me-getting-into-a-salford-tory-bash/

The timing could not be worse for the BBC. The disclosure that the British National Party leader Nick Griffin has been invited to be a member of the Question Time panel on October 22 comes hard on the heels of a highly charged appearance by two BNP activists on Radio 1’s flagship current affairs programme Newsbeat — a show not known for hard-hitting journalism.

With an election looming, the BBC finds itself at the vortex of the political debate. Speaking at the Edinburgh Television Festival at the end of August, News Corporation’s James Murdoch argued that the expansion of “state-sponsored journalism is a threat to the plurality and independence of news provision”.
http://www.thejc.com/comment/mediawatch/20967/lets-not-give-griffin-air-time

Should he be forced to amend his parties rules, I think every single person of colour should line up at their doors and demand immediate membership. Take their racist party over and, at the very first general meeting, out vote the lot of them and establish the BNP as a celebration of the UK's multiculturalism.http://the-osterley-times.blogspot.com/2009/10/bnp-to-consider-non-white-members.html

There are literally hundreds of stories on it.

[SIGRUN]

If the registration of the 'WHITE NATIONALIST PARTY' was illegal, how can the official name of the 'BLACK POLICE ASSOCIATION' be legal?

The Black Police Association don't stand in elections do they?

The White Nationalist Party name wasn't 'illegal' as such, but the WNP was turned down by the Electoral Commission when we attempted to register it in order to enable us to stand in elections because they reckoned word 'White' could be potentially insulting to certain people when they went to vote.

That was that and when I appealed saying that the Islamic Party of Great Britain name could be offensive to people who had lost relatives to Muslim terrorists all I got back was that the IPGB was allowed to register because they had registered their party name at Companies House before the EC came into being.

[prometheus unbound]

ZIONIST PROPAGANDA ON BNP WEB SITE

Dear All,

An ELC subscriber has just forwarded to me the below posting on the BNP web site.

Readers will come to their own conclusions about the posting, but I offer the following comments:

Nothing gets posted on that site without clearance from Gri££in.

The item by one "David Morris" is undiluted Jewish / Zionist / Israeli propaganda. That fact becomes all the more evident towards the final paragraphs. It could have been written by the press attaché at the Israeli embassy or by a spin doctor from the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the ADL or the Golders Green branch of Herut.

"Morris" denounces the courageous but puny efforts by Hamas to defend what is left of Palestine and its people as "terrorism", yet this spokesman for "British nationalism" mentions not a word about the horrendous terrorism perpetrated by Israeli / Zionist terrorist groups such as the Irgun and the Stern Gang against British servicemen in Palestine (and elsewhere) prior to the formation of the "State of Israel".

Likewise he does not mention the massacres of Palestinian villagers perpetrated over the past 60 years, designed to drive them from their ancestral land. This Israel genocide is the main, but not the sole, cause of Arab / Muslim hatred for "the West". Yet "Morris" asks his readers to accept that there is now "common cause" between British nationalists and Jewry in general and the Israelis in particular!

The trouble "the West" is in with the Arab / Muslim world is a mess created by the Jews.

Unless I get evidence to the contrary, "David Morris" is a 'nom de plume', suggestive of a Jewish identity (not necessarily a Jew) employed by one of the persons in Gri££in's inner coterie who, along with their boss, are set on building a "successful" career for themselves within the Establishment and are willing to 'brown-nose' Jewry as often and as deeply as it takes, even if they have to go in up to their shoulders.

Did you note how kind the BBC was last night in its report of Gri££in's surrender to the Equalities Commission over the matter of a changing the BNP's constitution to make the party's recruitment policies multi-racial? The BBC in fact used Gri££in's spin on his decision to surrender to the multi-racialists by saying he and the BNP were "forced" to accept the demands made by the Equalities Commission.

That spin is, of course, was a plain lie. The Equalities Commission was pushing at an open door.

As early as 2003 Gri££in told BBC Radio 4's 'Today' programme that the BNP had abandoned its policy to repatriate immigrants as "unfeasible and inhumane" and had accepted that Britain was a multi-racial society by declaring "We can take a little salt in the soup". That's his euphemism for the mongrelisation of our race.

By accepting that he will "make his best efforts to urge the BNP membership to adopt the demands of the Equalities Commission at a forthcoming membership meeting", he will only be seeking to make 'de jure' a policy and ideology change that has been 'de facto' for six years.

It must be obvious to all but the most stupid BNP members that the Equalities Commission litigation was only launched to provide Gri££in with a route to accommodate the demands of his Establishment patrons which did not make it obvious that he was acting in complicity with them so as to advance his personal career.

In this regard, I draw attention to the fact that within hours of Gri££in's first announcement that he intended to surrender without a fight to the demands of the Equalities Commission, the BBC announced that Gri££in would be invited to be a panellist on BBC TV's flagship political programme 'Question Time'.

Once again, the Establishment's "stick and carrot" management of the politically unprincipled and money-obsessed Gri££in is displayed for all to see -- but the dolts who now constitute the majority of the membership of the BNP -- will be blind to all but the notion of 'success'.

"Oooh look!", they'll say to each other. "He's now got himself on the telly along with the other politicians! We're making progress!" These are the kind of people who make inane TV programmes like 'Big Brother' and 'Strictly Come Dancing' successful.

These morons will, no doubt, turn up to the BNP membership meeting and accept with rapt approbation Gri££in's proposal that the racial mongrelisation of our people was something that a British "nationalist" party should accept in the interests of not spending money on lawyers to fight the issue in court.

These fools, in their evident state of ignorance, won't be aware that some of the greatest victories against political oppression have been won in the courts, so they won't be aware that they are being asked to endorse a surrender to the enemy without a fight.

The comparisons between the situation of the BNP under Gri££in's control, and the situation of the inhabitants of 'Animal Farm', once Napoleon and his fellow pigs take over and started altering the fundamental principles of 'Animalism', are obvious:

With Gri££in's appearance on 'Question Time' it will be a bit like the last part of the last chapter of George Orwell's book, which I summarise from memory:

The "less equal" animals creep up from their byres and barns to the farmhouse (where the pigs live, contrary to the precepts of 'Animalism') and peer through the windows to see what all the noise is all about. They see human farmers from neighbouring farms enjoying a boozy feast with Napoleon and his fellow pigs, who are dressed in human clothes and walking on their hind legs (acts also forbidden by 'Animalism'). A drunken fight breaks out and it became impossible to distinguish between the pigs and the humans. The "less equal" creep away into the night, puzzled and troubled by what they had seen.

The difference between the majority of BNP members and the "less equal" animals of 'Animal Farm' is that the animals in the story at least had the instinctive decency, if not the intellect, to feel that what they had seen going on was wrong and to be puzzled and troubled.

In contrast, it is likely that those BNP members who are allowed by Gri££in and his "security team" to assemble at the forthcoming membership meeting will sweep through the Equalities Commission proposed / Gri££in accepted constitutional change as if some great victory had been achieved. "Napoleon is always right! I will work harder!"*

Then it will be off to the pub for a celebration.

Weh-Hey!


Martin Webster.

* The slogan of Boxer, the stupid great horse who, once he had destroyed his health working for Napoleon, was sold by his hero to the knacker's yard.

[Sharon]

The Black Police Association don't stand in elections do they?

The White Nationalist Party name wasn't 'illegal' as such, but the WNP was turned down by the Electoral Commission when we attempted to register it in order to enable us to stand in elections because they reckoned word 'White' could be potentially insulting to certain people when they went to vote.

That was that and when I appealed saying that the Islamic Party of Great Britain name could be offensive to people who had lost relatives to Muslim terrorists all I got back was that the IPGB was allowed to register because they had registered their party name at Companies House before the EC came into being.Elections should have nothing to do with it. 'The Black Police Association' by its very title is non inclusive regardless of who they allow to attend their meetings. It should be 'The Police Association' and we should demand that it be. The police are supposed to protect us from crime. How can they be trusted if they are selective on colour? They should be treated exactly the same as the BNP and be forced to remove the 'Black' to show the association as being inclusive to ALL. And the same goes for any other group or organisation.

If the bastards in the Labour party who can't stand being beaten at the polls change the rules to prevent themselves from being beaten, then they should be beaten again by the very minorities they support by changing the rules for all.

Harman should have a bucket of pig shit chucked over her and Animal Farm stamped on her forehead the thieving corrupt paedophile supporting bitch:mad:

[cerberus]

Elections should have nothing to do with it. 'The Black Police Association' by its very title is non inclusive regardless of who they allow to attend their meetings.for all.



I think everyone is aware of that but I belive the 'Association' and those similar
can get away with it because different laws apply to political parties as oppossed to private members clubs'.

[Tactics]

From the Independent.

"I would love the opportunity to join the British National Party – and set up a new wing. My first policy as the party's newest member would be to divide and conquer the current leadership and its manifesto. I would back Frank Bruno for leader.


This removal of the BNP's "whites-only" policy from its constitution – the very backbone of the party – is going to have a devastating effect. And there's the threat of a potentially strong and organised campaign to get black people in the party, to infiltrate it."


http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/stephen-k-amos-nonwhites-should-get-organised-and-join-the-party-1803634.html

[Sharon]

I think everyone is aware of that but I belive the 'Association' and those similar
can get away with it because different laws apply to political parties as oppossed to private members clubs'.The allotment society in Handsworth was white only. They were forced to change it several years ago after being accused of racism.

[Sharon]

From the Independent.

"I would love the opportunity to join the British National Party – and set up a new wing. My first policy as the party's newest member would be to divide and conquer the current leadership and its manifesto. I would back Frank Bruno for leader.


This removal of the BNP's "whites-only" policy from its constitution – the very backbone of the party – is going to have a devastating effect. And there's the threat of a potentially strong and organised campaign to get black people in the party, to infiltrate it."


http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/stephen-k-amos-nonwhites-should-get-organised-and-join-the-party-1803634.htmlI can well believe it, but by joining they would also have to comply with party policy, one of which is the removal of all ilegal immigrants. You can also be expelled from any party for attempting to undermine it. So, the BNP will be quids in.

[Tactics]

I can well believe it, but by joining they would also have to comply with party policy, one of which is the removal of all ilegal immigrants. You can also be expelled from any party for attempting to undermine it. So, the BNP will be quids in.

More whites will leave the B.N.P. than blacks join it methinks.

Anyway there's still talk of infiltration to destroy, they hardly need bother, Griffins doing a good job of wrecking the party as it is.

[prometheus unbound]

I can well believe it, but by joining they would also have to comply with party policy, one of which is the removal of all ilegal immigrants. You can also be expelled from any party for attempting to undermine it. So, the BNP will be quids in.

Not quite Sharon.

The compulsory to voluntary repatriation policy was changed temporarily by John Tyndall due to constant wingeing by Griffin in late 1998.

That voluntary policy is now 'set in stone' - or is it ?

'They' could just throw that policy out all together , yes ?

[Sharon]

More whites will leave the B.N.P. than blacks join it methinks.

Anyway there's still talk of infiltration to destroy, they hardly need bother, Griffins doing a good job of wrecking the party as it is.I disagree, and I firmly believe many BNP members are intelligent enough to know that a slice of bread is better than no bread at all. In fact, the new ruling leaves the BNP in a greater position than before, and all it needs now is a genuine leader and the development of the society for British Nationalists which will offer them protection under human rights laws.

[Sharon]

Not quite Sharon.

The compulsory to voluntary repatriation policy was changed temporarily by John Tyndall due to constant wingeing by Griffin in late 1998.

That voluntary policy is now 'set in stone' - or is it ?

'They' could just throw that policy out all together , yes ?Yes, but I believe the immediate removal of ilegal and criminal immigrants is still BNP policy? I also believe that 'Operation White Vote' is about to be launched to challenge the special treatment that ethnic minorities get re ghosting MPs', councillors, and barristers etc

[Tactics]

I disagree, and I firmly believe many BNP members are intelligent enough to know that a slice of bread is better than no bread at all. In fact, the new ruling leaves the BNP in a greater position than before, and all it needs now is a genuine leader and the development of the society for British Nationalists which will offer them protection under human rights laws.

It won't be the B.N.P. if the constitution change goes through, as it surely will.
It will be The British Multicultural Party.

[Sharon]

It won't be the B.N.P. if the constitution change goes through, as it surely will.
It will be The British Multicultural Party.Who gives a shit what it calls itself so long as we can beat these fascist bastards before the British turn to using incendiary devices to get their voices heard.

Parliament on 13 October agreed a motion withdrawing automatic access to Westminster for members of the European Parliament.

Commons leader Harriet Harman tabled the motion, which cited a “growing pressure on facilities” and the lack of similar arrangements for other elected British officials. According to Harman’s office, the decision was in response to an ongoing review by the Administration Committee.

On 1 July the committee sent a letter to Harman and Speaker John Bercow to “recommended that UK MEPs should no longer be entitled to photo identity passes.” the motion said.

A few weeks earlier, European parliamentary elections on 4 June resulted in the election of the first MEPs from the British National Party: Nick Griffin and Andrew Brons.

The withdrawal of photo identity passes applies to all 72 MEPs equally. The motion reversed resolutions of January 1989 relating to services and December 1991 relating to access for UK MEPs and former MPs. However, the BNP and a number of MEPs believe that the move is directly aimed at excluding the BNP from the Houses of Parliament.

“If the largest motive at Westminster was, as some have suggested, to avoid giving access to MEPs from the British National Party, then making all MEPs lose out is a regrettable trimming of our democracy in response to racists and fascists when we need a robust democratic riposte to them,” said Baroness Sarah Ludford, a Liberal Democrat MEP.

The BNP has said that the measure was designed to exclude its new MEPs from Westminster.http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2009/10/meps-lose-parliamentary-access/

[prometheus unbound]

The allotment society in Handsworth was white only. They were forced to change it several years ago after being accused of racism.

Handsworth allotment society ?

They are nearly as extreme as the Alum Rock pigeon fanciers society. Bloody nazis they were, wore SS uniforms to meetings they did.

[SIGRUN]

Another racist anti-racist group:

[Henry]

It seems to me that once a political party bends and conforms to the will of that which it was constituted to fight, then it capitulates its reason for being and becomes merely a self-hating instrument of control, whose sole function is to disarm and dissipate the very ideas and forces, that gave the party its primary reason to exist.

Simply: The BNP is no longer fit for purpose - and hasn't been for quite some time.