Dear All
The BNP are one of the blights on society, but legally they are a political party.
These people have to be defeated at the ballot box based on ideas of fairness and social justice by politicians across the political spectrum.
Therefore Union leaders calling for a ban on BNP members’ working in public services is entirely wrong.
You can’t victimise people because of their political beliefs no matter how distasteful they are.
It is time that the unions grew up and stop playing into the hands of the BNP.
By offering them a sense of grievance this will attract new members to their cause.
The Trade Union Congress wants that urgent talks should be held with the Government about extending the current ban on BNP members working in the Police and Prison Service.
State sponsored discrimination has no place in society and to allow it is the thin end of a very dangerous wedge.
It is this wedge that allows the BNP to flourish already.
The unions say that BNP membership was "incompatible" with jobs in teaching, the NHS and other parts of the public sector.
The lessons of history show us that when a minority is discriminated against they turn to violence.
Do we want to see a return to the bad old days of the National Front or Combat 18?
The political landscape changed 4th June 2009 when two BNP MEPs got elected to the European Parliament.
Janice Godrich, of the Public and Commercial Services union, said;
"It is not acceptable that you can be a fascist at weekends, yet work between Monday and Friday accessing confidential information of members of the public."
What would suit Ms. Godrich better, a person hiding their membership?
Wouldn’t that present more of a problem?
If we know the views of others then surely that must be better than forcing people to conceal and lie?
People have the right to choose but to punish others because you don’t like what they say is morally wrong.
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University
The BNP are one of the blights on society, but legally they are a political party.
These people have to be defeated at the ballot box based on ideas of fairness and social justice by politicians across the political spectrum.
Therefore Union leaders calling for a ban on BNP members’ working in public services is entirely wrong.
You can’t victimise people because of their political beliefs no matter how distasteful they are.
It is time that the unions grew up and stop playing into the hands of the BNP.
By offering them a sense of grievance this will attract new members to their cause.
The Trade Union Congress wants that urgent talks should be held with the Government about extending the current ban on BNP members working in the Police and Prison Service.
State sponsored discrimination has no place in society and to allow it is the thin end of a very dangerous wedge.
It is this wedge that allows the BNP to flourish already.
The unions say that BNP membership was "incompatible" with jobs in teaching, the NHS and other parts of the public sector.
The lessons of history show us that when a minority is discriminated against they turn to violence.
Do we want to see a return to the bad old days of the National Front or Combat 18?
The political landscape changed 4th June 2009 when two BNP MEPs got elected to the European Parliament.
Janice Godrich, of the Public and Commercial Services union, said;
"It is not acceptable that you can be a fascist at weekends, yet work between Monday and Friday accessing confidential information of members of the public."
What would suit Ms. Godrich better, a person hiding their membership?
Wouldn’t that present more of a problem?
If we know the views of others then surely that must be better than forcing people to conceal and lie?
People have the right to choose but to punish others because you don’t like what they say is morally wrong.
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University
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