They are filth, vermin, and they deserve that.
Or.
2007-02-03 19:19:28 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
You are right, they are filth and vermin.
And their leaders should be watched like hawks and persued through the courts when they break the law with regard to crimes of racial hatred.
But in a democracy, only the people should decide that they're not fit people to represent us. As they do at every general election. They will not win a single seat at the next election.
2007-02-04 03:59:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
I agree that they are filth and vermin - and they have five members on my City Council, and I predict that after May they will double that number, but banning them is not an option.
On a practical level, it is illegal under the European Convention on Human Rights (enshrined into British law by the Human Rights Act 1999), and so any ban would be overturned in the courts.
On a moral level, if we claim to live in a democracy that promotes freedom of speech, then all voices have a right to be heard, unless they are deemed to pose a direct threat to society. Sinn Fein were never banned, but some fringe parties allied to the Unionist cause were, because they advocated murdering Roman Catholics in Northern Ireland.
2007-02-07 17:41:01 · answer #2 · answered by Timothy M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The BNP is a perfectly legitimate political party. If you do not agree with them, you are not obliged to vote for them at either a local or general election.
Ourlawing a political party and movement, solves nothing. In the case of the BNP they would probably get even more support than they do now.
UK is a free democracy.
2007-02-06 04:18:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
In one word "democracy" we may not like their policies, but without them the government would have free hand. Lets put it this way, if the BNP or NF have a significant increase in vote's at the next elections, what do you think the elected party would feel, if it was losing vote's to these parties ? they would start taking on their policies, and would this be a bad thing for Britain ? As a country we have become the dumping ground for the rest of the world, they all head here, because everything is for free, Housing, education, health care, benefits. name me one other country that you can get that from ? we are the laughing stock of the world !! And if your a tax payer, you are picking the tab up for them, this would not be a problem if our service's were in A1 condition, but they are not.
2007-02-04 04:50:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
In the UK we do have a long democratic tradition. Theoretically, there is nothing to prevent Parliament from passing such legislation without the need for a referendum. However, such s legislation would be contrary to the European Convention on Human Rights and would be eventually struck down if not domestically in the courts, then by Strasbourg.
2007-02-04 07:45:26 · answer #5 · answered by Cracker 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The government could indeed ban the far right parties if they had evidence that they were harmful, they did this to Shin Fane. However it would be counter productive, especially to the Labour party.
It is useful to have a clearly identifiable group who absorb certain thinking. It is easy to track them;
By banning such groups, they will become more popular - look whats happened to fox hunting and hair coursing;
By banning they then have no reason to stay in the law;
The nutter right split the right wing vote of the Tories.
So it is useful to keep them as a necessary evil.
2007-02-07 15:44:40 · answer #6 · answered by Freethinking Liberal 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe they should be allowed to exist. The problem is that there are people out there that share their views. Better to have them where we can keep an eye on them rather push them underground. There are racists in all political parties and spheres of society that function undetected, they are a bigger problem than the BNP.
2007-02-06 14:45:51 · answer #7 · answered by Convince Pete 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why worry about the BNP and NF? In about 30 years you will live under sharia law and either face east 5 times a day on your knees or be dead.
2007-02-04 13:35:29 · answer #8 · answered by WqT 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I should imagine the right of freedom and democracy. In the current climate in Britain I think the government would have a civil war on their hands if they followed such foolhardy advice.
2007-02-04 18:46:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Free Speech and Living in any Democracy must allow all party representation!
Regardless of the Ideology!!
What's next?...a Police State?
Big Brother is Watching You??
2007-02-04 03:23:53 · answer #10 · answered by J. Charles 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋