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Issue:- 24 June 2009

DON'T MISS THE ARMED FORCES DAY EVENTS IN SOUTHPORT

OVER the days 27 and 28 June 2009, Victoria Park, Southport, will be buzzing with lots of activities as there will be two fantastic events. On Saturday, the 27, the Southport Champion Charity Carnival with 30 floats and over 1,000 helpers will process down Lord Street and finish at the world famous Victoria Park, to start off the weekend’s activities for Armed Forces Day, on Sunday the 28. All is FREE as well! On top of the Carnival on Lord Street, also on Saturday, a Parade will take place from London Street to the Cenotaph starting at 10:30am. Then on Sunday, the main event will take place on the Victoria Park with lots of amazing activities and things to see! 

Click here to see more information on the vents advert page.  Click here here to see last years Forces Day event report.

BNP Faces Legal Action

THE British National Party (BNP) on 23 June 2009, dismissed threats of legal action over, its membership policies, made by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

These allegations follow the European Parliament elections, held on 4 June 2009, when the BNP won their first two MEPs seats. BNP leader, Nick Griffin, said the party's rules were "entirely legal" yet the Commission has been asked if they comply with the Race Relations Act. The commission said it had written to the party over possible breaches of the law in the BNP's constitution, membership rules and recruitment. The BNP party's rules appeared to restrict membership to those within what the BNP regarded as particular "ethnic groups". It also appeared to discriminate on the grounds of race and colour, in breach of the Race Relations Act, the Commission told the media.

The  Commission have also added that the BNP's website asked job applicants to supply a membership number, which appeared to be in breach of legislation banning the "refusal or deliberate omission to offer employment on the basis of non-membership of an organisation". The statement sent to national media outlets concluded with the following:- "The commission is therefore concerned that the BNP may have acted, and be acting, illegally."

If the BNP is found not to comply with the Race Relations Act by 20 July 2009, they then face a potential legal injunction. Mr Griffin, who was, himself, elected as an MEP for BNP for the NorthWest, told the media that BNP was an exempted organisation under Section 25 and Section 26 of the Race Relations Act.

On Monday, 29 June 2009, the Department for Children, Schools and Families said it was considering banning teachers in England from joining the BNP. However, as the BNP is not a proscribed organisation, is such an action well advised? 

Does it not establish a dangerous precedent?  

Despite the repugnance many, many people might feel towards this party, is it not better to challenge their policies with reasoned arguments rather than by blind reactions?    Email us your views on this issue to our news room via:- news24@southportreporter.com.

 

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