nunoncastors

Entire BNP membership list leaks online

The British National Party has lost its membership list - the whole thing has been published online.

The list includes names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of all members up to September 2008. It also includes some people’s ages, especially those under 18 - the BNP offers family membership for £40. Many entries also contain more personal comments about jobs or hobbies. That’s how we know that that BNP members include receptionists, district nurses, amateur historians, pagans, line dancers and a male witch.

Members have unsurprisingly reacted with outrage. One commenter said: “I’m also on the list, what the f#ck is going on? I could lose my job.” Another: “The most shocking thing is some of the comments by the names! God help anyone who is in the army, the pison [sic] service, health care, police officer or a teacher.” Several professions in the UK are expected to refrain from party political activities. More outraged racists rightwingers here.

Various senior BNP figures are being blamed on blogs for the leak.

A spokesman for the BNP was unaware of the leak but said: “It wouldn’t surprise me if someone has done this, but they’ll be in trouble, not just under the Data Protection Act but also for contempt of court - there’s an ongoing court case.”

UKIP recently rejected overtures from the BNP suggesting an electoral pact. Meanwhile, UKIP’s most famous ex-member, Robert Kilroy Silk is currently disporting himself on I’m a Celebrity…while collecting his MEP salary of course.

Source: The Register
Additional Source: Lancaster Unity
Definitely not the list in its entirety: Certainly not  [EDIT] No longer online.
Wikileaks it is then.

The BNP, by the way, are a perfectly legitimate political party - I know, wonders never cease - and are therefore entitled to their own views and opinions, no matter how abhorrent they may seem to people capable of reason. This sort of victimisation therefore constitutes unfair and unjust, if somewhat apposite, treatment for a group of people happy to dish out much worse to anyone without the good fortune to be British and white.

They’re not racists though, lets make that perfectly clear. Definitely. Not. Racists. They’re just not too keen on folk of a dusky complexion.

Or Muslims.

Or homosexuality.

Or, well, you get the idea… It’s a veritable lolocaust.

UPDATE: Turns out there’s only one BNP member where I live, which is nice, as my perception of the area has been boosted considerably. It’s all kicking off though.