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Repercussions after BNP members list published
BNP members alleged they have received threatening phone calls and emails after their details were published online. Police in Merseyside have also begun an investigation after a serving police officer was identified as being on the list.
20 November 2008 (external article)
guardian BNP membership list posted online
The entire membership list of the BNP has been posted on the internet, identifying thousands of supporters of the party.
19 November 2008 (external article)
manchester evening news BNP protest after arrests for racial hatred
BNP members have staged a protest outside Burnley police station after four men were arrested for stirring up racial hatred in connection with leaflets which blamed Muslims for 95 per cent of the heroin trade.
19 November 2008 (external article)
northern echo BNP teacher's case delayed over 'bias'
A leading trade unionist has been forced to stand down from a landmark tribunal hearing, examining the case of a Sunderland-based BNP teacher accused of using school computers to access right-wing websites, after she was accused of bias.
18 November 2008 (external article)
bbc news BNP wins by-election
The BNP has won its first seat on Boston Fenside council, Lincolnshire.
14 November 2008 (external article)
exeter express and echo Uni students vote against banning BNP from campus
A ban preventing the British National Party from speaking at Exeter University has been overthrown by students who argued for freedom of speech.
4 November 2008 (external article)
observer Unions seek right to expel BNP members
Trade Unions are seeking the right to expel members of the BNP in a proposed amendment to the the Employment Bill.
4 November 2008 (external article)
chester evening leader Nazi Swastikas smeared across Wrexham
Weeks after an anti-racism campaign was launched in Wrexham, large Nazi emblems have been painted on a number of prominent locations.
24 October 2008 (external article)
tameside advertiser BNP candidate in court
A BNP candidate for Tameside, Roy West, 44, has appeared in court charged with racially aggravated harassment after, allegedly, making comments to his German neighbour.
23 October 2008 (external article)
tameside advertiser BNP trader fined for racial and religious harassment
Stockport man, Lockhart Kneen, 39, who sells publications for the BNP, has been fined and ordered to pay costs after being found guilty of racially and religiously aggravated harassment for putting offensive stickers about Muslims on parcels.
16 October 2008 (external article)
bbc news Officer resigns over BNP badge
A Greater Manchester police officer has been forced to resign after he was seen wearing a BNP badge at a football match.
7 October 2008 (external article)
daily mirror BNP weapon stash racist was a Met police CSPO
An investigation has discovered that a man prosecuted for firearms offences, after a stash of weapons and racist literature were found at his home, was a serving police community support officer.
7 October 2008 (external article)
guardian Artists united in condemnation of 'Nazi' festival
A dozen artists have signed a letter condemning a Somerset festival held in honour of dead 'Neo Nazi' Ian Donaldson, from the band Screwdriver.
29 September 2008 (external article)
preston and leyland citizen No trial for BNP member
A former BNP candidate who distributed leaflets that blamed Muslims for the heroin trade will not face prosecution, due to insufficient evidence. The Crown Prosecution Service decision has faced criticism from Lancashire Police.
26 September 2008 (external article)
yorkshire evening post By-election triggered after BNP councillor quits
A by-election has been called in Dewsbury East on 16 October following the resignation of BNP councillor Colin Auty, who had challenged Nick Griffin's leadership.
24 September 2008 (external article)
bbc news Alleged Nazi gathering caught on camera
Allegations of chanting racist slogans at a scooter rally in North Somerset are being investigated by the police. A video of the event shows people wearing Nazi regalia and chanting 'sieg heil, sieg heil'.
24 September 2008 (external article)
sunday mercury BNP protest Asian man's conviction
British National Party activists held a rally in Stoke-on-Trent over the manslaughter conviction of Habib Khan for killing a party member.
22 September 2008 (external article)
guardian BNP teacher may be struck off
A teacher and active BNP member from County Durham faces being banned from the profession amid accusations that he posted offensive comments from a school computer.
19 September 2008 (external article)
bristol evening post BNP invite causes local politicians to pull out of event
Representatives from all three main parties have refused to attend a public meeting in Somerset as they do not wish to share the stage with a spokesperson for the BNP.
12 September 2008 (external article)
st albans & harpenden review Council criticised about BNP posters
A Labour parliamentary candidate has criticised Hertfordshire County Council for failing to remove what he claims are 'racist' BNP posters, in particular because of an assault on two Pakistani men two weeks earlier.
11 September 2008 (external article)
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