BNaziP on BBC (1 Viewer)

[StreetSeen]

BNP party broadcast is getting airtime on BBC

Please circulate URGENTLY and widely

Protest against the British National Party's party political broadcast and call on the BBC to pull the plug on race hatred

BBC1 and BBC2 are set to transmit the first party political broadcast by the BNP in the general election campaign on Thursday 21st April. The BBC is not obliged under the law to transmit the broadcast. There are precedents for restrictions being put on the fascist and racist BNP - its previous broadcasts were either stopped entirely or subject to severe restriction due to their offensive content. Wherever the BNP have a presence, racist attacks increase. Prominent members of the BNP including its leader Nick Griffin have recently been charged under the section 18 of the Public Order Act which outlaws incitement to racial hatred.

The UAF ad van which has been touring the country will be present with the slogan 'Pull the Plug on the fascist BNP'. A letter will be handed in, calling on the BBC to not to broadcast the BNP's message of race hate.

You can make a complaint...

By phoning the BBC: 08700 100 222
or Textphone: 08700 100 212
or by email: Go to the BBC website complaints page
http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/ and click on 'email: send your
complaint'

You can also write to the BBC:
BBC Complaints, PO Box 1922, Glasgow G2 3WT

You can complain to OFCOM on the content of the broadcast by emailing:
[email protected]

You can also call on the other broadcasters not to broadcast the BNP's
election material:

ITV: [email protected]
C4: [email protected]
C5: [email protected]


Please let us know the details of your complaint by cc'ing
[email protected]

For more information: www.uaf.org.uk

 

[the strange guy]

Good to know that the Conservative's racist policy doesn't upset you as much, but it's likely it'll have more of an immediate effect.

 

[Shorty]

Good to know that the Conservative's racist policy doesn't upset you as much, but it's likely it'll have more of an immediate effect.

But it's not racist to impose limits on immigration.

Are you thinking what we're thinking?

 

[Cormcolash]

Good to know that the Conservative's racist policy doesn't upset you as much, but it's likely it'll have more of an immediate effect.

Out of my country. Oh wait I'm from the occupied 6 counties.

(How about that, two ridiculous political comments in two sentances)

 

[oh shit]

 

[RSJ]

Just got this:

Thank you for your e-mail.

The BBC and other relevant broadcasters transmit Party Election Broadcasts where
registered and lawfully constituted political parties qualify under rules which are
agreed by and common to all broadcasters, and which are scrutinised by the Electoral
Commission. To qualify for a party election broadcast a political party must be
registered with the Electoral Commission as a lawfully constituted party. It must
contest at least one sixth of the seats in the relevant country and the proposed
broadcast must be lawful, comply with the BBC's codes on matters such as taste and
decency and must meet certain technical requirements.

The BNP is a lawful party which has met the threshold and, provided its proposed
broadcast meets the required standards, the BBC is obliged to broadcast it. In a
democratic society it is for Parliament to decide who can lawfully address the
electorate. The BBC plays no part in the editorial content of the broadcasts, but
these must comply with the law and with some other broadcasting regulations.

As a public service broadcaster the BBC is committed to impartiality in its
reporting of political issues. Freedom of expression is a very important democratic
right, especially within an election period. The inclusion of such Party Election
Broadcasts within our output under these rules is in no way an endorsement by the
BBC of the views of the parties concerned.

Thank you again for contacting us.

BBC Complaints Unit

 

[Rachel666]

BNP will not go far. Seeing how there are so many Muslims in Britain who generally don't swing towards the party that would wish a holocaust on them...

 

[IFF]

I opersonally have no problem with the British Nazi Party being given air time

it benefits the party more if the public broadcaster refusess to give them airtime then if it gave them air time. if BBC. this way, refused, then they could go on about how BBC are anti freedom of spee the people of britain can see how stupid the BNP are.

BBC are public broadcaster's, remember. ITV and Channel 4 are within their rights to refuse to give air time to parties it disagrees with as they are private broadcasters byut BBC aren't as they are public broadcasters