BNP on BBC

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Thursday April 21, 2005 17:23

by Claire

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:
contact@ofcom.org.uk

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

ITV: dutyoffice@itv.com
C4: viewerenquiries@channel4.co.uk
C5: customerservices@five.tv

Please let us know the details of your complaint by cc'ing
unite@natfhe.org.uk

For more information: www.uaf.org.uk