The BNP 5. Infiltrated

The BNP itself has a poor record of protecting its members from persecution at the hands of the state. In 2007 a journalist infiltrated the BNP and after only a few months was given access to the supposedly confidential list of members in the central London area. The result was the outing and subsequent repression of individuals such as Simone Clarke who had her life turned upside for having engaged in no activism apart from payment of her membership dues.

One would have thought plugging any potential security leaks would be a priority for a political party where its known activists are openly persecuted for the views. However, at the end of 2008 the entire partly list, with addresses, phone numbers and occupation details fell into the hands of the media. Some members, including serving police officers were suspended as a result.

The BNP, is a dissident organisation that the ruling class aside from smearing and defamation resorts to fierce repression often in the form of applying pressure to get them fired from their occupations. The BNP takes the official attitude, as witnessed by its published writings, applaud the stoicism of its persecuted activists and argues this inadvertently gives them publicity. Whilst one can only admire those who unflinchingly declare their beliefs in public in full knowledge of the repression. By being negligent on the crucial aspect of security, it allows the Ruling Class to periodicly round up and destroy the nationalist opposition. The BNP might obtain some sympathisers as a result but they will remain sympathisers as they will be unwilling to put their livliehoods at risk and engage in activism.