The BBC reports that Nick Griffin is to put an amended constitution before his party that will abolish the ‘White only’ membership clause. This is the result of legal action brought by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, who proved that the clause was at odds with equality law. John Wadham, of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, told the BBC:
“We are pleased the party has conceded this case and agreed to all of the Commission requirements. Political parties, like any other organisation, are obliged to respect the law and not discriminate against people.”
On the face of it, this should be welcome news, but the opposite is true. The threat that the BNP poses to liberal democracy is if it were to become a supposedly moderate party, standing on the populist anti-immigration platform – a party that nominally accepts people of all races but remains fundamentally racist.
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