BNP and UKIP Membership Figures

mkpdavies · 23-02-2008, 05:36 PM

They have lied ever other year they have been existance, I don't see why this one should be any different.

Hartlepool · 23-02-2008, 05:42 PM

With 8,000 hits the bnp must have had their membership all vote twice at least eh?

arden forester · 23-02-2008, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by British-Conservatism

Electoral Commission site isn't very easy to use.

It's getting better, but you're right. It's got its quagmire days, for sure!

Tom Wilde · 23-02-2008, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by david H

The media realise that if they run a BNP story it will attract substantial web hits for their Newspaper.

Yes, but not because the BNP has lots of support. The thing about the British reading public is that they love stories about Nazis. Or vicars in sex scandals. Or the royals. Isn't there an old Fleet Street joke about the perfect headline being:

"Nazi Vicar in Royal Sex Scandal!"

It doesn't matter whether the BNP leader really is a neo-nazi or not (though I personally am pretty sure he is). The fact is that he is portrayed as one, and that is why he is newsworthy.

arden forester · 24-02-2008, 12:09 AM

So they stoke him up as a two-headed devil in order to make more money out of more readers? I call that immoral, but they probably call it good journalism!

mkpdavies · 24-02-2008, 11:15 AM

Yes, he only has one head. Saying he has two is out of order.

Hunter · 24-02-2008, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by arden forester

So they stoke him up as a two-headed devil in order to make more money out of more readers? I call that immoral, but they probably call it good journalism!

He's not the only one they've done it to. Take the whole issue outside politics and it is obvious, with the number of innocent people who have been hounded by the media, that they (media) should be made accountable for their policy of printing what they like, irrespective of the truth.

blueblood1920 · 24-02-2008, 11:39 AM

It probably does the BNP a few more favours than harm, it boosts interest in what they have to say. Plus due to the media hype in the past even when they do fairly fair stories on them it gets huge hits compared to other stories. The hastings case the newspaper had a video interview with Nick which was very fair if not promotion.

Hunter · 24-02-2008, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by blueblood1920

It probably does the BNP a few more favours than harm, it boosts interest in what they have to say. Plus due to the media hype in the past even when they do fairly fair stories on them it gets huge hits compared to other stories. The hastings case the newspaper had a video interview with Nick which was very fair if not promotion.

In some ways politicians should expect the media to hound them, whatever Party they are members of. The media, in my opinion, should be held accountable for all the lies they spread about 'innocent' victims. Look how they hounded Heather Mills once her break up with Paul McCartney. Or how they manage to tell two opposite stories about the same event. Someone has to be deliberately lying.

blueblood1920 · 24-02-2008, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Hunter

In some ways politicians should expect the media to hound them, whatever Party they are members of. The media, in my opinion, should be held accountable for all the lies they spread about 'innocent' victims. Look how they hounded Heather Mills once her break up with Paul McCartney. Or how they manage to tell two opposite stories about the same event. Someone has to be deliberately lying.

Yes they do need to be held accountable, but we need to be careful we do not start restricting freedom of the press.

23-02-2008, 05:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 30,604	They have lied ever other year they have been existance, I don't see why this one should be any different. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

24-02-2008, 12:09 AM	#15 (permalink)
arden forester Uber Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Solihull, in The Forest of Arden, Warwickshire! Posts: 2,660 Party: None	Is it worth the paper it's written on? So they stoke him up as a two-headed devil in order to make more money out of more readers? I call that immoral, but they probably call it good journalism! __________________ www.ardenforester.blogspot.com www.westminster-whispers.blogspot.com

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mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 30,604	Yes, he only has one head. Saying he has two is out of order. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

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23-02-2008, 05:42 PM	#12 (permalink)
Hartlepool Uber Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North East England Posts: 6,660 Party: Free England Party	With 8,000 hits the bnp must have had their membership all vote twice at least eh?

24-02-2008, 11:39 AM	#18 (permalink)
blueblood1920 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Liverpool Posts: 1,138 Party: BNP	It probably does the BNP a few more favours than harm, it boosts interest in what they have to say. Plus due to the media hype in the past even when they do fairly fair stories on them it gets huge hits compared to other stories. The hastings case the newspaper had a video interview with Nick which was very fair if not promotion.