Kazuki: at least the BNP tell the truth, unlike the Japanese establishment which to this day denies any complicity in the well-documented atrocities of WWII!

Archie, Thrapston, England

Kazuki, maybe you should speak to some of the "gaijins" in your country and see how they feel about the way they are treated.
While I am sure they do not fear for their life, I know they object to the constant label of being an outsider and usually being blamed for crimes which they have no part in.

mark, Antrim,

Maybe if all checked out the BNP website as I do every morning from down under you will understand

PWS, Perth, Australia

What about the people whose personal details have appeared on the list because they happened to buy a property whose previous occupant was a BNP member.?A lot of these addresses are out of date.

s Heinz, Barnstaple ,

This goes to show just how frightened the current government are of the British National Party. And with good reason. They are the fastest growing political party in Britain and are beating Labour (and LibConGreen etc) in virtually every election they fight. You have to love an under-dog!

Emma, Corsham,

I wonder what the British would say if they came to know that the person working next to their office desk not only harboured sympathies for Al Qaeda but is actually a paid up member.BNP is one such extreme fascist party and there are such extreme parties in all countries whose members are deluded.

Sushant Pandit, New Delhi, India

The BNP have the right to express their view within the framework of the law. If they break the law shut them down if not leave them alone. Fact is some of their views are relevant some of their views are complete rubbish. The police are far from perfect and getting rid of BNP members,smokescreen.

mark, maidstone, uk

Well after all this publicity, I had a read of the BNP website. Not for me, I'm English.

Alfie Hynes, Plymouth, England

BNP do not care about free-speech, if they ever got into power, not only would I fear for my very life, but I would be called a "permanent guest" whilst still having to support the welfare society that is England.

Kazuki, Tokyo, Japan

This witch hunt against members of a legal political party is disgraceful. The fact that BNP members are kicked out of the police and the prison service is disgraceful.

Peter, London, England

Sophie in america,you do not live here and you can not see what the uncontrolled islamification of the uk is doing to us.Please mind your own business ,and ask yourself after 11 years of this labour party thousands are leaving each week.

john williams, dudley, england

To 'Free Speech Activists ' - You shout about free speech & I wonder if you understand the responsibilities involved. BNP denied the holocoust! They are peppered with members from the public services, come on!! When certain muslim clerics preachd hate, never heard much 'let em have free speech then'

Alex Eman, Ipswich, UK

Im a member of the bnp & on the list and im not ashamed to say it.Im not racist or a holocaust denier but a patriot.The publishing of the list in a gross invasion of privacy ,a despicable act,naming members of a legal political party but also endangering the children named!

chris green, bournemouth, dorset

I feel sorry for those exposed on the list who are losing their jobs, but to be honest, unless as a policeman/woman you can separate fully your policitical beliefs from your duty to protect all members of the public, whatever their race, origin or situation, then maybe that job isn't for you.

Hannah, Leicester, England

Firing BNP members is all about politics. It is nothing to do with democracy.

David Mogford, Swansea,

Makes a change,government and agencies finding idenities.

Mike, Peterborough, UK.

The BNP may be abhorrent to most of us but its popularity is a direct result of the present governments apparent determination to force us to become multi-cultural against the will of the majority of Britons.

B Jones, Talke, UK

But Sophie, certain BNP members would have you believe that the Holocaust didn't happen! How anyone can really believe that is beyond me, but these are the types of people who form the basis of this party. I don't agree with the censorship of any party - however, the BNP is founded on twisted stuff!

Gemma, Burton,

All these attempts by the press, and other news organisation, racing to 'expose' BNP members is more publicity than they could ever have hoped for in normal campaigning. No doubt the BNP vote will now rise both in support and as a reaction to these 'outings' and threats to dismiss its members.

pip, Croydon, uk

As your article says - "Staff earning less than about £35,000 were not politically restricted, but work unrelated to their job should be carried out in their “personal time”.
He's earning £16,000 - so is it me, or is this a non-story!

Paul Williams, London, England

Political censorship belongs in the 1930's. The right to free speech is sacrosanct in the Western world. Based on the experience of Northern Ireland, the UK government should have learnt that exclusion of extreme parties garners public sympathy and often leads to expansion of their membership.

Des Clayton, Belfast,

In so far as we have rights, we have responsibilities. The two are not mutually exclusive. Supporting a party that seeks to criminalise and dehumanise other people because of their race is as beyond wrong. The Holocaust was only 60 years ago.

Sophie, New York, NY

I believe in free speach, I also believe that if you join a political party, having it be in the public domain shouldn't be a problem or simply don't join.

If you are sure you are right stand up for what you believe in otherwise its subversive.

G

Grant Silverman, London,

The government is behind this list posting. It prattles on endlessly about human rights and the rule of law but feels free to drive a coach and horses through both when there's political opposition in Britain.
There's really not much difference between what Brown's MI5 gets up to and Putin's KGB.

Mike, Brighton, UK

Rather than have them almost criminalised by the media? Like I said, i don't support them but I do support their right to exist! Free speech is part of what makes Britain a country worth living in!

Oliver, Chester,

I don't particularly like the BNP, but this totalitarian witch hunt has scared me more than anything the BNP could possibly do.

This country has become intolerable. I certainly won't vote for either of the main stay parties that seem to hate free thought. Can we sink no lower? 1984 is almost here..

Mark Jones, Manchester, England

At one time it was members of the Communist Party who were 'outed'. The BNP is such a small and insignificant party yet it is given disproportionate coverage by the media. Police and Prison personnel should be neutral, and so not really belong to any political party.

Dave Griffin, Ilfracombe, UK

As far as can be ascertained, the BNP is not a proscribed organization or political party. Until that time, and if we believe in democracy, the same benefits and disbenefits should be afforded to the BNP as with any other party.

Dwight Vandryver, Scholar Green, UK