The Human Rights Act (a codification of the European Convention on Human Rights) would need to be repealed and replaced by a British Fundamental Freedoms Act that would concentrate on the freedoms essential to a democratic and civilised society. We would seek inspiration from our own Common Law, historic charters and statutes for the preservation of our rights rather than less than perfect continental role models.
Our priority must be to protect and extend those freedoms that are essential to a civilised and democratic society: freedom from torture, ill treatment, cruel and unusual punishments; freedom of expression; freedom of association; freedom of assembly; and freedom to contest and to campaign in elections
Freedom of expression must be subject to the fewest exceptions (such as clear advocacy of violence). Freedom of association must include the freedom to form and shape parties and groups without any interference from the state.
All race relations legislation must be repealed. It is either undesirable, unnecessary or both.
We believe that employees must have protection from unfair dismissal, for example when carried out on account of the employee’s political beliefs or affiliations. However, the concept of unfairness does not need to be reinforced by discrimination legislation.
We do not believe that the recipients of goods and services from the private sector need to be protected by discrimination legislation. We do not accept that there should be restrictions on freedom of expression to accommodate a supposed freedom not to be offended.
We recognise that the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is one of the most necessary pieces of legislation, protecting suspects and investigating officers from false accusations. It matches the provision of necessary investigative powers to the police with safeguards for the rights of suspects.
– Reproduced from our policy leaflet
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( Party Member ) I want FREEDOM, from the Media ! When they constantly debate things like the N.H.S. and the Pressure on it and yet NOT ONCE do they mention that adding MILLIONS of extra People is actually the Problem.
Off topic, is there any possibility of updating this site on a daily basis? The reason I make the suggestion is that if people get used to the site being updated on a daily basis then they will get into the habit of visiting on a daily basis. You don’t need lengthy articles – just the BDP’s view on something in the news. Today, for instance, the Greens are reported by the BBC as banging on about the environment and what they would do to protect and enhance it. A response from the BDP on this site, along the lines that as supporters of mass immigration, thus overpopulation, the Greens are a factor in the destruction of our environment; it is simply not possible to be both an environmentalist and a supporter of population growth through mass immigration. In actual fact this very comment is perhaps all the comment you need to make in respect to todays Green Party reportage. Ten minutes work at best and the BDP response is out on the net. On a separate point the BDP is emerging as the only “game left in town” now that the BNP has shown, through its absence of candidates at the GE, to be little more than an empty shell. In addition they have a “leadership contest” coming up which will rip what little remains of the party to shreds. The BNP is no longer the block to the emergence of a nationalist party it was two years ago, they are absolutely insignificant, meaning the BDP must do more to promote itself, including contacting the thousands of ex-members who have no political home to go to. The BDP leadership really needs to re-evaluate the situation – the nationalist landscape has radically changed. What better method, other than contacting them directly, then through the website? If the BDP promoted a positive upbeat message on a daily basis on the site then I feel it would encourage people to join and get involved in nationalist politics once again.
( Party Member ) Well said Jim Diggory about our response to items in the news.