Posties refusing to deliver BNP leaflets

[butchersapron]

30 posties in Bristol refused to delever BNP leaflets, depsite management lying to them that they'd be sacked if they refused. Posties have a legal right to refuse to deliver stuff like this - a well established conscience clause. This happened in a number of places in the 2004 elections as well (parts of wales, bristol again, some in london)

Is this happening elsewhere?

 

[Belushi]

Well done Posties.

 

[fractionMan]

Good for them.

I had a BNP leaflet through my door last night. But when I popped my head out to see who delivered it the street was empty.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Well done Posties.

Indeed.

 

[belboid]

my sister has had one, but we haven't. as she is only just up the road, same sorting office but different route, i'd have to guess hat our postie refused to touch the fuckers, but hers didnt. good lad

 

[Badgers]

Good work boys

I would not do it either and I am pretty much a moral vacuum.

sacked if they refused

Twats

 

[cesare]

Interesting thread on the Royalmail chat forum, mixture of BNP and anti BNP posties. Not sure if you can view without being a member.

http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/community/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=16319&hilit=bnp

edit: yes, you do (have to be a member)

 

[butchersapron]

Some Sheffield posties also refusing now.

 

[Corax]

Quality real-world stuff.

I wonder what the demographics of posties look like? Would be interesting.

 

[cesare]

Quality real-world stuff.

I wonder what the demographics of posties look like? Would be interesting.

That's why it's worthwhile signing up to the forum, for a sense of it.

 

[pk]

Good for them.

I had a BNP leaflet through my door last night. But when I popped my head out to see who delivered it the street was empty.

Check the address of your local BNP activist, by searching the leaked BNP list for your postcode, then apply liberal amounts of dog-shit to the leaflet, then post it back through their letterbox. Simple.

The leaked BNP list is available here: http://wikileaks.org/leak/bnp-membership-list.txt

 

[geminisnake]

Well done Posties.

Indeed. I'm thinking off waiting for my postie and telling him NOT to put that shite through my door again

 

[tufty79]

good work posties

 

[trevhagl]

30 posties in Bristol refused to delever BNP leaflets, depsite management lying to them that they'd be sacked if they refused. Posties have a legal right to refuse to deliver stuff like this - a well established conscience clause. This happened in a number of places in the 2004 elections as well (parts of wales, bristol again, some in london)

Is this happening elsewhere?

And isn't there something whereby posties can refuse to deliver offensive material?

 

[trevhagl]

lets have a sweepstake on how long before they cotton on to this thread and loads of em come on pretending to be ordinary members of the public who just happen to disagree with the posties boycott.....

 

[Thora]

We got one delivered. And UKIP.

 

[Zachor]

There are two dangers in the policy of posties refusing to deliver BNP leaflets (and for the record I'm implacably opposed to the BNP in the same was as I'm implacably opposed to the Jihadist fash)

1. This action could be construed as 'interfering with the mail' which is an offence.

2. This action will just feed the sense of grievance that the bnp and many of their supporters have that they are being attacked bya liberal elite and will probably back fire with greater motivation for fash voters to get out and vote.

 

[Blagsta]

That well known "liberal elite", the...errr...post office workers.

 

[Zachor]

That well known "liberal elite", the...errr...post office workers.

If you bothered to read the above post I was referring to the BNP's sense of grievance to to what the situation re posties is in reality.

 

[frogwoman]

what blags, you didn't know about the hoards of Marxist posties waiting to establish their evil rule over the whole country? they control all the banks as well ..

 

[pk]

1. This action could be construed as 'interfering with the mail' which is an offence.

It's not mail, there's no addressee. It's a leaflet that management are paid to take and force the workforce to deliver. Not Crown property, therefore.

2. This action will just feed the sense of grievance that the bnp and many of their supporters have that they are being attacked by a liberal elite and will probably back fire with greater motivation for fash voters to get out and vote.

You can't get more down to earth and everyday public than the postman.

If they refuse, then it's a pretty damning comment on the policies of the British Nazi Party.

 

[Blagsta]

If you bothered to read the above post I was referring to the BNP's sense of grievance to to what the situation re posties is in reality.

no, you were referring to your weird imaginings of what the BNP might think so you could criticise anti-fascists

 

[Zachor]

no, you were referring to your weird imaginings of what the BNP might think so you could criticise anti-fascists

I used live alongside loads of bnp and they did think there was some sort of liberal/lefty/anti white conspiracy against them. This action could feed this paranoia and have the danger of bringing more of their vote out.

I only criticise ineffective anti fascists.

 

[trevhagl]

If you bothered to read the above post I was referring to the BNP's sense of grievance to to what the situation re posties is in reality.

Better not upset the nice nazis

Says someone who's Jewish

 

[Zachor]

It's not mail, there's no addressee. It's a leaflet that management are paid to take and force the workforce to deliver. Not Crown property, therefore..

Thanks for clarifying that pk. So the fact that there is a named addressee makes a difference.

You can't get more down to earth and everyday public than the postman

If they refuse, then it's a pretty damning comment on the policies of the British Nazi Party.

Up to a point I agree with you its a reasonable point of view. But many of their potential supporters may look at this action as lefties trying to prevent the bnp message getting out.

It could backfire I hope it doesn't.

 

[Zachor]

Better not upset the nice nazis

Says someone who's Jewish

All I'm interested in is not giving the BNP ammunition.

 

[frogwoman]

Difficult for them to argue that "lefties" are all middle class who don't understand the common man though - although it might go down well with some of the "alienated tories" type of BNP voter.

 

[trevhagl]

All I'm interested in is not giving the BNP ammunition.

I hardly think they'd begin to LIKE their opponents if they left them alone!

 

[Blagsta]

I used live alongside loads of bnp and they did think there was some sort of liberal/lefty/anti white conspiracy against them. This action could feed this paranoia and have the danger of bringing more of their vote out.

I only criticise ineffective anti fascists.

You have no idea at all how effective posties not-delivering leaflets is or isn't.

 

[Blagsta]

All I'm interested in is not giving the BNP ammunition.

All you're interested in is criticising anything vaguely left wing.