More institutional racism?

Following swiftly on the heels of Mr Phillips extraordinary statements regarding preventing members of legitimate parties from being in the public sector (and I have been informed that he has also stated that these same people should be prevented from going to church!) , it appears that Wiltshire police have decided to get in on the act.

Apparently Wiltshire Constabulary has decreed that applications to join the service from members of the British National Party will be rejected, this following on from comments by Wiltshire Police Inspector Glynn Hookings.

The Wiltshire Times reports the following:

Inspector Glynn Hookings, community safety officer for Wiltshire Police, said the British National Party had been handing out literature to vulnerable youngsters at secondary schools and colleges across west and north Wiltshire, including Trowbridge.

Insp Hookings said leaflet campaigns by the BNP had been targeting youngsters, prompting students, parents and the schools to raise concerns.
"They have not done anything illegal but there is a danger, particularly in the run-up to the local elections, that any political parties might use the issue of migrant workers, because it is a relatively new phenomenon for us," he said.

Up and down the country people are aware of more and more crime, more and more offenders that are being let off or overlooked because the police haven't the time, or in some cases the inclination to do anything about it.

And yet here we have a police force, sorry, service, who have the time to investigate and report on the activities of a legitimate legal political party even when, by their own admission, nothing illegal is being done.

Is this the future for Britain, no go areas for legitimate political party members, police officers demonising large sectors of society and deciding who can come and go because they have a different point of view or ideology?

Police officers that take this stance have shown that they are unable to be impartial and have therefore decided to favour one sector of society over another. What if I happen to be on the wrong side as far as the police are concerned? Perhaps taxes could be used to provide a separate police service for people with a different point of view so we are all treated with the same level of respect as each other.

Everyone has the same rights as everyone else in this country, including the right to belong to whatever legal political party they choose.

The police service, the Commision for Racial equality and all these other agencies that are wondering why parties such as the BNP are gaining in support, the answer is simple, it's even in Mr Phillips job title, EQUALITY ........... or should I say, lack of it.