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The names, addresses and telephone numbers of more than 10,000 current and former members were published on a specially created web page. Along with the names and personal details, the professions of many of the members have been made public including teachers, scientists, a government employee and at least one serving police officer. One police woman on the list, whose entry included a note asking for discretion, faces potential dismissal since officers are proscribed from joining the right-wing political party. Related Links * BNP planning to seize control of policing * BNP ballerina stumbles into the spotlight * Village fears violent clashes over BNP camp The Association of Chief Police Officers ruled four years ago that officers would be investigated and face losing their posts if they joined bodies which conflicted with the force's duty to promote race equality. Simon Darby, the BNP's spokesman, claimed that a disgruntled former member of the party was most likely to be behind the leak. The party succeeded in winning a High Court injunction against a former member preventing them from publishing the material in April. Mr Darby warned that whoever had published it had made a serious mistake. “If we find out the name of the person who published this list it will turn out to be one of the most foolish things they have done in their life,” he said. “I wouldn’t want to have done that – I wouldn’t be sleeping very well tonight. We are worried because children’s names are on the list. “No true nationalist would have put the lives and livelihoods of fellow nationalists at risk.” Mr Darby said the BNP had contacted the owner of the website which has been hosting the list since Sunday demanding that they take the personal information down, although he conceded: "Once it's out, it's out." A similar leak of BNP members occurred last year exposing Simone Clarke, a prominent ballerina, as a member of the party. Her details including home address and private e-mail address were published in the latest leak. Rank and file party members were also distressed tonight fearing that their details were now also in the public domain. The forums of far-right blogs and websites were humming with concerned and furious users. One anonymous poster wrote: “I could lose my job. I'm bloody angry.” Another on the NorthWestNationalists blog blamed Nick Griffin, the party leader, for the security violation: “If Griffin cannot keep the memberships secure he should resign.” Amongst teachers and prison officers who specifically asked for discretion on the published list were a host of far more unusual professionals including people described as Christian lay preachers, retired historians, driving instructors and psychic healers. * Have your say If the BNP were anything but hate mongers then why would their members be affraid of having their names published on a members list?! I am not ashamed of announcing that I am a left wing liberal through and through! Kathryn, Preston, UK Well Petronella you live in Canada - not here comment on your own back yard! Why are children's names on the list? Pocket money must be up for subscriptions. Interesting though at the people who are on it. Glad I saw it before it was pulled! Some live close to me. Alison, Cardiff, UK I hope the next revelation will be of all those tht read the Daily Mail. Much the same thing really Rob , Congleton, UK One day this story will be in the law text books. If it is true, this story contains an amazing breaches of the European Convention on Human Rights. Not least of all that the police force is in contravention of articles 9, 10 and 11 in not allowing its officers to join a political party. Rob , Congleton, UK I'm not a BNP supporter, but I think it's a disgrace to pillory people for supporting a LEGAL political party. Whatever happened to freedom of speech, democracy etc.? Chris, Cheltenham, UK I am a firm believer in the rights of an individual to hold a political belief; including those stances that I abhor. We should be able to debate openly and I find it immoral that membership of any party should be banned. But it is. So it's not being "ashamed", more fear of reprisal. Laura Roberts, London, UK Shame the list can't be published under the Freedom of Information Act, surely as a political party they are bound by such a law? Jeff, Manchester, Good. Caught out. I hope all of the public servants and police officers who are identified on this BNP list will lose their jobs James, Beckton, East London. UK. The UK has been an immigrant haven since the Roman Empire invaded, Britain is derived from Britannia a name given to this great country by a foreign power. Charles, Nhants, England How can the police proscribe against a legal political party, that surely makes the police a political organisation. It shows how far this government has penetrated our civil liberties and rights. This is an outrage because you could proscribe any political party on this basis. Richard , Nottingham, Paul, Nottingham, UK. Will you be brave enough to put your address down. Richard, Ivybridge, UK I downloaded the list and found a friend and his family to be on it. They won't be getting Christmas cards this year! Now that the list is out there it can't be puled down, I have a copy and will circulate it all over the net. Chris, London, UK These 10,000 people are now in serious danger from physical attacks, thanks to this wholly irresponsible and petty leak. Still, it's a crazy situation when many professions refuse members of a legal non-violent political party. BNP members are as entitled to representation as anybody. Martin, Eastbourne, ha ha ha surely noone would be embarrassed if people found out they were on this list would they? mark howe, margate, england I do not support this party but they have a right to express their political view without feeling ashamed or embarassed for it Kiarie, Ulm, Germany I have downloaded the list. Very helpful. My dog wants to send each and every local member a warm cristmas present. paul, nottingham, UK Oh dear, my neighbour is on the list! Rob, Brum, UK I doubt whether it's a disgruntled former BNP member. More likely it's the UK government who wouldn't know democracy if it hit them in the eye. In Britain you can vote for anyone ( as long as we say so ). This oppression is bound to end in race wars as we accomodate anyone who wants to come here. Neil Hughes, Birmingham, England It's a disgrace that you can be sacked for supporting a legal political party. Generations did not sacrifice their lives to allow this country to be run by a communist stasi police state. Labour are destroying this country at every level. Richard, Ivybridge, UK If Members of Parliament actually represented the Electors, instead of Foreign Interests, then there would be no BNP or UKIP. Clive Burghard, Lancing, ENGLAND Children's names are on the list? Great - infect the next generation with this ridiculous bile. I'm all for freedom, but I can't say I'm too worried about these hate mongers being outed. They're as worrying as Islamic terrorists. PB, London, UK this is the time when parties like the bnp flourish, when people are feeling poor and vulnerable they are likely to lash out at minorities and immigrants. there where similar if more severe circumstances in the 1930s we cannot fail to learn from history on these matters. will, grimsby, uk Have your say ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Please note the maximum number of characters is 300. * Name ______________________ * Email ______________________ * Town ______________________ Country ______________________ * Required [_] Remember me * Terms and conditions Submit * Print * Email * Post to del.icio.us * Post to Fark * Post to Yahoo! * Post to Digg Also in Politics * Embarrassed BNP admits its members list has been published online * Jonathan Ross could yet face sack over lewd phone prank * Police target culture blamed for drop in solved crimes Also in News * Win a long weekend in Mallorca, as guests of La Residencia, easyJet and Carrentals.co.uk * Burns's libertine reputation put to bed by biographer * Vicky accused threatened workman, court is told Times Recommends * Transatlantic travel slumps as pound falls * Artist pays city £1.7m in damages * Sheikh 'wanted Michael Jackson to sing his songs' Red box blog George Osborne How Cameron moved to shore up Osborne * Red Box Comment Rachel Sylvester open quote mark As Cameron prepares to signal a new direction on tax and spending, the Tory Right is becoming restive close quote mark More... 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