December 07, 2009

Watchdog rejects BNP activist's 'ridiculous' complaint

A ridiculous complaint by a pointless buffoon about a ludicrous 'party'
The Press Complaints Commission has thrown out a complaint by a British National Party activist against a regional daily

Mark Walker, of Spennymoor, County Durham, objected to coverage of BNP leader Nick Griffin's appearance on the BBC’s Question Time by his local paper, the Northern Echo along with four national titles. He complained that the Echo together with The Times, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, and Guardian, had reported remarks by Welsh Secretary Peter Hain in which he claimed the BNP was an "unlawful body."

Mr Walker described this as a "blatant lie" by the Labour Cabinet minister and former anti-apartheid protester.

Writing on his blog, Echo editor Peter Barron welcomed the decision, describing the complaint as "ridiculous." He said: "The PCC's code of practice states that newspapers are entitled to present individual comment, provided they distinguish clearly between comment, conjecture and fact. The comments were clearly attributed to Mr Hain so there was no breach of the code in any of the papers."

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10 comments:

NewsHound said...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/8399019.stm

BILL TO POLICE THE EDL WILL BE OVER A MILLION POUNDS

Mr Kirklees said...

Please repost the following story from Kirklees Unity.

http://kirkunity.blogspot.com/2009/12/english-defence-league-displaying-just.html

NewsHound said...

JUST FOUND THIS AMUSING ARTICLE ON INDYMEDIA WORTH PUTTING ON YOUR BLOG, KETLAN, LOL

THE EDL'S URINE PROTEST AT NOTTINGHAM CASTLE: -

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2009/12/442958.html

Ben Trunch said...

Ah, Britain's finest promoting and protecting our great white culture and traditions.

How is one supposed to choose? The BNP with their cosy, intimate meetings and Nelson suppers? Or the EDL, taking the fight onto the streets?

Or are all of them just taking the piss out of the "Master Race"?

Dick Griffin said...

I blame the marxist zionist LiebourCon liberal elite do gooder politicallly correct climate change promoters who are allowing our country to be islamified by the invading foreigners who will be the majority in our once great country within the next thirty years and i also want someone to contact Norris MacQuerter and get my name in the guiness book of records for the worlds longest sentence filled with the worlds worst bullshit because Im really not that intelligent but the BNP members think I am

Lee John (Out of breadth) barnes LLB hons

Ben Trunch said...

Sorry, commented on the wrong story - my comment was at the the EDL and their disgraceful treatment of the walls of Nottingham Castle...

Anonymous said...

Mark Walker wastes his days and the EU taxpayers' money submitting unsuccessful FoI applications on behalf of Squalidarity to support his forthcoming Industrial Tribunal and his brother's secret GTC appearance. There's transparency for you.

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/user/mark_walker

Anonymous said...

Perhaps Mark Walker's complaints about an "unlawful body" would be regarded as more serious if it came from his wife, who has had to put up with him and his thick brother, Adam, screwing other "unlawful bodies" at BNP conferences.

Both brothers are utter scumbags and they deserve the condemnation that they seem to attract.

Bizarre said...

"Mark Walker wastes his days and the EU taxpayers' money submitting unsuccessful FoI applications on behalf of Squalidarity to support his forthcoming Industrial Tribunal and his brother's secret GTC appearance."

Didn't one of Griffin's recent begging letters ask for donations for this idiot? So he can waste them on 416 Freedom of Information requests???

Barbara said...

The ugly face of the far right - only it's not the face.