why single out the greens for ciriticism of a former member joining the bnp what about the former labour and conservative candidates who are on the bnp list.

karin, glasgow,

lies, lies , lies were told. Now we learn the party is made up of cross section of society.We have a crisis in the country. What surprised me, most was the few members in dagenham, where the party scored its greatest successes.The party will only get stronger.

john lamb, dagenham, essex

They are not racist they are trying to look after the British people I hope they do better now this is out in the open and people will see that they are trying to do the best for this Country. This Country is in a mess and the BNP are not to blame for that give them a chance to prove themselves.

Bev, Birmingham, England

Be afraid, be very afraid. This is UK 2008 - we know what you think and what you believe and if it does not accord with our ways we will suspend you, and punish you for your thoughts and wishes.

I have never seen anything so scary. And I even thought that Islam was our biggest threat - re-think..

Chris, cardiff, UK

Can you refer to it as the "Green Party of England and Wales"? There are two other Green parties in the UK.

R Bell, Edinburgh,

Whilst I cannot stand the BNP or what they stand for I will vehemently stand up for the right of anyone to join there party,

Police may join the communist party, or militant socialist organisations.

Its a sorry day when we public sector workers are banned from political parties, racist or not.

andy, Liverpool, UK

People from various parts of our population have been proven to be members of the BNP, so what? The thing that should more trouble government is the much longer list of people who are just about to join the BNP because of total disenchantment with our two party system of government!

RayB, Newcatle upon Tyne, UK

What is scary about this is that people are being suspended and indeed fired because of their political beliefs , sure its not colour or religion so thats ok then.

If they do their job as good as the next person , without preaching their own politics or beliefs , then how can they be fired?

C Robb, ayr, scotland

Alexander. Until you people like you do some RESEARCH into the BNP we will continue to hear codswallop like 'the BNP aren't racist'. It takes about ten minutes to find out what their leadership and members believe, and guess what? They ARE racist. Do some fact finding PLEASE!

Jeevan, Hastings, England

I love the fact that on the list Bettley's family are all on there and it says "discretion required re employment concerns". I bet he had concerns..bet he has more now!

fran, stafford,

Who is there left to vote for? No wonder people often chose not to use their vote. It is not suprising when even those in power do not stand up to be counted because they worry about what is P.C.! Obama seems to be a caring man and this is what we need regardless of race,colour,sex or religion.

Pam, London,

You may not like them. I may not like them.
But as far as I know they are not an illegal organisation.
I seem to remember when people in Ireland were barred from various jobs because of beliefs.
The last time I looked, we live in a democracy, and people are allowed to have their own views.

Sid, Southampton,

Hardly surprising, the fundamental weakness of the Green Party and its like in a 'Green' context is that sustainability requires a sustainable population. Given that the Green Party refuse to consider the population/immigration question in a sustainable manner they are not sustainable.

martin, lincs,

I was deeply disturbed to read that the Rev John Stanton blessed a football. Only today I learned that a member of our church's Mothers Union has secretly defected to the Mum's and Toddlers group and is now a dangerous activist issuing thinly veiled threats in our Parish Magazine. I thank God for Nico Hines courageous revelations

Anna, London, UK

Until people realise that the BNP aren't racist this sort of behaviour isn't going to stop.

People say, "but they are racist, they only allow white memberships."

That is allowed by law; same as there is the "association for black doctors," no whites allowed there I'm afraid.
And I'm not BNP.

Alexander, London,