In fact, it has done very little for charities except to make hollow promises that are exploited for its own purposes on the BNP's website, giving the visitor the impression that the party is acting responsibly by supporting its chosen causes while actually doing nothing except taking the kudos for its unperformed acts of generosity.
A week or two ago, we reprinted an article in which the Institute of Fundraising Scotland, a leading fund-raising body, warned charities to beware of undeclared donations from the British National Party after a number of good causes claimed they were duped into accepting money from the far-right group. In several cases, the BNP claimed credit for donations to charities who have never knowingly accepted money from the party and in several cases would refuse it if it were ever to be openly offered.
Colonel William Shuttlewood, a director of the Gurkha Welfare Trust, one of the charities the BNP claims to have made donations to, said it would never knowingly accept money from the BNP. Al Sutton, chairman of Troop Aid, another unknowing possible recipient, said: 'We are not associated with any political party, especially the BNP', while the Down’s Syndrome Association vehemently denied a claim on the BNP website that it had asked the party to help it raise funds...
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BNP charity.
29.09.2009 17:56
And all public employees, including nurses, social workers and council 'equality officers' are paid in part by money from BNP taxpayers. We never hear of them refusing to accept this cash do we?
Any charity which can afford to refuse money because of who gives it won't be getting any of my cash. They are obviously are rich enough to be choosy and thereforre don't need any money from me.
Pete
it isn't really a "free" gift though
29.09.2009 19:01
If you want charities to be just about accumulating money, then fine. But if you want them to change the world for the better in some way, this isn't the way to go.
anon
Beware the neo-Nazi BNP and EDL trolls on Indymedia!
01.10.2009 14:40
It's about time that Indymedia started deleting posts from neo-nazi BNP trolls.
Bertrude Bowels
Intolerance
01.10.2009 18:15
PS
Thank you for describing me as young.
Pete
The Unrealistic Donations of the BNP
02.10.2009 13:08
Pete Todds Bowel