With the BNP in terminal decline, you would have thought that Nick Griffin would be trying his hardest to hang onto what is left of the party’s membership?Apparently not, and with the BNP’s finances in a terminal nosedive, Griffin and Co. have devised a cunning plan to milk the remaining few members of every penny they possess. They have increased the membership rates by a whopping 60% and in turn have become Britain’s most expensive political party to join.
From December 1st the standard membership fee has shot up from £30 to £48 per year. That in itself is a huge rise; however the BNP are actively encouraging its members to pay monthly via direct debit with BNP treasurer Clive Jefferson explaining “I cannot emphasise enough the importance of moving the membership over to a monthly collection payment system. It will help the members by making membership affordable to all”
That’s an interesting concept by Clive, and one that perhaps explains why the party is in financial meltdown. He actually aims to make the membership more affordable by charging the members more?
Using the monthly direct debit scheme which costs £4.50 per month, members will be paying a gigantic £54 per year for the privilege of seeing the BNP potentially shrivel and die. That is an 80% increase from the standard £30 membership.
According to the BNP, “One-off annual payments can also be made but are not going to be encouraged because steady monthly income makes budgeting and management much easier, and ALL new members will have to join using the monthly payment method.”
What is also means is that the BNP will have your bank details and with the way the finances have been run over the years, that is not a position most financially astute people would want to be in. So let’s compare the current BNP membership rates to other well known political parties in the UK:
Figures shown are for new members.
The BNP: Standard Membership = £54 (Existing members can make a one off payment of £48)
The Labour Party: Standard Membership = £41 (This is over a 12 month period. You are not charged extra for paying via direct debit)
The Green Party: Minimum Membership =£31 (This is over a 12 month period. You are not charged extra for paying via direct debit)
UKIP: Standard Membership £30
Plaid Cymru: Minimum Membership = £24 (Plaid Cymru do not charge extra for direct debit)
The Conservative Party: Standard Membership = £25
The Liberal Democrats: Minimum Standard Membership = £12
Scottish National Party: Standard Membership =£12 (The SNP do not charge extra for direct debit)
So, £54 to join Britain’s fastest shrinking but most expensive party. To see it go “belly up” however, remains priceless.
Hope not Hate
This is because the membership as plummeted to 1400 members.3 years ago the bnp had 14000 members. The death knell for the BNP gets nearer every minute. Nick Nick caused the rot by employing, dubious sleazy people to run the party. The membership have had enough of being ruled by such wretched people.
ReplyDeleteSome of the sleaziest have now been fired i.e. Jim "sweaty paws" Dowson, Paul " dog shit " Golding, Tom " iron cross " Gower, Simon " ga ga " Bennett Mark " paedo " collett, Chris " Adolf " Beverley & Mike " wife stealing " Howson to name but a few. But still plenty left.
ReplyDeleteSeems an odd one this. If the BNP is on the financial precipice (which seems likely)then surely an annual sum up-front is better than a slightly higher figure spread over the next 12 months?
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said;
ReplyDelete"This is because the membership has plummeted to 1400 members".
Let's not fall into the same behaviour as BNP members and post inaccurate membership numbers, we should remain honest.
The BNP membership totals 1422 members. We need to acknowledge they have 22 more gullible and idiotic members than you stated.
These 22 members could "save this country" from Islamification!!
"Seems an odd one this. If the BNP is on the financial precipice (which seems likely)then surely an annual sum up-front is better than a slightly higher figure spread over the next 12 months?"
ReplyDeleteThe BNP doesn't know what it wants. In 2009 it got supporters to take life membership which gave the party a large sum up front but nothing later. Searchlight pointed out at the time that the BNP would regret this short-termism.
I think there are two reasons for the move towards direct debits. Firstly, paying monthly makes it less obvious to members how expensive it is. Secondly, if members have already signed up to a direct debit, it makes it much easier for the party to phone members up and extract further money from them, as they don't need to get bank details all over again.
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ReplyDeleteEDL's North East boss (and former BNP candidate) Alan Spence and others jailed for attack on socialist meeting http://uaf.org.uk/2600
So now all BFP need to do is undercut them and bam, there's the end.
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MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN - MULTICULTURAL HAVEN OR RACIST SEWER: -
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The BNP: no money, no members, no votes, no hope.
ReplyDeleteThe bnp run by brainless fools, peados, granny porn stars,child molesters. oh dear
ReplyDeleteThe BNP set up life membership so it could expel people and still have their money. This is mot an attempt at humour, it is a true fact.
ReplyDelete"The BNP set up life membership so it could expel people and still have their money. This is mot an attempt at humour, it is a true fact."
ReplyDeleteIt would be good if some of the expelled life members took the BNP to the small claims court to get their money back on the grounds that they have not received what they paid for.