"The programme failed to mention that Clive Jefferson, one of the BNP activists it interviewed, was arrested two years ago for an alleged public order offence, following a complaint from a member of the public that he had been threatening and abusive whilst distributing BNP literature.
"A second BNP figure featured in the report, Martin Wingfield, was arrested, prosecuted and imprisoned in 1985 under the Race Relations Act, following distribution of racist literature.
"His criminal record was not mentioned either and BNP Deputy Leader Simon Darby advised his members to watch the broadcast, claiming it was, ‘not a bad piece overall’."
Whenever the BNP looks like making progress in elections the BBC gives its representatives a sympathetic hearing and a publicity leg-up.
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