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BNP Documentaries’

THERE have been many documentaries based on the members of the BNP showing their real views on immigration and the violence and hostility they show towards people of ethnicity. But after the announcement of their appearance on the BBC's Question Time, I feel I can question peoples protest. I was apparently 'stupidly naive' to assume the BNPs appearance on Question time would show the nation how misinformed their ideals are, but apparently it is a marketing tool for their party in which people would then go ahead and join. But I didn’t hear anyone complaining when Dispatches followed young activist Mark Collet and showed his views openly on prime time television. Yes he did show himself to be a confessed believer in ‘Hitler’s ideologies’, I still vouch without television moments, like question time, we can judge, debate or be introduced to radical ideas , we can now confidently criticise the BNP and thanks to Dispatches - openly laugh in their face.

Dispatches: Young Nazi and proud (2002)
Director: David Modell
Certificate: 15
Rating: ****

AFTER the recent election controversy over the BNP’s stand for the ‘patriot’, this documentary emerged again as a must see with the main character even hitting the news once again in April 2010. Mark Collett based in Rothley and former director of Publicity for the party, is ascertained as a normal boy studying economics at the University of Leeds. Dispatches, I feel, are one of the organisations of the BBC who do take investigative journalism seriously, leaving cameras running they collected many of Collett’s ideas he refused to speak of when, knowingly, being filmed. It’s an awkward and unveiling depiction of the way young members of the BNP are drawn in by unrealistic aims and mislead historical information. It is cleverly constructed and shows a journalism initiative, filming the BNP’s ‘family day’, made, by dispatches, to look like recruitment into the SS. It is like a an undercover world we never understood, an explanation of ideas of intense racism and violence. We are made to believe he is deluded by an unrealistic idea of a country which has grown through globalisation and cultural development. This I feel is air time well used by the BNP a chance to see the truth represented by the ‘next generation’ of BNP leaders. A definite viewing is needed if you like many others question the BNP’s ethics. A cleverly complied depiction of society and radical thinkers, shown in a refresher of dwinderling investigative journalism. Mark Collett did wind up on the news once again but this time it wasn’t just his pride unravelled it was his plans to kill his once beloved leader Nick Griffin. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8603314.stm (The BBC News 5th April 2010)
This was also followed by a documentary depicting another young member, in a society which is becoming more available to a diverse mixture or cultures and ethnicities, why are so many young people draw into the BNP’s ideologies? (Young British and angry BBC 1 )