Subject: Nick Griffin refused Sellafield Visit
Posted by: Professer
Date: Nov 04 09
Nick Griffin wants to visit Sellafield, But Sellafield Limited, the facility's operator, said it was concerned about security and possible demonstrations.
Are the operators right to refuse him a visit on the grounds they are stating?
Posted by: Professer
Date: Nov 04 09
Nick Griffin wants to visit Sellafield, But Sellafield Limited, the facility's operator, said it was concerned about security and possible demonstrations.
Are the operators right to refuse him a visit on the grounds they are stating?
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sherry75 
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Cannot for the life of me understand why anyone would want to visit Sellafield - has to be one of the uggliest places in the whole of the UK... and its always raining..lol Reply #1. Nov 04 09, 6:42 AM |
romeomikegolf
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If Nick Griffin wants to turn himself 'green', who are we to argue? Reply #2. Nov 04 09, 6:50 AM |
Professer
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Personaly i feel Nick Griffin is trying to get as much media exposure as he can, and is courting controversy. To complain he has been refused a visit just gives him free publicity, and people will side with the obnoxious man. Reply #3. Nov 04 09, 7:54 AM |
lesley153
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Nick Griffin has just taken a young (23) Turkish man to court for "allegedly" shouting racist remarks at him. Ah diddums! I think they're right to be worried about demonstrations in such a sensitive area, but any excuse will do. I go for the publicity option, and an attempt to get the sympathy vote. Reply #4. Nov 04 09, 9:19 AM |
Trigger7
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Who or What is a "Nick Griffin" Does this involve Greek Mythology? Reply #5. Nov 04 09, 9:29 AM |
| lesley153
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Or the Fat Bloke in an American animated sit-com? Reply #6. Nov 04 09, 9:30 AM |
| romeomikegolf
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"If Nick Griffin wants to turn himself 'green', who are we to argue?" Or pink, purple or any other colour that exposure to Sellafield may turn him. He's just a publicity seeker who thinks that the British people will get behind him. Sorry, Nick, you're so far out of touch you couldn't find your own backside with both hands unless you had a map. And then you'd probably need GPS. Reply #7. Nov 04 09, 10:00 AM |
REDVIKING57
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Visit? I'd give him an office there! Or better still,let him set up his party headquarters there - in the same area that they store the spent fuel rods! Then we'd see who was more toxic! Reply #8. Nov 04 09, 10:35 AM |
| Professer
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Seemingly the BNP is looking at legal action against Sellafield. They must have money to burn to do this. Reply #9. Nov 04 09, 12:25 PM |
nasty_liar
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In response to reply #1, I went to the visitors centre years ago during a family holiday and it was absolutely fascinating. I recommend it if you are holidaying in the area and the weather is drab. Reply #10. Nov 04 09, 2:02 PM |
satguru
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Only if someone were to chuck an explosive device in the reactor itself. I'd be far more scared of the leaks than any threat from protestors who know perfectly well they'd take themselves with him if they did anything stupid, except such violent protestors are stupid by definition so possibly a good move bearing that in mind. But the security round a nuclear site should easily cope with a few unarmed idiots if they needed to I think. Reply #11. Nov 04 09, 7:11 PM |
mjws1968
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There is a nice visitors centre at Sellafield, but lets be honest, most of us have an irrational fear of visiting a Nuclear Power Station, and there are some funny looking fish in that lake (kidding). He is courting publicity, and we should deny him that, the case against the young man was thrown out, with the judge making comments about wasting valuable court time, it is an election year and Griffin wants to stay on the front pages of the press, and they, thinking only about sales numbers, are falling for it. Sellafield was a bad idea, we all know that in hindsight and sueing the place will accomplish absolutely nothing except publicity for the BNP, although maybe a lengthy legal battle will deplete their election funds. The first past the post system still used for Westminster elections guarantees that they will never have representation in Parliament, getting publicity will only ensure the odd upset where they attract enough voters from the main parties in marginal seats, they would be better off campaigning for a change to PR at Westminster, that is the only way they will ever get through the doors there, so lets hope they arent reading this. Reply #12. Nov 05 09, 3:42 AM |
| lesley153
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"the case against the young man was thrown out" Oh that's good - so it should have been - and thank you, I saw news of the case but couldn't find anything about the outcome. Common sense, makes a nice change. Is this the sort of thing you were thinking of? :) http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/simpsons/images/0/06/Blinky.jpg Reply #13. Nov 05 09, 6:06 AM |
Cymruambyth
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I don't have clue one about who Nick Griffin might be or why Sellafield (whatever or wherever it is) is so important to him, but I do know about the BNP and I believe that the less attention to that bunch of xenophobes and quasi-Nazis the better! Reply #14. Nov 07 09, 2:59 PM |
| doublemm
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Well said Cym. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lymg9PYdEXM ;) Reply #15. Nov 07 09, 3:17 PM |
daver852
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How can the government refuse to allow someone to visit a public facility? Explain please. Reply #16. Nov 09 09, 6:07 PM |
| romeomikegolf
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We don't have the same freedom of access as you do. Nuclear sites are not regarded as public facilities. Reply #17. Nov 09 09, 6:36 PM |
| daver852
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But one of the posts says it has a Visitor's Center. Reply #18. Nov 10 09, 7:49 PM |
supersal1
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I think he wanted to make an official visit as a politician. If he'd have turned up at the visitor's centre like anyone else I daresay he'd have got in. Reply #19. Nov 11 09, 2:33 AM |
| Professer
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Rather visit the site as anyone else who wants to visit the visitor center, He intended to make political gains from his visit. His request was made as a MEP not as a member of the British Government, His extriemest views would have meant extra costs for Sellafield in increased sercurity and the authorities running sellafield made the correct decision. Every where this man goes there is major problems as he attempts to curry political points rather then behave as a citizen visiting. Reply #20. Nov 11 09, 3:34 AM |
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