BNP get a Mayoress!

THE Mayoress of Keighley has been stripped of her position after shocking colleagues by joining the British National Party.
Mayor Tony Wright said after former independent councillor Rose Thompson, 49, told him of her decision that he, "along with many parts of the Keighley community would find her affiliation offensive''.
He also called on her to stand down from the position she has held since the formation of Keighley Town Council four years ago, but she has refused.
The timing of her decision has come at a politically sensitive time in Bradford. Voters will turn out on March 23 in Bradford Council's Keighley West ward to elect a district councillor to replace BNP councillor Angela Clarke who resigned recently.

Fantastic news and just in time for the elections but why was she stripped of her position? Is this normal when someone changes party or is it because she is part of the BNP? If it is because of the BNP then it is totally ridiculous. Why should anyone be stripped of powers that they were elected to just because they have a different political party affiliation and a different political opinion than others?

Why would anyone find her affiliation offensive? Are they offended by freedom and democracy? If so who cares about them. This is a democratic and free country and if people dont like that they can leave.

Hopefully this will give the BNP a boost in their electoral effort in Yorkshire.