I am grateful to the noble Lord. Is he aware that the BNP has registered itself as a trade union? While that does not deal with the point that has just been raised, it indicates how trade union registration can lead to some rather strange results at the fringe.
Employment Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 3 April 2008.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Employment Bill [HL].
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