er i didnt make them up, my old employer the police authority did under the legislation handed down to them by the home office. As you say i saw it with my own eyes, a very restrictive employer, but then i knew that when i joined.
alternativley you can view the regulations here if you have the time or inclination. Regulation 6.1 is the main one applicable to whats being discussed here, but if you look at the others youll see how restrictive they are.
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2003/20030527.htm#6
cant say i ever felt like joining the bnp, or any other party for that matter as a result of what i saw or dealt with. theyre all rubbish, they all talk rubbish, and they all have their own intrests at heart, and never change the lot of those that really need it.