What is the NCROPA

The national Campaign for the Reform of the Obscene Publications Acts was formed in April 1976 by David Webb who gathered together a number of like- minded people who shared both his vehement opposition to censorship and also his concern that a totally unrepresentative minority of the General Public was, or at least appeared to be, becoming increasingly successful in its efforts to force its beliefs and moral standards on others. The NCROPA believes that this is totally alien to the concept of what people in this country have come, quite rightly, to expect of a supposedly free society and presents an intolerable curtailment of individual liberty and the freedom of expression. Furthermore, it is in direct contravention of both the United nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Articles 18 and 19) and the European Convention on Human Rights (Articles 9 and 10).

The NCROPA is organised on a purely voluntary basis and has no paid staff. It relies solely on subscriptions for financial support and none of the members of its Executive Committee, all of whom give their services free, have any vested interest in any business or commercial enterprises which could in any way be regarded as potential material beneficiaries in the event of the achievement of NCROPA's objectives. This is important because it clearly indicates that we are a completely independent organisation and gives the campaign immediate credibility. It means, in effect, that the NCROPA is dedicated to fighting for a principle in which its supporters believe unequivocally and for its own sake.

This page was created on the 5th December 1998, and last altered on the 6th December 1998