Camp Hill by-election update

Canvassing in Camp Hill today was a very positive experience.

We did not see activists from any of the other parties but we did see three ‘Hope Not Haters’ (hopeless haters as I prefer to call them) who were obviously not from this area because they were relying quite heavily on a map.  Candidate Alwyn Deacon simply had to call across the road, “Hello there”, for their heads to drop and the rate of scurrying to increase.  The term ‘great unwashed’ could have been coined for these individuals.

If they or any of their ilk are readers of this blog I would like to say two things.  Firstly don’t!  Secondly, if you still are please thank your friends from me personally.  I am quite convinced that every single time these reprobates have been seen distributing their hate filled lie sheets in Nuneaton and Bedworth we have gained votes from them.  Ironically it was only a few minutes before seeing them that I mentioned to Alwyn that we had not attracted the attention of the third party leafleters on this campaign.

Only moments later I was laughing at the contents of their lie sheet with local residents who wondered why they bothered delivering it at all.

Remember me saying that it was a positive experience?  Oh yes indeed.  Throughout the session we only had the one, “No”, between us to record on the canvassing sheets.  There were plenty of, “Yes’s”, recorded and many more possible.  The ones that always get to me are the people who are not going to bother.  Do not tell me that!  Former generations and the suffragettes in particular will be revolving at a slightly higher rate than they were before.

Camp Hill, as is the case throughout the realm, is more multicultural than it has been in the past.  It did not surprise us but I can think of a few people who I would love to have seen the people who qualify for the ‘Black and Minority Ethnic’ description on many forms (divisive and hateful term if ever there was one) speaking to us quite amicably on the doorstep.  No revulsion, stigmatism or abuse at all.  Just discussion about the issues of the day.  Not something that the Labour party in particular wish to discuss.

Climate Change – British National Party Environment Policy

I could not help but smile when I saw the front page of today’s Observer newspaper while picking up diesel at a local garage.

“Climate change denier Nick Griffin to represent EU at Copenhagen”, screams the headline.

I had to have a quick read.  Not wishing to encourage the newspaper proprietors who constantly misrepresent the British National Party to stay in business any longer than necessary I did not purchase a copy.  Instead preferring to view the online edition.

Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National party, is to represent the European parliament at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen, which opens next week.

Last night politicians and scientists reacted furiously to news that the far-right politician and climate change denier should be attending the summit on behalf of the EU.

Griffin, who was elected to the European parliament in June, confirmed last night that he would attend as the representative of the parliament's environmental committee. World leaders, including Barack Obama and Gordon Brown, are hoping to forge a new global agreement to curtail greenhouse gas emissions.

I can just imagine the coffee being spilt this morning in households throughout the land.  Will they never learn?  Probably not.

Just in case any of you are interested the British National Party do not deny climate change.  It is a continuously occurring and perfectly natural phenomenon after all.

I would refer you to the environmental policy page of our national website which quite clearly states at the bottom: -

Finally, the BNP accepts that climate change, of whatever origin, is a threat to Britain. Current evidence suggests that some of it may be man-made; even if this is not the case, then the principle of ‘better safe than sorry’ applies and we should try to minimise the emission of greenhouse gases and other pollutants.

The time has come for change.

Hardly climate change denial is it?  Simply a common sense view which, when viewed in the context of a policy document, offers a genuinely realistic alternative to the tax tax tax policies of the other parties.

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Save the Tommy rec playground!

Ladies and Gentlemen I have to be the bearer of bad news.

The playground on Tommy rec (Tomkinson Road Recreation Ground for any non Stockingfordians reading this) may be removed by Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council.

The maintenance costs of the playground this year to date have been in excess of £19,000.  The vast majority of this is entirely due to vandalism.

This patch of grass which seems to be out of keeping with the grass around it is where the ever popular trampoline used to be.

Replaced once already after being previously burnt out the second time was too much and the pit was filled in.  Believe it or not a trampoline such as this costs thousands to replace.  The specification for a trampoline for a public children's playground is far higher than anything that you would find on the home market.

The charred remains of the See Saw stand as forlorn evidence of this formerly popular play feature.

Many of the smaller children came to the rec purely because of this piece of equipment.

Their shrieks of joy as they went back and forth ever faster will not be repeated by either themselves or future generations if the playground is removed.

Will you push or shall I?  the question is moot now that the roundabout too has been burnt out for the second time in twelve months.

It is a sad fact that there are people who destroy and something needs to be done about them.

Last year a row of trees was planted alongside the footpath to enhance the area.  I saw them and they looked lovely.  Do not be surprised if you did not see them though because they were ripped up the very same night.

Removing the children’s play equipment
is not the answer!

The location of the playground is ideal for malcontents because it is not overlooked from either homes or roads.  Warwickshire Police have done all that they can with the PCSO’s and patrols looking in as often as they can to reduce anti-social behaviour but they cannot post someone there all of the time.

I believe that the answer is to fit lighting to the top end of the playground facing away from the homes so that there is no light overspill onto housing.  With the playground properly lit a camera can be installed.  This combination of lighting and cameras has worked wonders on otherwise unmanageable parks in the past.

I shall be doing all that I can to persuade the relevant portfolio holder not to close the playground.  I shall also be contacting local newspapers to try to raise the profile of this issue within the community.

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Cumbria worth less to Gordon Brown’s government than road markings

Disgusting though the title is it is none the less true.

On the same day that Gordon Brown announced that Cumbria would receive government aid to the tune of one measly million pounds it was announced by the Department For International Development that two hundred and ninety three million was given away in foreign aid.  The smallest amount in the breakdown by far was for one and a half million pounds for road markings.

For further details see the article British People Put Last: £1 million Flood Relief to Cumbria, but £293 million in Foreign Aid in Same Week over on the British National Party website: -

In the same week that Gordon Brown announced £1 million in flood aid to Cumbria, the Department For International Development gave out an incredible £293 million in foreign aid to Sri Lanka, Pakistan, the World Bank, Sierra Leone and Ethiopia.

The flash floods in Cumbria came after England’s wettest day on record. They caused chaos, damaging more than 1,400 homes and shops and sweeping away bridges. One policeman, PC Bill Barker, 44, was swept away while directing motorists away from Northside bridge when it collapsed.

The £1 million “aid” to Cumbria announced by Mr Brown was given much publicity by the controlled media in an attempt to show “how much he cares.”

The Conservative party have of course promised to double the amount given in foreign aid should they come to power.  As a Nationalist this defies logic when tax revenue is falling and payouts through amongst other things benefits and health are increasing.  Once it can be said that there are no problems at all in this country can we afford to begin to consider giving money to others.

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Barpool Ward Neighbourhood Watch

As a ward councillor I hear about different things some of which I approve whereas others I feel may not work so well.  Particularly if they involve financial payments by the public for services that they are already paying for in some measure with their council tax.

I was delighted to promote Smart Water in the post below and the logo above is another idea that I believe the community should take on board with enthusiasm.

Neighbourhood Watch is community based and works upon the principle of members of a community looking out for each other.  Simple enough.  I know other communities in which this scheme contributes towards a reduction in crime.  Literally those Neighbourhood Watch signs on the lamp posts combined with the Smart Water stickers in peoples windows combine to tell burglars that this is a  neighbourhood in which they stand a much greater chance of getting caught.

While the PCSO’s of Warwickshire Police were giving away Smart Water they were also recruiting for members to form a Neighbourhood Watch area.

I would be delighted to play my part in turning Barpool Ward into such a place.

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Smart Water

Warwickshire Police are carrying out a Smart Water initiative in Barpool ward at the moment.  Literally they are going around the streets door to door and giving the stuff away.

This is a fabulous opportunity for the community to gain for itself first class protection against burgling scum.

In case you are not aware Smart Water contains chemical markers which do not come off skin until it re-grows which for the average person takes twenty eight days.  In the mean time anyone who is taken into the custody sweet at the Justice Centre has to walk under an ultra violet light and the stuff shines like a light.

The police are literally catching people for crimes that have not been reported yet!

The Smart Water carries a unique code that is registered to your address.  You simply put a little on your property at points where you think someone might pick it up.  That is all that you have to do.

If you were out and missed the knock then contact Warwickshire Police and ask them about the Smart Water initiative in Barpool ward.  They will be pleased to give you the information.

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Will some liberal please explain this to me?

I have some experience of schooling.  I went to a few to start at the obvious point.  I have been a school governor.  I have children who have been to school so I have experienced the system from a parents perspective and for three years we have home educated two of our children.  I am not claiming a crystal ball but I am claiming that i know something about educating children.  I have a major problem with a fact that has been around for a while and is only getting worse.  It is a fact about which the government does not seem to be interested.  There are no special projects to correct this problem and yet it affects large numbers of school age children.  The problem is the under achievement of white boys and girls.  The girls do better than the boys but not by a lot.

The text below is from an article on the BBC website titled: - Poor white boys do worst in tests

Poor white boys now do worse in primary school tests in England than any other main group, latest figures show.

Only 48% of white British boys eligible for free school meals achieved the expected level in English and maths.

The average for all pupils was 71.8% - and that gap, 23.8 percentage points, was up from 23.1 points last year.

Attainment continued to vary between ethnic groups with Chinese, Irish, Indian and mixed white and Asian children doing best.

It was known already that nationally, attainment in both English and maths in the Key Stage 2 national curriculum tests - commonly known as "Sats" - had fallen this year.

This new breakdown of the provisional data by various pupil characteristics, published by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, reveals the detail behind the headline.

Last year 52.5% of white British boys and girls together had the worst performance, though the girls' attainment was 55.4%.

This year, as a group, white British pupils again did worst.

Again it was the boys' performance that was weaker than the girls'. While 55% of girls achieved the expected level they were outperformed by the next nearest group - Pakistani girls (57.4%).

In any nation on the face of the planet it would seem to me common sense that the children of the indigenous population are best placed to prosper in the state education system.  If you are from a minority group (and I detest that divisive term) and present with educational problems you will be singled out for extra help.  No question about it.  If you are from the indigenous population you are left.  No flags are raised, no extra help available.  If the parents of the children do not spot the problem (and no-one will tell them) and sort it out, if they know how, then no-one else will.

Extra help should be given in schools to those who need it most.  The qualifying factor for extra assistance should be educational need not which politically correct sub-category of society you belong to.

I challenge anyone to explain to me in the comments section why this is acceptable to them.

If this is allowed to continue how long will it be before there is a sign at the accident and emergency unit saying, ‘Indigenous peoples will be seen last’.  Silly me.  They would have to recognise us as indigenous before printing such a sign.

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A breath of fresh air

Quite a few of my readers are from the local area and not necessarily readers of other Nationalist blogs or websites so I have copied this content across from the blog of the Deputy Chairman of the British National Party Mr Simon Darby.  If you have the time there is a full hour long interview that Simon did with a Mississippi radio station earlier today.

If you are curious about the British National Party and wish to know more of what we sound like then relax and take the time to listen.

Ladies and gentlemen it gives me great pleasure to introduce Simon Darby, thoroughly decent chap.

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Launch of FIP’s project at Camp Hill centre

Two days ago I sent out the following press release to two of the local newspapers.  I don’t mind sending them.  It would be nice to see one printed once in a while but hey.

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     Gentlemen,

     I have just returned from the official launch of the Family Intervention Project at the C.H.E.S.S centre in Camp Hill, Nuneaton.  In attendance were slightly over one hundred public sector workers paid out of taxpayers money.  The Family Intervention Project itself is a project that gains unanimous support from across the political spectrum because of the effect that it has been shown to have in hard to reach and deprived communities.

     What struck me though was the waste of taxpayers money on the launch.  Timetabled from 10:00 - 14:00 I was expecting informative presentations.  Senior officers from Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council and our partner agencies about the benefits that the scheme can be expected to deliver and information for the employees of the agencies present about how their roles will develop to assist the overall goals.

     This I did get and excellent the speakers were too but only for one and a half hours.  The remainder of the time was taken up by networking prior to the start and lunch after the speeches.  Networking from 10:00 until 11:20 turned out to be groups of people who already knew each other talking shop.  12:45 until 14:00 was on the agenda as 'Lunch'.  This was more chat time while enjoying the catering before leaving.

     There were several people in the room who I would estimate earn in excess of £50,000 per year and the number in excess of £30,000 I could not guess at.  The accumulated salary bill for this four hour launch must be incredible when one and a half hours for the presentation would have done nicely.  In these times of serious economic hardship I was unhappy to witness this wasteful launch to such a wonderful project.

     Cllr Martyn Findley,
     Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council

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The newspapers apparently are not too bothered about reporting a waste of taxpayers money.  At least not when I bring them the information.  Had someone else brought this to the fore I am sure that it would have received some space.

Your taxes paid these people and you deserve to know.

The costs of the launch were met by the Department for Children Schools and Families not Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council.  The salary costs of the officers present were of course met by their public sector employers.

Where is the Christianity?

The church in the picture sits in Leicestershire.  A place called Frisby-on-the-Wreake near Melton Mowbray if you know it.  I suspect that not too many of us will for it is not the largest conurbation in Leicestershire or anywhere near it.

I ask you folks does this look like the sort of place that a churchwarden of long standing who has provided services to the church since the age of eight would face discrimination based upon his political beliefs?

I kid you not.  Over on the Melton and Rutland Community Voice blog there is a post entitled Persecution of good Christians which I have reproduced below.

A churchwarden has been pressured to resign after church leaders deemed his political views as "incompatible" with Christianity. David North from Frisby-on-the-Wreake near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire resigned three weeks ago.

Speaking exclusively to this website, Mr. North said, "for 60 years I have worked hard for Frisby Church. When I was 8 years old my job was to pump the organ in church services and help lay out the carpets before each service. Over the years I have helped raise thousands of pounds for the church in different projects. I have been the churchwarden for over 15 years in two stints and I find it deeply hurtful to be asked to resign having done nothing illegal - it hurts"

Mr. North's son James, a local councillor for the BNP and the Melton and Rutland Organiser said, "I feel very upset by this decision. The church was a big part of my father's life and I feel let down by this decision, my family have always lived in Frisby and supported the church but sadly history always has a way or repeating itself. My grandmother when she was a child was not allowed to attend Sunday school and her parents were told they were not welcome in the village church due to the fact that they were not married at a time when this was deemed "incompatible" with Christianity. They were forced to become Methodists because of this but as attitudes changed they did finally return to the church. I believe we will see a similar story here."

A spokeswoman for the Diocese of Leicester said, "It was pointed out to Mr. North that membership of the BNP is incompatible with being a practicing Christian. This is the Bishop's complete stance on it. The pastor is not able to kick out a churchwarden but it can be pointed out that he must make a choice between the BNP and the Church. Members of the congregation can be a member of the BNP but he held an office in the church and was representing us both legally and professionally."

You can voice your opposition to the persecution of good Christians like David North by writing to:

The Bishop of Leicester
Rt Revd Tim Stevens
Bishop's Lodge
10 Springfield Road
Leicester LE2 3BD
e-mail: bishop.tim@leccofe.org

I extend my most sincere condolences to Mr North.  I understand your disappointment.

In our own household we count ourselves as good Christian people and yet we had an experience ourselves some time ago.  our attendance at church was not as regular as the priest may have wished but we knew everyone in the congregation most weeks and attended when time allowed.  Our two eldest children took part in the service in white robes and as they progressed began to take different roles within the service as is natural.  Start with the simplest job and work through them as understanding grows.

On the Sunday in question the sermon was highly politicized and referring directly to the British National Party the priest made the statement that, “such extremist elements within the community will be responsible for the next Belsen and Auschwitz.”  This was the lowest point of a very poor sermon.

Needless to say the church in question has lost some of its congregation and not just us.  We do not see ourselves as being any less Christian than we were before the sermon.  I particularly question the Christian ethics of the Church of England.

I sincerely do believe that the Church of England needs to take the time to look at its position with regard to the only political party which seeks to represent a constitutionally Christian nation.

Their current position is that of a victim of a mugging hitting out at the policeman to help the mugger escape.

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British National Party Conference

Yesterday at the annual national conference of the British National Party the go ahead was given by members to forward the proposed constitutional changes to a special EGM for ratification.

The video below is of Nick Griffin, party chairman, being interviewed afterwards by the BBC.  The BBC reporter was in their usual form.

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An Islamic vision for the future of Britain

There will be people who view this blog post whose initial reaction will be, “British National Party councillor picks on people of Islamic faith”.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  My concern is for everyone who does not fit into this mans vision of the future.  He is a radical extremist.

I remember with complete clarity that when the IRA was committing acts of terrorism and promoting hatred against the peoples of this country they were roundly condemned by governments, churches and community groups virtually everywhere.  This is how it should be when terrorists claim a community as some sort of cover.

No such thing is taking place within the Muslim community.  Worse yet, this man has a senior position within the Muslim community.  I think that there should be a massive condemnation from the Muslim community.  As polls of Muslim youngsters show that significant percentages agree with him I shall not hold my breath.

Watch the video and make your own mind up.

Choudary and his vision for Buckingham Palace.  Her Majesty apparently has the choice between conversion to Islam or moving to another country.

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Camp Hill By-Election Shenanigins

Democracy should be where the parties interested in representing the people all stand for election and explain to the people what they think is wrong, what they would have done differently and what they will do in the future if elected.  The people can then choose.  This is in itself a simple process.

As is usual in an area before the British National Party turns up this is pretty much what happens.  Add a bit of back biting and character analysis into the mix and you have the usual local by-election.  Not when the British National Party is standing a candidate though.

The confirmed candidates for the Camp Hill by-election as at the closing of nominations at 12:00 yesterday are: -

Deacon Alwyn Mark	British National Party
Lloyd Ian	The Labour Party Candidate
Wilson Kristofer David	The Conservative Party Candidate

This may come as a surprise to local people who have seen in the local newspaper comments from other parties looking forward to the by-election and claiming candidates:

Coventry Telegraph November 13th 2009

But Green Party candidate Keith Kondakor said …

Now everyone has a good point somewhere and I have found Keith’s for you.  Take a look at the ‘description’ part of the FaceBook page for Nuneaton Green Party and I cannot disagree with a single word of it.  Just in case he changes it rather abruptly for some reason:

Description:
We need real change in Nuneaton. We have already lost too many local services. We now could lose most of our green space with plans to build 15,000 extra homes. This is being planned now so we need to stop it before the down turn ends.

The last thing on the homepage of the Nuneaton Liberal democrats website when I looked just was entitled LOCAL ELECTIONS 2008 and continues:

Thank you to everyone that voted Lib Dem on 1 May.
The work doesn't stop there- we will be fighting for Nuneaton all year round. Please contact us if there are issues that affect you.

Clearly not that bothered themselves.  Either that or they are simply knee jerk reactionaries who only campaign in the local newspapers.  Seems about right.  I have seen somewhere that they had a candidate but cannot find it online.

As we see all over the country it is the same old story for us.  The lies are not working with the people as much as they used to.  Smear leaflets alone will not cut it.  Lying about us will not cut it though this has not stopped them for a second on the doorstep.

Little words have been dropped into little ears and all of a sudden the Liberal Democrats and Green Party candidates did not manage to get their paperwork in.  The Socialist Party candidate did not even turn up to collect his paperwork though in a recent County Council by-election they did manage to organise a Rock against Racism gig in a local pub.  The link takes you to a review done by the band who played on the night.  I know people who went and there was nothing political about it.  No leaflets, posters or speeches.  It was just a gig and they even had to go into the bar and announce that a band was about to play upstairs.  Class!

As usual the truth is a casualty on the doorstep as well.  I will not reiterate the lies here because we are doing a leaflet and that would just be giving away too much at this stage.  Regulars will understand.

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Conservative party policy on European Union unveiled

It must be the truth.  It’s on YouTube!

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Live debate anybody?

The old policy of the Lib/Lab/Con party of refusing to share a platform with the odious Fascist racist inbred knuckle dragging Nazi filth from the British National Party is wearing a bit thin in the eyes of the British public methinks.  The truth, as the BNP members who visit here already know, is that they are scared to compare our common sense policies with their fantasy policies.  Name calling is the first resort of bullies and the last resort of the desperate.  These people are both bullies and desperate.

In case you are curious the insults above have all been used against me at some point by activists and councillors/candidates of the other parties in the area.  I cannot count the number of times that these accusations, amongst others, have been made on ‘anti-BNP’ smear leaflets from third party organisations which support the Lib/Lab/Con alliance.

Now when I put posts like this up there will always be someone who says to me, “But the Conservatives do not do that locally do they?”  Generally speaking no, the politics are different but they have a respect for local democracy and are at the very least civil.  Many Conservatives have said that they would prefer to have won but democracy is king and I have been treated with the respect due to someone who has won an election.  There is the odd one (like the one I beat in Barpool) who will knock on the door of, unknown to him, BNP families, or my relatives, and tell them that they cannot possibly bring themselves to vote for Nazi’s or really evil people.  Then on election night be as sweet as you like to our elections team, popping over for a chat and agreeing on many points.  We are used to such behaviour and fortunately the public are seeing through it too.

I am delighted that the Chairman of the British National Party and Member of the European Parliament(MEP) Nick Griffin has challenged Home Secretary Alan Johnson to a live televised debate.  I doubt that Nick has saved space in his diary for the event though.  Nobody from the (at the moment) largest parties has the bottle to tackle us head on about the subjects that matter most to the general public.  To do so would be to give us unheard of amounts of publicity and rack up British National Party votes at the next election in droves.

Nice work Nick – but don’t hold your breath mate.

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Bedworth Armistice Day Parade 2009

Armistice day is always when the people of Bedworth hold their remembrance day parade.  This year I have had the honour of laying the wreath in Bedworth and it was nice to see so many British National Party members in the crowd.

There were many who were nearly in tears when the families and friends of members of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers recently deceased laid their wreaths.

The poem ‘In Flanders Fields’ was read by a young local scout Matthew Hayhurst.  This young gentleman had to stand on a box to read into the microphone but the passion with which he read the piece was remarkable.  Very well done Matthew!

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

— Lt.-Col. John McCrae (1872 - 1918)

Bedworth normally has a fly past by an old Dakota aircraft and a poppy drop is performed as it flies over the town.  Unfortunately word reached us that the cloud cover was too low today for the fly past to take place.

It is heartening to see the young people in both the crowds that lined the streets of Bedworth, many deep in places, and in the parade itself.  It may be a weekday but all of the cadet forces were very well represented as were Scouts, Guides and several other community groups.

Once the march past was completed we spoke to a few local people before rejoining the civic party for a quick cup of tea in Bedworth Civic Hall.  The main reason that we went back in though was not the civic reception upstairs.  The Ex-Serviceman's Band which was one of the two which marched and played in the parade plays for free to members of the public for about half an hour on the main stage in the Civic Hall.

Bedworth Armistice Day Parade 2009

Armistice day is always when the people of Bedworth hold their remembrance day parade.  This year I have had the honour of laying the wreath in Bedworth and it was nice to see so many British National Party members in the crowd.

There were many who were nearly in tears when the families and friends of members of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers recently deceased laid their wreaths.

The poem ‘In Flanders Fields’ was read by a young local scout Matthew Hayhurst.  This young gentleman had to stand on a box to read into the microphone but the passion with which he read the piece was remarkable.  Very well done Matthew!

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

— Lt.-Col. John McCrae (1872 - 1918)

Bedworth normally has a fly past by an old Dakota aircraft and a poppy drop is performed as it flies over the town.  Unfortunately word reached us that the cloud cover was too low today for the fly past to take place.

It is heartening to see the young people in both the crowds that lined the streets of Bedworth, many deep in places, and in the parade itself.  It may be a weekday but all of the cadet forces were very well represented as were Scouts, Guides and several other community groups.

Once the march past was completed we spoke to a few local people before rejoining the civic party for a quick cup of tea in Bedworth Civic Hall.  The main reason that we went back in though was not the civic reception upstairs.  The Ex-Serviceman's Band which was one of the two which marched and played in the parade plays for free to members of the public for about half an hour on the main stage in the Civic Hall.

Am I a genius and will I live for ever?

No seriously I have not gone mad.  As a tea swigging Englishman I can tell you that the consumption of tea stated in the following article makes you an amateur in our house!

Mail on Sunday: - Eight cups of tea a day are good for you, says nutrition expert

Drinking up to eight cups of tea a day offers 'significant health benefits', according to a new expert report.

Britain's favourite drink can help fight heart disease, improve brain power and lead to longer lives, the study has shown.

Now it has not been long since I read that tea consumption was not considered to be that good for you.  I never take much notice of such reports believing as i do that if you followed the advice contained in all of them you would eat and drink nothing which has obvious consequences so you might as well die happy.

This blog is normally pretty serious but having come across the article I decided that even I am allowed a sense of humour.

The Bank Of England is not political you understand … no really!

The fiscal policy of quantitative easing has run short of steam before the date of the General Election and as yet it has failed to deliver at a level that positively affects the voters.  Damn!

What to do next?  I know, let’s print more money which will destabilise the economy in the medium term and increase massively the amount of debt that future generations will have to repay with a devalued currency but never mind.  It will serve to allow the government to spend profligately up until the date of the forthcoming General Election.

Mail on Sunday: -

The Bank of England's rate-setters have decided to pump an extra £25bn into the economy in their quantitative easing (QE) programme.

They also kept interest rates unchanged at 0.5% for an eighth month.

The Bank has already spent £175bn on QE, which involves printing money to buy assets from banks and other companies to stimulate the economy.

Originally the expectation was that quantitative easing would run out to one hundred billion pounds and that the maximum amount that the economy could bear was one hundred and fifty billion pounds.  We are now rolling the presses out to two hundred billion pounds of debt which with arrangement fees, transaction fees, interest and currency devaluation will take some repaying over and above the unprecedented state of the public purse before a single penny of the above is taken into consideration.

We can only hope that the voters will not be blinded by the house of cards which is the current financial state of our finances.

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International Marxism takes a setback

Gordon Brown has done his best to further the international cause of Marxism.  He must have been salivating at the prospect of being the comrade to chaperone in an era of international taxation upon global bankers.  They would have erected a statue to him in Russia I am sure.

However it was not to be.  The Americans in common with the other G20 partners have had enough of Socialism already.  America in particular is having problems at home with the voters after creating the largest publicly financed banking sector in the world in a former capitalist economy.  To introduce further taxation could lead to a revolt the like of which has not been seen since a certain tea party in Boston.

Mail on Sunday: - Humiliation for Brown as plan for global banking tax is rejected by U.S. and others at G20 meeting

Gordon Brown was left embarrassed tonight after his plan for international bankers’ transaction tax – only to have it flatly and publicly rejected by the Americans and others.

The Prime Minister raised the possibility of the worldwide levy that would pay for bailouts in a speech to the world’s most powerful finance ministers.

Mr Brown said the so-called ‘Tobin Tax’, named after the U.S. economist who invented it, could help achieve a ‘social contract’ between the big financial institutions and the public.

Other nations have the idea that LOWERING taxes and RESTRICTING the scope and powers of the government to interfere in the lives of the individual will feed the economy from the bottom where it matters most to the individual, leads to fuller employment and democracies in which the politicians are expected to do the best for the people rather than exercising draconian control over their everyday lives.

These happen to be the countries which are emerging from recession instead of digging themselves further into it.

Gordon Brown never stood a chance!

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Tell me something I don’t know

With a General Election upon the political horizon someone was going to realise something that we in the British National Party have been saying for years.  Namely the fact that the Labour party has skewed the taxation policy of the nation so that as many people as possible have to rely on the benefit system for at least a part of their income.  This increases the likelihood that they will vote Labour at the General Election and explains why it is that in the top two hundred constituencies ranked according to welfare claims one hundred and eighty nine are labour controlled.

To quote an article in today’s Mail on Sunday: -

Labour has been accused of relying on the 'welfare vote' after the Conservatives published a provocative league table ranking Commons seats according to the number of benefit claimants.

A total of 189 constituencies in the first 200 are represented by Labour MPs, which the Tories claim explains why Ministers are failing to tackle the spiralling welfare bill.

What shock stories will the media hacks come out with next do you think?

Maybe they will notice peak oil or that the energy policy will not work.  Maybe they will even notice that we are in a recession that we will climb out of until someone comes along with policies that address the core problems.  Limited nationalisation and encouraging manufacturing in this nation would be useful.  Making the economy work for the people instead of the people work for the economy would solve a few social problems for a start.  Withdrawing from European political integration but retaining freedom to trade might be useful.  How about ending immigration and sending home illegal immigrants and foreign nationals currently held in the prison service.  Curtailing the booming public service and reigning in the abilities of government to impinge upon and control the lives of the people might be popular.

I do not think that they will concentrate on these topics or others that I could so easily have mentioned and you already know why.

To admit that they form part of the answer would be an admission that the policies of the British National Party are the policies that the nation needs.

Can’t have that can they?

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Remembrance Sunday 2009

Remembrance day is something of a family event for us.

As I walked into the council house to meet up with the civic party before the parade I was accompanied by my wife Debbie and our youngest two Aimee and James.  Both felt that they missed out last year and did not wish to do so again.

Sian was marching with the Girl Guides Association as she did last year and for the first time Andrew was on parade with the Army Cadet Force.  Both had been dropped off at meeting points and were keen to get started with their friends.

It is an honour to represent the British National Party on this the most solemn occasion in the civic calendar.  It is an honour that I shall repeat this Wednesday in Bedworth.  Bedworth has a long tradition of always holding its Remembrance parade on Armistice Day and it is always a big event.

While facing the war memorial I found myself thinking back to my dad explaining to me when I was younger about how before ‘The Great War’ we had a broad family tree which had received a severe pruning.  There had been some regrowth but ‘World War II’ came along in a comparatively short time and with civilian as well as military casualties taken into account the family tree had been pruned once again.  I found myself thinking about the family members, and their possible descendents, whom I have never met because their lives were given for our today.  I am sure that all of you will have similar memories that you could share about conversations with previous generations but this particular one came to my mind.

Debbie and I were standing in front of the town hall when the massed parade came by.  Our hearts were bursting with pride as they marched by saluting with ‘eyes right’.  We took a couple of snaps of our own of course for the family album.

Today is not just about remembering the sacrifices of the past.  Let us also make time to remember those who are serving overseas at the moment.  Our hearts go out to them as I am sure does yours.

I should like to draw your attention to the video below.  the link for which was e-mailed to me by Chris Turner.  I shall not go into the politics behind the current circumstances in which our armed forces personnel find themselves currently entwined.  I ask only that you spare them a few minutes and think about them.

Local Democracy Week

This first leapt onto my radar by means of an e-mail from an officer of the council.  I was delighted!

Local Democracy Week for those of you who may not know is a once a year affair when young people get the chance to ask questions of councillors face to face.  The contact varies in different areas.  Sometimes a political speed dating style is employed and in other cases a more traditional questions and answers style meeting in a school hall or classroom is the norm.

I do not have a preference myself.  If the young people wish to talk to me over a farm gate I would have no problem with that so I signed up for the event straight away.

Schools have been contacted to see how much interest there might be and I waited … but I am glad that I did not hold my breath because there was none apparently.  The following is directly from the e-mail that I received today:

Unfortunately, after contacting the local schools individually and the Warwickshire County Council schools liaison officer; none of our local schools indicated that they wanted to join in this year.

I am surprised that there are no schools or colleges within the borough that wish to take part in Local Democracy Week.  I was looking forward to both answering questions directly put by students and to hearing their views on local issues, especially surrounding the democratic process.  The young can be a very well informed and aware group to listen to.  Ignore them at your peril for they are to tomorrow what we are to today.

Could it be that colleges in particular did want to but did not fancy the political balance with me being there?  It is possible.  There have been British National Party supporting students who have been given a terrible time in Nuneaton in the past.  One lady in particular springs to mind if anyone is considering challenging me in court to back that statement up.  Torrid!

I am pleased to be able to say that after telephoning I have been assured that borough and County councils are doing their best to raise the profile of this event for next year.

I of course have already volunteered and
thoroughly look forward to it!

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Ridiculous council powers are coming

If this article is correct then we will see some areas of the country turned into micro-fiefdoms presided over by council leaders who will use their new draconian powers for purposes of personal or political vindictiveness: - Councils to get asset seize power

The Proceeds of Crime Act - brought in to target organised criminals could be used against housing benefit fraudsters and other less serious offenders.

The Police Federation has expressed concern that "intrusive powers" are to be given to people who are not police.

But the Home Office said seizing "ill-gotten gains" was a key part of the fight against all kinds of crime.

The move, which is being pushed through next week by Home Secretary Alan Johnson, is set out in a Statutory Instrument, which means it will not be debated by MPs.

Paul McKeever, of the Police Federation, told The Times: "The Proceeds of Crime Act is a very powerful tool in the hands of the police and police-related agencies and it shouldn't be treated lightly."

Needless to say I agree with the Police Federation on this one and for her following point the shadow communities secretary also has my agreement.

Shadow communities secretary Caroline Spelman said: "We have already seen how surveillance laws designed to tackle terror and serious crime have been routinely abused and over-used by town hall officials.

"I fear these new powers to inspect financial records and seize assets will also end up being misused and will divert resources to minor breaches like being late in paying a parking fine."

I have may concerns about this legislation especially as it is to be launched without debate or comment by elected members.  After this much agreeing with other people though I feel as if I need a rest.

Mr Speaker

The speaker of the house of commons should have a reasonably quiet life bearing in mind that it is traditional that they display political impartiality and in return no opposition is offered to their re-election should a general election take place.

The current speaker apparently does not value his historic position that greatly: - Speaker attacks 'poison' of BNP

Commons Speaker John Bercow won a standing ovation from members of the UK Youth Parliament after launching an attack on the "evil" of the BNP.

He told them the BNP was a "poison which we could well do without".

This tirade began at the end of a historic session in parliament because it was the first time that the Youth Parliament has ever sat in the commons and used the division lobbies.

The session ended with Mr Bercow breaking the tradition which dictates the Speaker must be impartial by launching an attack on the BNP, who are not represented in the Commons but have recently gained two MEPs in Brussels.

He said during the youth debates there had been passing references to "the scourge of the BNP".

And he insisted: "I'm under absolutely no obligation whatsoever to be impartial as between the forces of democracy on the one hand and the forces of evil on the other."

To applause, Mr Bercow added: "I do feel very, very, very strongly as someone from a Jewish background that the evil of the BNP is that its whole politics is based upon and driven by hate.

"That is a poison which we could well do without."

It seems to me that the traditional privileges of office should not be extended to the current incumbent of that office.  I sincerely hope that there is a British National Party candidate against the speaker at the forthcoming general election.

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Bogus Students Scam is alive, well and covered by officially accredited colleges

Immigration officers have warned their bosses that the new ways of working are not working.

According to the article which can be seen in full on the BBC website the system is now that having registered for a course in this country with offices abroad and had their status verified by foreign nationals who themselves are located overseas the foreign ‘student’ can them enter this country on entirely legal paperwork.  Even the cases that the immigration officers do spot they feel that their hands are tied because the paperwork is already complete and the backlog seems to be rather large.

Many of these students are entirely legitimate, but he said he and his colleagues are almost powerless to challenge those whom they suspect are not.

"If someone presents a case like that to a chief immigration officer, they take a look at the size and the number of people in the hall, and they turn around and say, 'Look, because of the pressure of work, they've got a visa, get them into the country'.

"It would take two officers off the desk for hours just to present a case to send them to a detention centre."

And he believes this means people who have been denied entry to the UK on other grounds are able to enter the UK on bogus student visas.

"We have an awful lot of students who have been refused five, six, even up to nine visas to come here to this country, whether it be for working holidays or student applications," he said. "And they're now coming here."

With regards to the colleges themselves the immigration officials have some harsh words also.

"It beggars belief that these places can be graded the way they are, when we know for a fact that we've proved and got signatures from the passengers that they paid for their certificates," he said.

The immigration officer told BBC Radio 5 live about a recent case of an Indian woman in her 50s who presented herself as a student enrolling on an advanced course, despite the fact that she could barely speak English.

"She was going to do an ACCA accounting course, of which when asked in Hindi what ACCA meant, she didn't have a clue," he said.

"She wasn't even able to say in her own language what the course was going to entail."

It would seem that the immigration officials concerned are not the only ones holding these views.

These concerns are echoed on an internal UK Border Agency online message board, seen by the BBC.

One officer wrote: "I can no longer feel proud of my role, given that I am forced on a daily basis to allow entry to passengers who clearly hold no ability or intention to follow any course of study in the United Kingdom".

Another commented: "The introduction of the appallingly thought-out points-based system for students has, in one fell swoop, failed the UK taxpayer who expects us to do a good job in tackling illegal immigration."

Until the British people elect a government with a clear mandate to protect our borders the dissolution of the British history and traditions into centre of  multicultural misery will continue.

Make no mistake.  In the long term this multicultural society serves no-one well.

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India protects its workers from foreign competition

The Indian government has had enough of its own countrymen facing an unfair competitive edge in the workplace.  This new resolve has been demonstrated by announcing measures that not only include new immigrants but existing expats as well.  Thousands are said to be effected.

The excerpt is from an article entitled: - India Revokes Work Visas to Protect Its Workers.

Thousands of foreign workers in India have been given until the end of today to be out of that country in a visa clampdown which is designed to protect Indian labourers from outside competition.

The Indian government has announced the measures to protect its workforce from being undercut by cheaper foreign labourers, who come from South East Asian countries.

The clampdown will also affect all expatriates working in India on business visas. Under the new regulations, a smaller number of such visas will be issued. This is to protect skilled workers as well.

Those who fail to meet the government’s new criteria for the business visa have to leave India by midnight and can only return if they meet the stricter criteria for a full employment visa.

“If a foreign national is employed in India, he must have the right kind of visa,” Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said in New Delhi this week.

The number of expatriates affected by the change was not known, but experts said they expected thousands to be caught in the net.

India is joining the ranks of countries that are actively doing something to protect the working life of their own nationals.  How long will it be do you think before the British government does something to actively protect ours?  My own suspicion is that this will not occur until the British National Party gets enough votes in successive domestic general elections to scare the living daylights out of the New Labour/Blue Labour political establishment.

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