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I am aware and delighted that other British National Party speakers have been broadcast live on radio stations during this election period and this morning it was my turn.
there was a debate in the studio on the topic of immigration to which I listened and I was allowed a small slot in which to speak uninterrupted afterwards.
I have just finished my live piece on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire radio. I was told originally that the vox pop with the public at the beginning of the show would be in Bedworth but at the beginning of the program I found out that this location had been changed to the Foleshill Road in Coventry which is about as culturally and demographically different as you can get.
I must confess a small smile when this was announced. I speak to many people from diverse communities which will not surprise regular readers or BNP members who expect me to represent the whole community. Because of this I am well aware that people of ALL backgrounds who are legally resident in this country are extremely concerned about continued immigration.
I was not allowed to debate with anyone of course even though I am pretty sure that I was originally told that I was supposed to be debating with the Liberal Democrat. I was asked to limit myself to between one and one and a half minutes and I am sure that I did not speak for that long prior to being cut off in mid flow. I told the producer what my last point would be in advance as a courtesy to avoid any unplanned silences which I should imagine are the nightmare of radio producers and I was cut off before I got to it. I will check the timing when the program comes up on the IPlayer later on this evening.
The UKIP spokesman came on last and did exactly what I would have done in that position by diving in on the topics that I did not have time to cover, principally and namely the European Union, Islam and these ludicrous amnesty proposals that of the Liberal Democrat.
I was allowed to listen to the program over the telephone prior to going on air and I would have dearly loved to have been allowed into the studio. The other parties were knocking each others policies left right and centre while none of them was able to justify why their own policies would make any difference.
Now that is a debate in which a BNP representative
can have a field day.
I must admit that I thoroughly enjoyed my spot and am quite happy with what I did manage to get on the airwaves. This is the fourth time that I have been on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire radio since the start of the election period and I hope that if a BNP point of view might enhance any programs after the election they will not forget that we exist. Personally I think that the watershed for the British National Party on public service broadcasters has been well and truly shattered, never to return! As the forthcoming election results will prove we are now mainstream and too large to ignore.
This alone is an achievement that we should all be intensely proud of.
On the news immediately after the show it was announced that the first case of TB has been diagnosed and confirmed at Etone school in Nuneaton. Pupils throughout year ten are being screened as a precaution. Tuberculosis I remind you had been eradicated from the UK for many years before its return but I never hear it heralded as one of the benefits of ‘cultural enrichment’ or immigration.
After making any speech, public appearance or broadcast I like to reflect upon what I could have done differently to improve for the future. Bearing in mind that this was my first live slot on the radio in a time limited slot I do not think that I did too badly:
- I shall not forewarn producers what I intend to say. Being professional producers they are more than capable of looking after their own programs and need no help from me.
- I shall not bother with politeness or pleasantries at the beginning of my allotted time. This is a waste of time and prevents me making valid points.
- I shall speak in more of a bullet point presentation style than I did on this occasion because it will allow me to make more points in the same timeframe. I think listeners will understand because they know about the time limitation.
All comments are of course welcome.
