Live Hustings Debate hosted by Nuneaton Christians Together

I received the invitation to last nights hustings event over the telephone a while ago.

I was delighted to have been invited and accepted in a shot but in honesty I was quietly sceptical as to the likelihood of the event going ahead.  We have all read accounts online of similar events being cancelled elsewhere due to threats of violence/protest from extremist fascist groups supported by the main parties.  This is one of the tragedies of modern politics but one that we are used to.

I was reassured by the hosts that they were aware of this situation and that they were firm in their resolve that their event would go ahead in their venue come what may.  I have spoken to several people from within the Christian community and the common feeling was that these particular Christians are more than a bit keen on fairness and that an invitation from them was something that could cheerfully be counted on as a date for the diary.

Last night I received a couple of calls from concerned and dear friends.  Their concern was about an e-mail that they had received from the church asking Christians to pray for a safe meeting.  Threats of violence/protest had been received and the police called in to deal with eventualities.

I reassured them that eventualities were no concern of ours and that the debate would go ahead.

Our contact details and photographs are all easily available in several places on the internet and we are completely comfortable with this.  Unlike others we live with this on a 24/7 basis and felt no particular apprehension from the threats on the evening.

We did not take any pictures prior to leaving for the hustings but the one above is one of Debbie and myself prior to leaving for the recent St George’s evening event in Birmingham when we were in similar mood.

The police were in attendance when we arrived and I am pleased to report that their presence was unnecessary though it was nice to see that Warwickshire Police was taking the situation seriously.

We were greeted warmly by dignitaries from the Nuneaton Christians Together committee who honestly did appear to be pleased that the British National Party was represented at their event.  We were shown through to the hospitality suite where tea was offered and accepted and we sat with the other contenders, sorry, candidates.  Conservative Marcus Jones, Labour Jayne Innes and the Liberal Democrat who could not come from Stafford was represented by her election agent who was up for it but clearly felt a little like a sheep in a shooting gallery.

We were briefed on the format for the evening as the public entered and the hall quickly filled up.  Forms were made available for the attendees to submit written questions.  This they did in substantial numbers.

The picture back at the beginning of this piece was taken as we were settling down at the start.  Privately it does amuse me to see the cross between myself and the Labour candidate.  It is one of many things that divide us but rather poignant considering the setting.

The chair chose which questions to ask to ensure that there was a balance and that as many different topics as possible were covered.

Initially all candidates had three minutes to speak about themselves.  The chair then asked a question and each candidate answered individually.  The chair then allowed follow up comments from the candidates once we had all spoken.  This format worked well enough.  One gentleman in the audience did say that he wished that the audience could join in and I do tend to agree with him.  There were a lot of questions however and had this been allowed we would still be there!

I made certain that I answered the questions that were asked quite directly leaving no one in any doubt what the positions are.  This was appreciated by the audience as several times during the event the questioner would shout out, “You have not answered my question” but never at me.

As the evening wore on the Labour candidate was getting ever more desperate and descended to the level of calling me the ‘Bratish’ National Party candidate.  She obviously thought that she was doing well.  This drew disapproving looks from the audience and I ignored the comment completely in my response, preferring to retain the moral high ground and preserve good manners.

I thoroughly enjoyed representing the British National Party at these hustings which I am sure will not surprise you.  I am a confident public speaker and as you may be able to deduce from the picture above had no difficulty putting our policies across.

From the stage I had a commanding view of the assembly and there were many nods and smiles throughout.  The odd bout of applause even!  I was easily able to answer all of the questions and it did not escape peoples notice, as several said to me afterwards, that I was the only candidate that was able to speak off the cuff.  The others arrived with many notes and a pen which they usually had to make use of before they could answer.

Hustings events such as these are a boost for Nationalists in the community because they allow many respected members of the Christian community to see that we do not have two heads and that what we actually say is not as depicted by others.  Many people had a pleasant surprise last night and said so.  These are people who no one has ever called extreme, anyone who did so would be laughed at, and to know that they are in the community today with a positive image of the British National Party fills me with pride.

I would like to thank Nuneaton Christians Together for organising the event and for standing by their belief in free speech in the face of threats.  To be in the company of true Christians who in honesty were not certain what they were going to get but had the integrity to invite me anyway was a rare pleasure.  I would also like to thank the small contingent of members who supported us on the night.

Technorati Tags: bnp,british national party,general election,hustings,nuneaton christians together,martyn findley

Broadcast live on radio this morning

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.

Technorati Tags: bnp,british national party,uk politics,radio broadcast,bbc coventry and warwickshire,live,immigration policy,martyn findley

Press interested again

Today has been an interesting day on the press front.  I came home from a driving lesson to find that the local Nuneaton Tribune newspaper had rung asking to speak to me.  This is the second week in a row and quite unusual.

Not wishing to seem unhelpful I rang back straight away and spoke to the chap who had left his name.  This newspaper is keen to allow all sides to have a say approaching the borough council elections this year.  We have twelve candidates standing so this is a very welcome development.  This is much better for us than it was two years ago when my seat was won because they hardly mentioned us then.  How times change, and I do appreciate the change!

We had a quite lengthy and well rounded conversation and it will be nice to see the British National Party given some space in at least one of the local newspapers in the run in to polling day.  Certainly there is plenty to go at but we will have to wait and see what they do with it.

I have given up on chasing the local media as it does not seem to work however new, relevant or different what we have to say is.  I am finding it far better just to respond when asked.  Far less frustrating as well.

Technorati Tags: politics,bnp,british national party,press,nuneaton tribune,interview,election,nuneaton and bedworth borough council

Barpool ward inspection and leafleting session

I spent some time out leafleting yesterday with the BNP candidate for the Barpool ward seat in the local election Andy Ingram.

While we were out I took in some of the sights of the ward.  I can regularly be seen around the ward if you know who to look for and I hope that Andy Ingram will be successful in the election because it will be nice to have some help.

While I was out I took a walk along the footpath that leads between the allotments towards the canal from Greenmoor Road to check upon the condition of it.  I was pleased to see that the maintenance work has been done but disappointed to see that the bin which was agreed by the ruling administration last year still has not been fitted.  Something to chase up again!

On a previous post on this blog I have highlighted the speed of vehicles along Greenmoor Road and asked for something to be done.  I did request that a SpeedAware campaign be instigated along this stretch of road and I hope that the recent appearance of the speed camera with the smiling or frowning face was not the only development.

Further along Greenmoor Road I took a walk around the green spaces and play spaces surrounding the Jubilee Centre.  It was a sunny Sunday (may we have many more of them) and all of the facilities available were in use.  The new national standard BMX track is a gem which I am sure will get more and more use as the summer develops.

It is never a wise thing for any politician to try to predict election results and I shall not do so here.  i will say however that if there were two British National Party councillors representing Barpool ward this would be the first time in many years that this area of town has had a full complement of councillors who actually live in the ward that they represent.  Alternatively you can settle for candidates who live elsewhere.

The choice of course is yours!

 

Technorati Tags: nuneaton and bedworth borough council,borough election,2010,barpool ward,andy ingram,candidate,ward walk,leafleting,bnp meeting,british national party

National Debt

I have spent the last few minutes entering subjects that might interest me to see what came up.  The clip below is about American debt through the last decades but the description is easily understandable.

American politics is not something that I normally dip into but the core message, that the national debt is growing faster now than ever before, is one that people need to understand on this side of the Atlantic as well.

The British National Party is the only party with candidates in the forthcoming General Election which can show in advance the steps that it will take to right the wrongs of deindustrialization and financial market trading dependence as shown in its manifesto launch.

Technorati Tags: national debt,bnp,british national party,general election,prospective parliamentary candidate

Biased journalism

It is not very often these days that I wander through the websites of our national newspapers.  To say that I find their reporting distasteful would be an understatement.

Today I came across a link to the Daily Mail and a piece about the launch of the British National Party General Election manifesto.  I was curious to see how it would be reported so followed the link.

I cannot say that I was surprised by the lack of journalistic integrity on display because it has become what I expect.  Here is my review of the piece which I have provided a link to at the end.  Please feel free to check for yourself if you doubt me at all.

• Declare the manifesto launch and include a brief quote from Nick.
• Choose to selectively quote lines which will incite left wingers
• Insult the BNP support team and Nick
• Bring up protesters whose presence is only possible because the ‘invited guests’ gave them instructions on where to go so that they could interview and photograph them
• Speak to a protester who happens to be a director of an anti-bnp group and quote him extensively, not forgetting to include the protesters ‘analysis’ of a manifesto that they could not possibly have seen yet.

Check it out for yourself: The BNP unveil a 'serious piece of kit' - their 2010 Election manifesto

The sooner the dead tree press either regains some understanding of journalistic integrity or goes out of business the better.

Personally I have no preference.

Technorati Tags: bnp,british national party,media,journalism,integrity,general election,launch,manifesto

British National Party Manifesto Launch

The Manifesto of the British National Party for the forthcoming General Election was launched in Stoke on Trent.  Below are three YouTube clips from that launch.  If you have the time to listen to a little common sense of the kind that you will only hear from the British National Party then these are recommended viewing.  The full document cand be downloaded in PDF format from the main website.  Be aware though that it is a 94 page document.  The British National Party has a very wide range of policies which surprises readers who may only have previously heard what others have to say about us.  This is your opportunity to read what we say our policies are.

It is refreshing to me as I am sure it will be to many of you to see politicians of the stature of Simon Darby and Nick Griffin looking so relaxed as they perform a press launch.  i have had the comment from journalists myself that BNP speakers always sound confident that they are right and self assured in our presentations.  It is easier in honesty for spokespeople of the British National Party than it is for other politicians because we only have to tell the truth.

God bless.

 

 

Technorati Tags: bnp,british national party,general election,manifesto,launch,stoke on trent,policies

Amazing Full Council at Nuneaton and Bedworth

As events unfolded last night in the chamber of Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council I enjoyed myself more and more.  Many other councillors cannot say the same.

The meeting started normally enough and there were a few items on the agenda upon which I was looking forward to speaking as there always are.  Apologies, minutes, interests and announcements all passed normally and the evacuation procedure was duly read out.

Item five was public participation.  Keith Kondakar often stands for the Green Party locally and likes to appear when he thinks he might get into the newspapers to ask a question.  He excelled himself last night asking a question from the public gallery which was nothing to do with Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council.  The council leader pointed this out and that was a wasted trip for the Green Party.  Not as wasted as attending count night where they are regularly drubbed by the BNP around here but on that level.

Urgent Decisions passed without much comment and we moved on to the leaders report to council and the Cabinet reports.

I asked a question about the redevelopment of the Woolworths shop in Nuneaton at taxpayers expense and asked if there were any further such deals available.  It turns out that there are if businesses want to come forward and applications will be dealt with on a merit basis.  I did a little YouTube clip on 1st March which I include below:

 

The ‘Strategic Alliance’ between Rugby council and our own was a lively debate i can tell you and quite rightly so.  More on this later.

Immediately after this item on the agenda the leader of the opposing Labour group proposed a motion to suspend a couple of articles of the constitution so that a previously unannounced debate could take place on a motion to be disclosed after the vote.  The way the chamber is at the moment that made it my decision and loving democracy as we do in the British National Party my hand was up supporting the motion.  i had no idea what they were going to come up with but democracy in action is good for the residents is my view.

The motion was:

“This council expresses no confidence in the leader of the council Peter Gilbert and calls upon him to resign”.

Did I enjoy that?  You bet I did.  I made several points in my speech in the debate and voted for the motion for the leader to resign.

Shock of the night was that the only way that the leader could win the vote would be for the Mayor to use his casting vote in his favour.  This is the same Mayor who only two weeks ago left the Conservative group after thirty years citing dissatisfaction with the leader and cabinet in particular as his reason.  Last night though he backed the leader in the vote making a nonsense of his former claims of dissatisfaction.

You could not make this up!

The surprises were not finished either.  After losing the vote because of the newly independent Mayor the Labour group left the chamber on mass.  By refusing to take any further part in the meeting they were refusing to undertake the democratically elected duties which the took on at the last election.  For any politician to refuse to take part in democracy is a travesty.  For Labour to do it is not as surprising really but I hope the voters remember on May 6th that

when things do not go their way

Labour walks away!

The meeting continued without them leaving me as the official leader of the opposition on the council which suits me just fine.  Undaunted by the responsibility, loving it in honesty, I carried on and asked several questions which I will not detail here as some of them are worthy of separate posts.

After the meeting was officially closed one of the Conservative members called out to me saying, “You will get a lot of press out of tonight Martyn”.  He is quite correct that I should have done with some of the things that I said but we know that the reality will probably be quite different.  Time will tell.

Technorati Tags: bnp meeting,british national party,budget,cabinet,conservative party,democracy,freedom of speech,full council meeting,green party,labour party,nuneaton and bedworth borough council,politics,press,town centre,woolworths,no confidence,vote of

Nick – Get your hair sorted

Below is the general Election broadcast for the British National Party.  I personally think that it is rather a good one.

With reference to the title.  Aesthetic advice, and particularly in the mop department, is a field that I should venture into wisely if at all as those who know me will testify.  However on this occasion I cannot help myself.  For what it is worth Nick you looked a lot better and more sincere a couple of years ago when your hair looked more natural.  Sort him out Jackie.

Conservative Council Leaders Offer – Smoke and mirrors

As reported recently in the local press around the borough the leader of Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Cllr Peter Gilbert has made the offer that he will refuse to accept half of his leaders salary if the Conservative Party retain overall control of Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council in the forthcoming election.  The Conservatives have controlled the borough since 2008 when they took control which was as much a shock to them as it was to the Labour party.

I remember election night well.  The British National Party took our first two seats ever on the council and it was absolutely apparent even then that the Conservatives were unprepared to take over.

The Conservative group has new woes now that Mayor Cllr Tom Wilson has resigned from the Conservative group to go independent.  There is strong rumour that he will not be the last one out either.  the forthcoming Full Council meeting should be interesting.

It is in light of the recent resignation that the astounding offer has been made.  only a short while ago Cllr Gilbert was confident enough to state that the election was in reality a referendum on Conservative proposals to in some form merge the borough wih Rugby.  This has since proven to be totally unpopular and something that he is not too keen to talk about.

Smoke and mirrors comes to mind.

Technorati Tags: conservative party,nuneaton and bedworth borough council,merger,rugby borough council,pay rise,council leader,election night,bnp,british national party,full council meeting

Can you help? – Nuneaton and North Warwickshire Equestrian Centre

As reported in the Evening news the Nuneaton and North Warwickshire Equestrian Centre is launching a campaign for funding to enable them to re-open.  This facility has served the community for thirty one years before being forced to close its doors recently.

This is the good cause that BNP Cllr Haywood and myself gave our pay rises to when they were in financial difficulty.

Anyone who can offer any help should either call 024 7639 2397 or simply call into the centre.

Trust in Politics?

Yesterday afternoon I had an appointment with the man from BBC Coventry & Warwickshire to record the two two minute pieces about ‘Health/Education’ and ‘The Economy’.  I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I was to be offered a third short slot about ‘Trust in Politics’.  A topical enough subject and one which was to be discussed on the breakfast show the next day (today).  They had discussed it in the office and thought that the British National Party candidate might have something to say about it.  Too right I did!

The longer recordings (two minutes) are massive topics and as I explained to the producer, the only problem for me is restricting myself to two minutes.  Armed with a short list of points and glasses of water we were ready.

I will admit to being quite pleased with the way things went and I look forward to being able to link to the relevant program on the BBC iPlayer after the shows have aired.  I really did have to cut and cut again the topics that I wanted to mention in the two minute slots so forgive me if your favourite point is missing.  I know many of mine are.

The snip about ‘Trust in Politics’ aired this morning on the breakfast show and if you forward to 2:22.48 you can hear what I had to say.  I thank Debbie for listening to the show for me on the iPlayer because I have been busy doing other things.  The interviews and discussions were interspersed throughout the show but one thing that stood out was that the other pre recordings were low key and discussed afterwards but strangely enough the Labour candidate who was asked by the presenter about mine ignored it completely.  Too close to home I think!  I invite you to listen for yourself and tell me what you think in the comments section.

Technorati Tags: politics show,bnp,british national party,bbc coventry and warwickshire,interview,trust in politics,radio,martyn findley,general election,parliamentary candidate

At last – Freedom of Speech for the BNP

This is one of my favourite pictures in the natural environment of British National Party councillors.  On the streets, in this case leafleting, and yes that is a BNP poster in the window.

Why have I rehashed this picture from last years elections?  Freedom of speech is of course the issue.  Christians value it because in so many parts of the world it is withheld from us.  To quote the Barnabus Fund website which the last link leads to, “We lose sight in this country very often of just how vulnerable some of the Christian communities around the world are”.  On the streets on Britain we practice it rather frequently and sometimes possibly take it for granted.

British National Party candidates are accustomed to being given the cold shoulder and not just at election times.  I regularly see other elected members in the newspaper but I cannot get in no matter what I do.  Despite being an obvious point where the local press can get a viewpoint from a different perspective my phone never rings.  Even when I have called them and they admit that we bring a different perspective we do not get a mention.  Being the Parliamentary Candidate for the Nuneaton constituency I can say that this General Election is no different.

Or at least it wasn’t.

I have been approached by BBC Coventry and Warwickshire to do two pre recorded statements which will be played along with statements from other parties.  This is not a place in the studio which both I and Alwyn Deacon tried hard to achieve but it is better than the silence that we usually receive.  I have heard about debates between the local Labour and Conservative candidates on television and radio as well as appearances at local colleges to present themselves to, and take questions from, the student body.  Despite my approaches and offers to make myself available I have not been taken up on any of them.

Today I received a call from ‘Nuneaton Christians Together’ asking if I would like to take part in a live debate at a large local venue.  They are going to publicise the debate to maximise interest.

All confirmed General Election candidates are to be invited.

Cynical as I am I asked if the invitation would stand if other candidates came out with the old ‘no platform’ policy.  I was assured that they have a choice whether they attend or not but my invitation stands either way.  Time will tell!

I am under no illusion that the recent debate with Nick Griffin on Christian television that I covered on a previous post has paved the way forward in this area.  Cheers Nick, good work!

The times they are a changing!

Technorati Tags: nuneaton christians together,debate,barnabus fund,democracy,freedom of speech,bnp,british national party,prospective parliamentary candidate,general election,nick griffin

Busy Sunday

As you might expect during an election period I have been out today leafleting for the British National Party candidate in our local election for the Barpool ward seat on Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council.

Taking advantage of being out and about I occasionally detoured slightly to take in a garage site or green space here and there.  None of our chaps was the slightest bit surprised and neither did they mind.  BNP councillors are expected to look after the community after all.

I noticed a couple of things that have been earmarked for attention in the past which have not been done.  I shall be following up on those of course.  The wheels of local councils never seem to move as quickly as they might.  Sometimes they need a little push.

Tommy rec has received its fair share of space on this blog but it is not alone in its troubles.  The Marsdale Drive rec has come in for its fair share of vandalism as these photographs clearly show.  The first photograph used to be a very popular zip wire.  In the second you can see the platform of the zip wire through the burnt out remains of a roundabout. 

This equipment is part of an excellent playground for children spanning many age groups.  The equipment behind me as I took the second photograph was brimming with children taking advantage of the sunshine at the end of their Easter break.

It is shameful that vandals have destroyed what were two of the most popular pieces of play equipment.

I shall of course push for the restoration of play equipment across the ward.  Conditional on this though must be measures to control the anti social behaviour.

Upon returning home I returned the calls of a couple of residents who called while I was out.  Phone calls at home are not unusual.  The benefit to the community in having an active BNP councillor is that they receive bulletins between elections so they know that their representatives are actually doing their job.  Knowing that they will not be ignored gives them the confidence to bring their concerns forward.

One of these calls in particular is of interest and, without giving anything away today, I would not be surprised if I were you to see more about it on this blog within the week.

I have more to tell you but there are still e-mails to respond to and election bits that need preparing so please forgive me for leaving it here.

Technorati Tags: bnp meeting,british national party,barpool ward,leafleting,community,residents,councillor,local election,candidate,marsdale drive,recreation area,nuneaton and bedworth borough council

Simple threats from a simple woman – Margaret Hodge

I have just seen this and thought it might interest some to see Margaret Hodge in the closing days as a member of parliament campaigning on the doorstep in her London constituency.  For years she was never seen there but now that Nick Griffin is standing she can be bothered all of a sudden.

With so many differences of policy between them you might imagine that she has a lot to say about her own positions and the policies of the Labour party.  Maybe even justifying current events.  Her own imagination does not go that far apparently.  She thinks that British National Party representation either at Council or Parliamentary level will lead to violence on the streets.

This is the same woman that not so long ago said that she no longer needed the white working class to get her elected.  She seems to have changed her mind.  It is a shame for the electorate that their current MP is so feeble minded.  I am sure that Nick would have enjoyed a more intellectual debate.

See for yourself this desperate Labourite trying to save herself.

Simple threats from a desperate woman

Technorati Tags: politics show,bnp meeting,british national party,nick griffin,margaret hodge,general election,parliament,barking and dagenham,2010

Candidates announced for local elections

The full list of candidates for the Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council elections and the Warwickshire County Council by election for St Nicholas are now available on the website by following this link.

In Barpool ward there are five candidates which I welcome.

The shock of the list is right at the bottom.  There is an independent candidate for the Warwickshire County Council by election for the St Nicholas seat.

The candidate is non other than the
current Mayor Cllr Tom Wilson.

This means that the chamber of Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council is now evenly split between seventeen Conservative councillors and seventeen opposition councillors with an independent Mayor being one of them.

I should imagine that this will go down like a lead balloon on the Conservative benches particularly in light of the consecutive General Election campaign.

I shall buy a local newspaper tomorrow.  This is a brave decision from a man who has been a member of the Conservative party for a number of years.  Indeed Cllr Wilson has served in the chamber on and off for thirty years.  It will be interesting to read the reasons that he gives for his change of heart.  I think that I can guess most of them but I will know for certain tomorrow.

Technorati Tags: nuneaton and bedworth borough council,warwickshire county council,barpool ward,tom wilson,mayor,conservative party,independent,by election,candidate,general election

Socialist Alternative - Nuneaton Socialist Party leaflet

Sometime yesterday we received a ‘Socialist Alternative – Nuneaton Socialist Party’ leaflet.  Being curious I read it and followed the web address.  I found that they are a sub group of the Coventry Socialists and they proudly boast that, “Two decades ago, we were called the Militant Tendency and campaigned in the Labour Party for socialist policies”.  I well remember seeing the results of the Militant Tendency when in power on local councils a few years ago.  Never again I hope!

The candidate I notice is the same Steve Gee who stood in the County Council elections last year and who fly posted Barpool Ward with his posters and did not remove them.  I know because I did and if you follow the link you will see the pictures to prove it.

As for his anti-BNP claims they are without foundation.  let’s take them in order:

• One BNP councillor did not attend any meetings for six months – If this had any truth in it then Cllr Haywood would have been thrown off the council according to its constitution and quite rightly so.  The facts however are rather different.  Read the post Camp Hill By-Election and you can read the truth for yourself.
• The other one (me) votes with the Tories most of the time – I am curious how he can profess knowledge of anyone’s voting record as he has not been seen in the public gallery of the chamber and if he had bothered to turn up he would have seen that I have voted for both of the larger parties on many occasions.  BNP councillors are allowed to vote according to what they believe is best for the people that they represent irrespective of who proposes it.  we are not tied to a party block vote which presupposes that only one party ever has a good idea unlike the others who stick to this system somewhat rigidly.  This alone is a major reason for voting BNP and I thank him for bringing it to light.
• Their policies are pro-big business and they come with a hidden agenda – Clearly he has not read our economic policies and I must ask for details of exactly what this hidden agenda is.  I have seen reference to it on many opposition leaflets over the years but none of them will tell me what it is.  Being a long standing Nationalist I am intrigued because I have never found one.  We in the British National Party are hardly backwards in coming forwards and espouse our policies at every opportunity.

I did notice the lack of a picture on both last years and the current leaflets.  They also give no details of which election their candidate is standing in.  Maybe they do not know – or are we to suppose that the candidate does not wish to be recognized?

Technorati Tags: politics show,bnp meeting,british national party,socialist alternative,nuneaton socialist party,candidate,steve gee,council election,general election

What a refreshing change

Nick Griffin and Simon Darby have both today been recorded though in different surroundings.  Nick was interviewed in a BBC studio whereas Simon was recorded on location in Stoke on Trent between leafleting sessions.  However with both talking sense on such an industrial scale I thought that I would share them with you.

In this first clip Nick gets his point across and gets under the skin of the reporter somewhat.

Simon Darby is leading from the front as Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the constituency of Stoke Central and just telling it as he sees it.  A refreshing change for the voters no doubt.

In how many other parties do you suppose that activists can say that they have leafletted and canvassed with such senior party officials.  I can for certain and in the British National Party I can assure you I am far from alone.  On our leafleting sessions you never know who will turn up to help.

Technorati Tags: nick griffin,simon darby,bnp meeting,british national party,stoke central,general election

Yawn … get over it

It occurs to me that there will be party members reading this who have not been in the party longer than a year or two.

As a Nationalist that has been in the British National Party for considerably longer than that I would like to reassure anyone who is unnerved by the recent rumblings from within the party.

I understand completely that some are concerned, even worried, by what they hear, especially those who pay too much credence to the less desirable areas of the internet.  I stopped reading their drivel years ago but I can imagine what rhetoric is available should you care to look for it.

The happenings of the last week are nothing new.  Only the names and details change.  Questions such as, “were they trying to take over the leadership by subterfuge” or “Were they trying too destabilise the party from within” are merely a distraction.

All that we need to know is that they have gone.  The party is reorganising as it always will in such circumstances and I shall be carrying on as if nothing of significance has happened, because it hasn’t!

I will confidently make a prediction that in a couple of years, maybe three if we are lucky someone else will try something underhanded.  I have no idea who or what but I do know that Nationalists are a progressive, ambitious and volatile bunch.  We need to be to achieve the degree of success that we do on the miniscule resources available to us.  All bar the shouting …

The show is over folks!

Oh come all ye faithful

Membership of the British National Party is, and has been for a while now, open to all people.

Personally I am grateful to the quango responsible for making this breakthrough.  They have forced several years of development upon the party in a short timeframe.  Trevor Phillips must be livid that there have been no factions breaking away and no party dissolution.  In fact the membership has increased substantially and we have been handed a gift of new found electability.  Even the sceptics amongst the public realise that if we had been racists really then the new constitution would have been too much.  As it is the party is quite merrily continuing not as normal, but with renewed vigour.

Technorati Tags: uk politics,bnp meeting,british national party,membership,constitution