I would like to thank those who commented on my last blog, but feel it better to reply to the many valid points on another blog rather than through the answers faciility.
All the commentators are obviously true nationalists and have the cause at heart but have different opinions as to how our cause can be advanced.
To be honest I am not sure how, but I know there is a great hunger for a party which puts the interests of the British people first unlike the other main parties.
A major problem we have at present is the public's perception of our party and especially Nick Griffin.
As I stated in my previous blog I have every respect for his intellect and work to further our cause but we have to accept the fact that especially after his performance on Question Time and other gaffes he has become toxic to our cause.
I know he was under immense pressure at Question time and did land some punches but as a proffessional he should have anticipated the questions and any competent politician could have got out of them. Even I could have answered them and I am no politician.
There are things you do not say even if you agree with them.
There are things I have not said myself both as a BNP member and a Labour councillor which I knew would be political suicide.
How do I know?
People on the doorstep have told me so.
Whether we agree with them or not these are the people with whom we must connect and motivate to vote for us. However good our leader is if he puts people off voting for us he should be replaced and must be if we are to progress.
Secondly as one commentator said there is no efficient structure to inform members and supporters what is going on (nor indeed openness about financial matters).
This does not help to motivate people to join or contribute.
Thirdly, I know UKIP did badly but they are one trick party and irrelevent to local politics.
We have many economic policies which would help hard pressed citizens and which are relevent to local elections, but they were not pushed.
We should stress the economic arguments which resonate with people and all else will fall into place. Everybody knows our opinions about immigration and Muslim terrorism so why mention them. Concentrate on people's pockets and the taxes they must pay and the benefits they lose.
UKIP is Farage and in spite of his multiple appearances in the media it scores badly at local elections. Who else is in UKIP? Not many know.
That gives the lie that a well known leader with the gift of the gab will sway local voters.
Fourthly, I have been involved in the Party for nearly nine years and have seen its weaknesses in structure, finances and personnel and have pleaded for these to be rectified to no avail.
I have put in money to help our progress but my efforts have been ignored, not out of malice but inefficiency.
We are up against parties, well funded often by foreign interests and the media and thus have to be super efficient and squeaky clean. Thus anyone with any baggage which could hinder our cause has to be sidelined from public view or they will be set upon by the media.
I have not advocated any person as a new leader. I just believe we need a new one backed up by an efficient and lean administration which responds quickly to enquiries, pays its bills and is stable so that people know who to contact.
Last years leadership elections were not by any stretch democratic (although I voted for Nick Griffin), but now I think we need an open and fair contest this time to elect a new leader with campaigning by the candidates across the country as Nick Griffin has an inbuilt advantage, being well known.
I accept this year's local elections may not be a true reflection of our appeal given the rivalry between the main parties but we could and should have done better.
I look at this from the perspective of a former organiser who has tried to keep people's spirits and motivation up following the Euro elections when it seemed possible we would make a historic breakthrough but in spite of my best efforts after last year's elections enthusiasm waned.
Generally, some have left and some have joined other parties (mistakenly in my view)but the end result has been fraction and dilution of the nationalist cause.
This I deeply regret and my association with "reformists" does not mean I agree with all they say,or even like them all, just that something must be done to heal our wounds.
I have resigned from the post of local organiser but still want to play a part in our cause and if I can do ANYTHING to help heal our wounds and join together the various splinter groups which have emerged I will do so.
We must let by gones be by gones, cease recrimiations and reunite and pull together for the sake of our cause and country.
OUR COUNTRY NEEDS US.
We don't have to like everybody (it helps if we do) but WE MUST UNITE, or the outlook for our country and children is indeed bleak.
