JULY MEETING

Here is the back page of the bulletin for the Wigan group meeting to be held next Thursday at 8 pm at the usual venue.
The speaker will be Paul Rimmer who is well worth hearing for his take on the problems we face and our future.
I hope to see as many as possible there.

THE STUPIDITY OF BROWN AND MILLIBAND

Gordon Brown and his puppet Milliband are "shocked and disappointed" that Russia and China have not backed sanctions against Zimbabwe.
Did bungling Brown and meddlesome Milliband really think China and Russia would back the proposals ? (I notice when white farmers were being murdered they did not show any concern).
Russia has trouble with states such as Chechnya and does not want outside interference in these regions and is thus hardly likely to be in favour of interference elsewhere.
China is hardly a democracy so they are not going to be in favour of any attempt to force democracy on other countries especially after the trouble in Tibet. Also they are investing millions in Zimbabwe and other failing African states to secure access to the rich mineral wealth of Africa. If they secure these vital raw materials they don't care what the regimes in Africa do.
Meanwhile we are becoming denied business opportunities in Africa by our meddlesome attitudes to governance in Africa.
Let's face it, all African states are failed states and if we want access to minerals we should mind our own business, keep out of African politics, and deal with the despots as China does. Giving aid which only ends up in dictator's Swiss bank accounts does no good and the African people still hate us.
Much better for all concerned is for us to put our money into mineral exploitation in Africa. This would give some local employment and improve infrastructure but most importantly secure our supplies before China has the monopoly. But then none in our government has any business sense and are too short sighted to see.
We are losing our future trying to be the world's policeman while the Chinese and Russian governments are doing what they should do--looking after the interests of their own country.
Our government should likewise, do what it is supposed to do --look after our interests at home and abroad.

Why does this matter to the people of Wigan? Because if the British government continues on its meddlesome path,
OUR CHILDREN WILL BE AMONGST THE WORLD'S POOR IN FUTURE
That's why we need the BNP to stop these stupid policies and thus prevent future poverty here, for when disaster strikes--

NO ONE WILL HELP US!

AN ANSWER TO CHRIS HILL

Chris I share you disappointment at the expulsions from the party last December which I did not agree with. I supported Colin Auty's right to stand and would have voted for him, knowing he could not possibly win. My vote would have been a protest at things I did not agree with. However I would never do anything to jeapordise the future of the Party.

If I thought he had any chance of winning there is no way I would have voted for him or supported his leadership bid.

Whatever you say about Nick Griffin he is head and shoulders above anybody else and the loss of him as leader would put the Party back years and be a source of gloating by our enemies.

We would all like the Party to gain more votes and in future we will. Any lack of progress now is certainly not the fault fo Nick.

We should stick together and not let personal disagreements stand in our way. We have the right policies and eventually sense will prevail, but all this carping from the sidelines portrays us as disunited which we are not and certainly will not win us votes.
All parties have their personality and doctrinal issues, but the ones which put them to one side and unite are eventually the winners.
So come on----UNITED WE STAND!

SWISS REACTION TO MILITANT ISLAM

Switzerland is to hold a referendum on whether to ban minarets on mosques.

Swiss patriots feel that the building of minarets is a sign of political Islam.
There is no necessity for mosques to have minarets but their presence is a sign of Islamic presence. Like the Muslim clothes, beards worn by the men in this country and the burkas worn by the women minarets are an in your face symbol of a growing Muslim presence,a political gesture of Muslim influence. They are a sign of separateness and an unwillingness to integrate.
They are not necessary for those of the Muslim faith and those who wear them demonstrate their militancy.

The significance of Muslim dress is demonstrated in Turkey where it has been banned for over 50 years in public buildings even though Turkey is a Muslim country. The powers of medieval reaction are rearing their ugly head with the Islamic party wanting to restore Muslim clothes, especially for women while the moderates are resisting this.
At present the Islamic parties are gaining strength as they are in many countries.

Switzerland however has advantages denied to us. They are not part of the EU and thus do not need to abide by the politically correct laws passed in Brussels.
Secondly they decide most laws by referenda (take note Gordon), so that the will of the people is better represented. The ordinary people can thus act to prevent the islamificationof their country, unlike here where most of our laws are not even made in our country.

So, being the most democratic country in Europe and denied the "benefits" of EU membership, how has Switzerland fared?
It has the highest standard of living in Europe.

There must be a lesson there somewhere

THOUGHT CRIME - HERE COURTESY OF THE EU.

The only two ways Orwell got it wrong was in the timing, and the extent of "Thought-Crime". It has finally arrived for real.

" So, there were are – "European" justice for you: guilty unless you can prove yourself innocent, guilty of an "offence" even though there is no victim, and prey to any passing race relations industry zealot who thinks they can make a quick buck out of taking you to court.

Lord Denning, I think, will be turning in his grave. "

I can hear Elliot's mind ticking over from here. Our very own race relations industry zealot. And YOU are paying his salary for him to oppress you.

It's not a lot to read so please do go and read it:

http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/2008/07/blank-cheque-for-race-relations.html

CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS HILTON

Congratulations to Chris Hilton and thanks to our helpers in the Wigan West bye election who put up a creditable fight in spite of the last minute decision to stand in this election.
Of course we are somewhat disappointed not to have attracted more votes but the local elections are to some extent a reflection of national policies and a desire to be rid of this incompetent and uncaring labour administration, hence the increased Tory vote. The CAP percentage continues to decline while as Morgan says UKIP competed for the same votes as us, for even though they have only one policy they come across as a patriotic party.
Although as Morgan says the reduced hold of Labour over national and local politics is welcome I must take issue with my fellow blogger when he infers that an alliance is possible between the non Labour parties. From experience I agree with him that the other candidates and their supporters at the counts are decent people (apart from the uncouth and odious Peter Franzen) who we helped unseat in May, but we have our doctrinal differences. Our job is to convince them and others of the benefits of our views which I believe will become increasingly evident as the economy continues to unravel.
We must show that our policies are much more than halting immigration and that they have a direct relevance to the prosperity of the people of our country, and its future as a united country.
It is pretty certain that the Tories will win the next general election and I hope they do.That is not because I am right wing, I am not, but because their policies are so like the failed ones of this government they will be unable to dig themselves out of the mess.
Thus with the policies of the two major parties discredited we will be able to fill the gap and reverse our national decline. But to be in a position to do this we must keep a presence in as many areas as possible.
That is why I thank you Chris. You have kept the flag flying and although we would have liked to have done better the people of Wigan West know we are not going away.

BY-ELECTION. JULY 10th 2008

Yesterday's by-election in Wigan West produced the following results:

Labour 817 (38.3%)
Conservative 528 (24.8%)
Liberal Democrat 344 (16.1%)
BNP 200 (9.4%)
UKIP 124 (5.8%)
CAP 118 (5.5%)

Overall turnout 21.5%

That last number - 21.5% - is the most important information there, and I will return to it.

Our percentage of the vote dropped by almost the same as the UKIP vote. Ukip have never opposed us before in this ward, so it seems reasonable to conclude that UKIP is taking votes away from us here.

The Labour vote was down, and this is despite having some serious local power out doorknocking: Neil Turner MP and at least four councillors were seen on the streets getting out their vote.

The Conservative vote is up.

As a group, we are going to have to dicuss this. After the count I talked with representatives of the Cap, UKIP, and Lib/Dem parties. We reached a tentative conclusion about the next step we must take, but this public place is not where we should talk about that. We are all agreed - and that includes the Conservatives - that the key task is to break the stranglehold that the Labour party seems to have on the minds of the people of Wigan.

Turnout: this is crucial. Four out of every five potential voters in this ward didn't bother voting. I suspect it wouldn't have been much different in any other ward. I believe this low turnout is a part of that Labour stranglehold on the minds of the people of Wigan that I mentioned earlier.

As a party (just like all the other non-Labour parties if the talk last night was anything to go by) we believe that if you stuck a red rosette on a monkey and held it up on a stick, then the people of Wigan would elect it. Maybe that four out of five who didn't/don't vote believe the same thing ... so don't bother going out to the polling station. Well, all I can say about that is "self-fulfilling prophecy". Would it be more accurate to say that if we stuck a red rosette on a monkey and held it up on a stick that one fifth of the people of Wigan would elect it.

Let's take a look at the 2004 General election. Neil Turner won for Labour with 55% of the vote. However, only 53% of the voters bothered turning out. If you work through the numbers on that, it turns out that the Labour party had the positive endorsement of no more than 29% of the people of Wigan. So Labour is not invulnerable here. And as I said earlier, the most important issue is turnout. I believe that if we - all non-Labour parties together - could persuade the non-voters to turn out then we could finish Labour in this town.

So - how do we increase turnout? We are going to have to discuss this. And that means that whether we like it or not all the non-Labour parties are going to have to discuss this together. In public is not the place to do this - no point tipping our hand to Labour, is there.

I did notice at the count - and I've noticed it at other counts too - all we non-Labour party people get on well with each other, but mostly, the Labour people seem hostile to everyone else - almost as if they see themselves as being at war against the British. But I must give some credit to one Labour councillor: Phyll Cullen made a point of speaking to me. She asked about why Susan wasn't standing, and did seem genuinely concerned to hear about Susan's recent medical difficulties, and wishes all the best to her. Thank you Phyll. We'll remember that.

As for the rest of us - we've got two years to find a way to get the turnout up. I'm personally convinced that the only way to bring Labour to heel is to get turnout up. Ideas folks, ideas. Think. And other parties that read this site - you do the same. Ideas. Mustn't depend on just a couple of people in each party to come up with the ideas. The cleverest thing in the world isn't one or two people - the cleverest thing in the world is large group of people.

Use the comment section. Speak up at meetings. Think.