Saturday, 30 October 2010
Friday, 29 October 2010
Good News for the BNP in West Midlands
Extra MEP for the West Midlands in 2014
27TH OCTOBER 2010: IN response to a request from the Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform, Mark Harper MP, the Electoral Commission has recommended that the additional Member of the European Parliament (MEP) seat allocated to the UK under the Treaty of Lisbon should be in the West Midlands.
The Electoral Commission were asked asked to submit our recommendation to the Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform by 22 October 2010.
In making their recommendation for the distribution of any total number of MEPs the Commission had to ensure that:
• each electoral region is allocated at least three MEPs
• the ratio of registered electors to MEPs is as nearly as possible the same in each electoral region
The Commission applied the Sainte-Laguë method to allocate the UK’s seventy third MEP seat. This follows previous consultation exercises which have confirmed, including from expert sources, that this enables us to adhere to the statutory criterion to ensure that the ratio of registered electors to MEPs is as nearly as possible the same in each electoral region.
As such the Electoral Commission have recommend that the West Midlands electoral region be allocated the additional seat that was awarded to the UK under the Treaty of Lisbon.
So this will be the number of seats to be contested in each region in June 2014.
East Midlands 5
Eastern 7
London 8
North East 3
North West 8
South East 10
South West 6
West Midlands 7
Yorkshire & the Humber 6
Wales 4
Scotland 6
Northern Ireland 3
Total 73
Nick Griffin said the news would be welcomed by his colleague Simon Darby (above).
"Simon narrowly missed out being elected to the European Parliament in 2004 and again was in the running for the sixth and final seat in 2009. This additional seat must help Simon or whoever tops the British National Party list in 2014 to get elected to the European Parliament."
No recommendation was sought on the distribution of the new total of 73 MEPs between electoral regions.
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
Sunday, 24 October 2010
The Heroes Of St Michael's Street and Ditherington
With phase two of the party's highly successful "Support Our Troops" campaign and Remembrance Sunday approaching, our attention is very much focussed on the heroic sacrifice made by the men and women of our Armed Forces in wars both past and present.
Today's British troops, as always, carry out their tasks with a professionalism that is second to none. Their brave actions do their regiments, their families and our nation proud. But the harsh reality is that they should not be in Afghanistan and should never have been in Iraq. These two illegal wars have taken the lives of hundreds of British service personnel and have cost the taxpayers billions of pounds. They have also resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi and Afghani civilians.
When reading about casualty numbers (especially those involving the two World Wars) we often tend to see them just in terms of statistics and not dwell too long on the human aspects such as the personal tragedy behind the losses. I recently read a news story about the restoration of a Shrewsbury war memorial. The story really brought it home to me just how great the losses were at a local level and how bad these communities would have been affected. The monument dedicated to 72 local men who died in the Great War, lies in the grounds of St Michael's Church, St Michael's Street. Since the church was sold, the war memorial had sadly been neglected in recent years. However, this Summer the memorial was cleaned and restored thanks to a project supported by local residents including family members of the fallen servicemen.
I suppose the news story was, on the whole, a positive one but to read that the 72 men who died were from a handful of streets in the local area was heartbreaking. All the men had lived between Morris Oil Works and the zebra crossing in Ditherington. Anyone who knows Shrewsbury will know exactly how small an area this is.
Like other groups and branches all over the country, Shrewsbury BNP will lay a wreath at the town's main War memorial in the Quarry near St Chad's Church. But given the significance of St Michael's memorial, perhaps another wreath should also be laid there too.
"Lest We Forget"
Today's British troops, as always, carry out their tasks with a professionalism that is second to none. Their brave actions do their regiments, their families and our nation proud. But the harsh reality is that they should not be in Afghanistan and should never have been in Iraq. These two illegal wars have taken the lives of hundreds of British service personnel and have cost the taxpayers billions of pounds. They have also resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi and Afghani civilians.
When reading about casualty numbers (especially those involving the two World Wars) we often tend to see them just in terms of statistics and not dwell too long on the human aspects such as the personal tragedy behind the losses. I recently read a news story about the restoration of a Shrewsbury war memorial. The story really brought it home to me just how great the losses were at a local level and how bad these communities would have been affected. The monument dedicated to 72 local men who died in the Great War, lies in the grounds of St Michael's Church, St Michael's Street. Since the church was sold, the war memorial had sadly been neglected in recent years. However, this Summer the memorial was cleaned and restored thanks to a project supported by local residents including family members of the fallen servicemen.
I suppose the news story was, on the whole, a positive one but to read that the 72 men who died were from a handful of streets in the local area was heartbreaking. All the men had lived between Morris Oil Works and the zebra crossing in Ditherington. Anyone who knows Shrewsbury will know exactly how small an area this is.
Like other groups and branches all over the country, Shrewsbury BNP will lay a wreath at the town's main War memorial in the Quarry near St Chad's Church. But given the significance of St Michael's memorial, perhaps another wreath should also be laid there too.
"Lest We Forget"
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Sunday, 17 October 2010
Wellington Bring Our Troops Home
Shropshire BNP activists out 5th week in a row.
Even though the Bring Our Troops home campaign has officially ended, our hard working Shropshire activists were out once again. This time Stoke and Shropshire BNP activists joined together on Saturday 16th October . While the Shropshire team manned the table-top in Market Street, Wellington, Councillor Mike Coleman headed the team from Stoke to distribute literature to local households in the area. This was the first ever stall in Wellington and the response from the public was very warm and welcoming.
Telford and South Shropshire organiser Phil Spencer said he was delighted by the warm and friendly response from the towns folk of Wellington. He added that at one point a large crowd formed around the table asking questions and voicing their concerns regarding the war in Afghanistan. With the help of our friends from Stoke Saturdays event was the most successful day throughout the campaign with a substantial number of signatures collected for the petition.
Friday, 15 October 2010
The Nine Men Of Madeley
The Nine Men Of Madeley and other forgotten history. By Shire Fella
This week saw the successful rescue of the 33 trapped Chilean miners who had spent 68 days some 700 metres underground. It was very pleasing to watch the news reports that showed that their ordeal was finally over.
Mining has always been a dangerous occupation especially in days gone by - and Shropshire communities have also known tragedy involving the industry. The Madeley mine disaster was one such episode.
Four victims were children
Nine local miners were killed in a tragic accident while ascending the Madeley Wood Company's Lane Pit, on the 27th September 1864. Later referred to locally as the "Nine Men of Madeley" - the miner's deaths were caused by a faulty winding apparatus. As they were returning to the surface after the end of their shift, the chain gave way, and they fell to their death. Although history refers to the miners as the "Nine Men Of Madeley" - four of the victims were in fact boys aged less than sixteen.
Treated worse than slaves
Tragedies such as the Madeley mine disaster were not rare around this period. During the 18th and 19th century, countless numbers of poor British children were forced to work in mines or factories, where crippling injuries and fatalities were common.
These times were hard and life was cheap in Britain - especially for working class youngsters. In fact when Parliament abolished African slavery throughout the British Empire, poor little British boys as young as four years of age were still being forced to climb and clean the chimney flues of Parliament's upper chambers.
State brainwashing
In case you were not already aware, October is now set aside for 'Black History Month' in many British schools - Yet another golden opportunity for the Establishment, the BBC and the education system,to push another 'liberal' guilt trip on our children. I doubt that local school children will ever be taught about the forgotten chapters of their own history. I also doubt that pupils in Telford schools will ever learn about "The Nine Men Of Madeley" as they do not fit with the Con/Lab/Lib-Dem multicultural agenda. They certainly won't be taught that the very first slaves that were forced to work on American plantations, weren't African - but deported British convicts, political prisoners and kidnapped children.
Isn't it about time that this politically-correct establishment stopped brainwashing our youngsters and remembered the plight and suffering of our ancestors too?
This week saw the successful rescue of the 33 trapped Chilean miners who had spent 68 days some 700 metres underground. It was very pleasing to watch the news reports that showed that their ordeal was finally over.
Mining has always been a dangerous occupation especially in days gone by - and Shropshire communities have also known tragedy involving the industry. The Madeley mine disaster was one such episode.
Four victims were children
Nine local miners were killed in a tragic accident while ascending the Madeley Wood Company's Lane Pit, on the 27th September 1864. Later referred to locally as the "Nine Men of Madeley" - the miner's deaths were caused by a faulty winding apparatus. As they were returning to the surface after the end of their shift, the chain gave way, and they fell to their death. Although history refers to the miners as the "Nine Men Of Madeley" - four of the victims were in fact boys aged less than sixteen.
Treated worse than slaves
Tragedies such as the Madeley mine disaster were not rare around this period. During the 18th and 19th century, countless numbers of poor British children were forced to work in mines or factories, where crippling injuries and fatalities were common.
These times were hard and life was cheap in Britain - especially for working class youngsters. In fact when Parliament abolished African slavery throughout the British Empire, poor little British boys as young as four years of age were still being forced to climb and clean the chimney flues of Parliament's upper chambers.
State brainwashing
In case you were not already aware, October is now set aside for 'Black History Month' in many British schools - Yet another golden opportunity for the Establishment, the BBC and the education system,to push another 'liberal' guilt trip on our children. I doubt that local school children will ever be taught about the forgotten chapters of their own history. I also doubt that pupils in Telford schools will ever learn about "The Nine Men Of Madeley" as they do not fit with the Con/Lab/Lib-Dem multicultural agenda. They certainly won't be taught that the very first slaves that were forced to work on American plantations, weren't African - but deported British convicts, political prisoners and kidnapped children.
Isn't it about time that this politically-correct establishment stopped brainwashing our youngsters and remembered the plight and suffering of our ancestors too?
Monday, 11 October 2010
Sunday, 10 October 2010
Bring Our boys Home South Shropshire
On Saturday 9th October, newly appointed Telford & South Shropshire Organiser Phil Spencer and his team began their day of action in the market town of Craven Arms. Phil reported "We received an exceptionally warm welcome from local people. As well as leafleting the town centre and a nearby residential area, our team attracted a lot of interest in the stall which resulted in a fair number signatures being collected for our petition".
Phil continued " After a successful start in Craven Arms, it was off to the picturesque town of Church Stretton - via several villages where the team stopped to leaflet. When arriving at Church Stretton we were met with the same great response that we had received earlier that morning."
After a busy and productive day of campaigning in South Shropshire, Phil and his team discussed plans for next weekend's activities. All agreed that the "Bring Our Boys Home" campaign is proving to be most successful and positive campaign the party has ever run.
Thursday, 7 October 2010
West Midlands Nationalist: TELFORD and SOUTH SHROPSHIRE New Group Formed
West Midlands Nationalist: TELFORD and SOUTH SHROPSHIRE New Group Formed: "Phil Spencer who is the Telford Organiser (pictured above on left) has took over the reigns at South Shropshire from West Midlands press of..."
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
Shrewsbury BNP's latest meeting on Monday 4th October, saw Shropshire's Councillor, Phil Reddall address an enthusiastic gathering of members drawn from right across the county of Shropshire. As well as speaking about his new a role, Councillor Reddall did the honour of presenting awards to two North Shropshire members - the dynamic mother and daughter duo, Margret Clarke and Jayne Hill.
To rapturous applause, long serving member Margret received her award for her outstanding loyal commitment to the party, whilst Jayne received her award for North Shropshire activist of the year.
Councillor Reddall then introduced rising BNP star James Whittall who enthralled the audience with a blistering speech that weaved together an inspirational chapter from Britain's medieval past with the political struggle that today's patriots are presently engaged in. Mr Whittall really struck a chord with the audience when he criticized the ConDem government's appeasement of Islam, it's insane commitment to the futile war in Afghanistan and wasteful foreign aid.
Also present were Telford organiser Phil Spencer and Shrewsbury organiser Karl Foulkes who later discussed with members, forthcoming activism - including the ongoing the "Bring our boys home" campaign being rolled out across the county. The rest of the night was taken up with socialising with a drink and friendly chat - as well tucking in to a delicious buffet prepared by the local BNP ladies.
Everyone agreed it was an extremely positive and productive evening
Monday, 4 October 2010
Shrewsbury Bring our troops home campaign
On Saturday 25th of September as part of out Bring Our Troops Home campaign party chairman Nick Griffin took time out of his busy shedule to stop by and lend a helping hand.
Over 20 activists from over the county turned up for the event.Shrewsbury Organiser Karl Foulks described the event as a huge success but stressed the importance of our local activists to keep turning out and showing their support to this high profile campaign.
Over 20 activists from over the county turned up for the event.Shrewsbury Organiser Karl Foulks described the event as a huge success but stressed the importance of our local activists to keep turning out and showing their support to this high profile campaign.
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