Thursday 28 February 2008

Did The Earth Move For You? - A Visit To London

Did the earth move for you? I went to bed on Tuesday night setting the alarm to wake us at 5am on Wednesday morning as we were on an early train to London. What I was hoping would be a good night sleep was disturbed at approximately 1am Wednesday morning by the bed vibrating and the handles on the bedroom furniture rattling loudly. I calmly decided it was an earthquake and settled back to sleep. I was in Swindon that night and apparently nothing was heard 20 miles down the road in my home town of Calne. What a weird experience!

Anyway, we woke up at 5am as planned and headed for Swindon's railway station. Back in early January my girlfriend asked me if I wanted to go with her to London as she had an NHS course to attend. I decided that I could entertain myself during the day by visiting a museum or two. I bought my train tickets straight away on-line at a total cost of around £25, my girlfriend's tickets were pre-booked by her employer and to be picked up at the station. After she bought them we compared tickets and I was absolutely astounded to discover that hers had cost £104! Now if her tickets had been bought at the same time as mine then the NHS could have saved itself around £80 or around 75%. If this is standard procedure in the NHS (and presumably all Government departments) then the excess costs of travel incurred through bad planning and organisation must be costing this country millions of pounds. I feel a Freedom of Information Act request coming on and I'll report back on the outcome on this blog.

We got to London and I made my way to the British Museum, on the way I passed the Trades Union Congress building and crossed the road to look at the display in their window. It was advertising the LGBT history month. Now for those who don't know what LGBT is then I am sure they will be only too pleased to find out that the union dues they pay and which presumably help fund the TUC is being used for the TUC to campaign for Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender people at work! No wonder the morale in, certainly the public sector, is bad when it is apparent that the TUC is obviously not fighting for the improvement of conditions for the "ordinary" workers.

I thought I had better head for the British Museum very quickly! For those who haven't been, please note that entry is free. For more information about the place, click on British Museum. Whilst there I made a point of visiting The First Emperor exhibition which included exhibits from China's terracotta army. A fabulous experience and well worth a visit.

Although whilst visiting most of my attention was given to looking at the museum exhibits I did spend a lot of time avoiding the groups of school-children who were also visiting the museum. What did strike me about the dozen or so groups I saw was the fact that probably less than 10% of the children were white. I left the museum wondering whatever happened to the English.

Sunday 24 February 2008

Who Are The Racists?

I often try to work out what the word “racism” actually means. I really have no answer but being involved with the British National Party it is a question that often arises. Ski Sunday has just finished on the television and it was followed by an advertisement for the BBC’s Asian Network. I must presume this to be some exclusive Asian radio station that it would not be right for me to listen to even if I wanted to. It certainly does nothing to foster good community relations, unless of course you are from the Asian community. So it would make sense then for the BBC to introduce an English Network or a British Network aimed at the indigenous population of these lands, but it wouldn’t do that as it would have to acknowledge the cancer of political correctness and include all “British” people, those people who are British by virtue of the fact they live in Britain. (If I went to live in Pakistan could I call myself “Asian”? I don’t think so!)

The BBC also is responsible for the divisive Music Of Black Origin awards. Again, I see no reciprocal arrangement for white people, no, there are no Music Of White Origin awards we can look forward to. Why is this?

Closer to home we have recently been reading the news of the trial of those Asians responsible for the horrific hammer attack on white 15-year-old schoolboy Henry Webster at the Ridgeway School in Wroughton. But this has not been reported in the national papers nor on the national television news, the only coverage has been in North Wiltshire newspaper the Swindon Advertiser. In fact, the first of two trials, two because of the number of Asians involved, has reached it’s conclusion but the verdict has not been made public. Why so much secrecy? As I have said in a previous blog, if this was a trial of white men, as a result of such an attack on an Asian schoolboy, there would have been wall-to-wall media coverage and the name of the victim would have been as well known as that of Stephen Lawrence.

A further local example of how there are double standards with the “racism” question, is that of Wilfred Emmanuel –Jones, the black A-list prospective parliamentary candidate for the Conservative party for the Chippenham constituency. Wilfred is, or was, being followed by a Channel 4 documentary team and on two occasions I have been interviewed by them and asked the same question which I will mention in a moment. Wilfred is also known as the Black Farmer as this is the name of his meat products business. Would it be possible for me to start up a similar business and call myself The White Farmer? I am sure I would be deemed racist even for suggesting it so why is it ok for Wilfred? Incidentally, Wilfred also has another site relating to his political activity and this can be found here. Some readers may remember that Wilfred once claimed the countryside was “far too white!” With all of the recent concerns regarding propriety in politics the question has to be asked as to whether the Black Farmer site is there to further Wilfred’s ambitions as a politician or is it the other way around?

Further examples of organisations created solely to benefit ethnic communities can be found below (thanks to the BNP web-site for these). In looking at this list the question has to be asked whether or not it would be deemed racist if the words “White” or “English” were substituted in some of the names of the organisations below, I’m sure it would.

1. Watford Asian Community care

2. Watford African Caribbean Association

3. National Black Police Association

4. Metropolitan Black Police Association

5. Black Londoners Forum

6. Black Information Link (BLINK)

7. Operation Black Vote

8. Federation of Black Housing Organisations (FBHO)

9. Black Training Enterprise Group

10. Southwark Black Heritage Organisation

11. Asians In Media (AIM)

12. Barfi Culture (Asians)

13. Black Britain

14. Black Enterprise

15. Black net Community

16. The Black Presence In Britain

17. Black Search

18. Black UK Online

19. Chinatown Online

20. Clickwalla (Asian)

21. Dimsum (Chinese)

22. CEMVO

23. Every Generation (Black)

24. MMLondon (Asian)

25. Red Hot Curry (Asian)

So, the fact that the British National Party exists for the indigenous population of our country surely cannot be deemed racist. Apparently it can, the double standards apply here apparently. Whilst it is apparently perfectly acceptable to belong to one of the above organisations the British National Party is deemed a “racist” organisation for wanting to protect the interests of its own. In fact it is interesting to note that I have attended meetings at the highest level within the BNP and also know the party leadership well but I have never experienced what the media might call “racism”. In fact, I have heard worse from Calne town councillors!

Now, back to the question asked by the film crew, it was simply something on the lines of why the BNP do not accept black people into the BNP. Perhaps questions should be asked of all of the other groups above as to why they cater solely for non-white people, then perhaps they might like to let us “racists” in the BNP know what answers they receive!

Monday 18 February 2008

Fly The Flag / Hunting / Achmed The Dead Terrorist

It seems the issue of whether or not the town council should fly the Union Flag from the Town Hall rumbles on. The matter first arose around the time that local councillors became aware that a by-election in Calne's Lickhill ward was possibly going to be held and was raised by UKIP councillors at a full town council meeting. The majority of the town's councillors voted against the motion tabled by a UKIP councillor and it later transpired it was on the grounds the costs in doing so were prohibitive.

It's interesting to view the Minutes from the November council meeting when this matter was discussed to see that whilst in section 68.3 under the title of Christmas Opening Times 2007/2008 - it was proposed by the Town Mayor, Councillor R Golding and seconded by Councillor C M Boase and UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED to give Town Council staff an extra day holiday on Thursday 27 December 2007 in recognition of all their hard work.... under section 70.2 where it was proposed by Councillor J R Ireland and seconded by Councillor D A Bland that "now the rules relating to the flying of the Union flag have been relaxed and that the flying of the same is being encouraged by the Prime Minister on all Government buildings and Town Halls in the United Kingdom, that this Council flies the Union Flag from the Town Hall on a daily basis", a vote was taken and the proposal fell due to lack of support. I wonder what the voters would think if they knew that the council staff, who I am sure do work very hard, were given an extra day off, paid for by council tax payers, yet the councillors refused to fund the flying of the Union flag?

I think there is no argument here and the town should fly the flag, as should all towns. I wouldn't be a card-carrying Nationalist if I thought otherwise. When all other countries in the world seem to have no qualms in flying their own flags and proudly proclaiming they are of whatever nationality they happen to be, it somewhat rankles that local British councillors can make the decision whether or not their national flag should be flown, particularly when I believe the local townsfolk would overwhelmingly support this.

Call me cynical if you like but I find it a little strange that the issue had not been raised before, particularly when the councillors had been in post since, at least, May 2007! Perhaps those in the Town Council are awaiting instructions to fly that appalling rag that the European Union has adopted.

Readers of this blog will know of my support for fox-hunting, so I felt it only proper to report on the following which most people will not hear about. Hunting groups have been targeted by anti-blood sport activists with a string of attacks in which three venues in Gloucestershire were vandalised in the early hours of Sunday as part of a protest on the eve of the third anniversary of the Hunting Act. Protesters daubed graffiti across the outbuildings of Beaufort Kennels, Badminton House and also vandalised premises belonging to the Vale of the White Horse Hunt and the Cotswold Hunt groups, both in Cirencester.

A police spokesman said: "Anti-hunt slogans were painted and a number of vehicles were damaged." The Animal Liberation Front has claimed responsibility for the attacks with their spokesman Robin Webb, saying "I am confident it would be the work of ALF activists because so many hunts have ignored the intent of the hunting ban." What a splendid organisation, hiding their faces and carrying out cowardly attacks as they do, perhaps these people should get a life or at least get a job!

And finally, on a lighter note meet Achmed the Dead Terrorist

Friday 8 February 2008

Dr Rowan Williams - RESIGN!

Call me old-fashioned if you will, but I have always believed that “Leaders” are just that, they actually “lead” their political parties, groups, teams or religious movements. They set an example to their “followers” and do their utmost to protect the interests of those in their organisation and the principles for which they stand. They do not seek to destroy those organisations they represent and if they do not seem to be acting in the best interests of them then their leadership needs to be questioned and challenged. They should be removed if they are seen to be acting in a way that does not appear to be in the interests of their movements.

One perfect example, of which I am sure you are all now aware, of a leader acting contrarily to what is required by his role, is the incident involving Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Head of the Church if England, no less, who has backed the adoption of some aspects of Sharia Law in the UK.

I’ll say it straight up – Dr Williams should resign – he is not fit to lead the Church of England!

I am sure that many people now know more about Sharia Law than they did yesterday, if not then please note that it is derived from both the Koran and the example of the life of the prophet Mohammed. However, it differs from how those of us who cherish our traditions in the Western world operate our legal systems and that is because it governs every aspect of Muslim life.

In a number of countries Sharia law is associated with draconian punishments for crimes including theft, adultery or blasphemy, by the amputation of limbs, death by stoning or lashes. In my blog of Monday 19th November 2007 I reported on a Saudi woman who was raped but then found guilty of being in the company of strangers in private and sentenced to be lashed. If this is the sort of thing that Dr Rowan Williams envisages for this country then he has without a doubt alienated the majority of the female population of this country, and also the men I'm sure, and could have potentially set back women’s equality by several hundred years!

Perhaps he should have had a look at the link below prior to opening his sexist mouth. Please don't view if you are squeamish and certainly not in the prescence of minors.

HERE

Additionally the Koran says that women should dress modestly, why? Surely a woman should dress as she pleases and men should be self-disciplined enough for this to have no effect. Normal people seem to have managed, so why not Muslims? We are increasingly witnessing the rigid interpretation of this through the increase in sightings of burkha-clad women.

I repeat again – Dr Rowan Williams – RESIGN! You have betrayed the Christian majority, in this country. They expected leadership not subservience. I hope the people of Calne remember this when they next have the opportunity to vote for a party who are prepared to stand up to this betrayal.

To end on a lighter note today, you may recall that I recently went on a skiing trip. I did fly the flag whilst away as can be seen from the pictures below. I made sure I obtained my Euro’s from a sympathetic bank!




Sunday 3 February 2008

Is Your Hand On Your Mouse?

My thanks to all those who have sent me emails recently. I should like to send particular thanks to whoever it was who sent me the one about rat manure in the glue on envelopes. Thanks to you I know I am safe every time I use a wet towel with every envelope that needs sealing. I now scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason.

Sadly though I no longer have any savings because I gave them all to a sick girl you told me about who is terminally ill and about to die in the hospital for the 1,387,258th time. Still I'm not downhearted that all my money is gone because I know everything is about to change once I receive the £15,000 that Bill Gates / Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating in their special e-mail programme. On top of that I'm still waiting to receive my split of £7 million from a very nice, senior bank clerk in Nigeria just for pretending to be a long lost relative of a customer who died intestate.

Because of your concern and your emails I feel better because I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a dead rat on a hot day. I no longer drink Coca-Cola because you told me it can remove toilet stains and I dont go shopping anymore because someone is sure to have contaminated something I want to buy. I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to dial a number and I will end up getting a phone bill with premium rate calls to Jamaica, Uganda, Singapore and Uzbekistan. Thanks to you, I can't use anyone's toilet but mine because the odds are a big brown African spider is lurking under the seat to cause me instant death when it bites my bum. And thanks to your great advice, I can't even pick up the £5.00 I found dropped next to my car in the car park because it probably was placed there by muggers waiting underneath my car to grab my leg and rob me after they've beaten me senseless.

Still, spiritually I no longer worry about my soul because I know I have 363,214 angels looking out for me and St. Theresa's novena has granted my every wish. Thanks to one of you, I have learned that my prayers only get answered if I forward an email to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes. So, if you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in the next 70 minutes, a large magpie with diarrhoea will land on your head three hours after reading this email. I know this will occur because it actually happened to a friend of my next door neighbour's ex-mother-in-law's second husband's cousin's beautician.

By the way....a South American scientist after a lengthy study has discovered that people with low IQ who have infrequent sexual activity always read their e-mails with their hand on the mouse.

Don't bother taking it off now, it's too late.

Friday 1 February 2008

Calne Lickhill Ward By-election Analysis

In the cold light of day I can now analyse last night’s result in Calne’s Lickhill Ward and after my initial disappointment things aren’t quite so bad. If all of the support we had received across the ward whilst campaigning had been converted into votes we would have done so much better – where were you all? I am not sure if my disappointment was at the BNP result or with the general lack of interest. I know it was raining hard for much of the day and also very cold but when less than 800 people of nearly 3,200 vote you have to ask whether these people are worth fighting for. It is also sad that of the 400 postal votes issued only 215 were returned so even when spoon-fed the electorate can’t be bothered. It seems that 2,400 people in Lickhill Ward have no interest in how their town is managed. I just hope that when I next hear someone whinging they voted because if they didn’t they will get short shrift from me that’s for sure. I just wish they had seen the lady from North Cote, (who had told me incidentally, whilst I was out canvassing that she was a socialist), struggle from her invalid car to painfully walk, using crutches, across a badly pot-holed access road and car park, battling against the wind and rain, into the polling station to cast her vote. It would put them to shame. Even though she probably didn’t vote for me I certainly salute her courage. God bless you, madam!

Anyway, the analysis:-

May 2007

Average votes for each party were:-

BNP = 91 (8%)
Conservatives = 427 (37%)
Lib Dems = 271 (24%)
UKIP = 348 (31%)

Jan 2008

Average votes for each party were:-

BNP = 84 (11%)
Conservatives = 256 (32%)
Greens = 23 (3%)
Lib Dems = 278 (35%)
UKIP = 150 (19%)

The percentage vote for the Conservatives and UKIP dropped whilst those for the Lib Dems and the BNP increased.

In the case of UKIP there vote all but crumbled, Ellie Bland achieved 356 votes in May but only 150 last night so where everyone kept reminding me that UKIP are falling apart, they were quite right and the evidence is there for all to see. Not forgetting, of course, that the seat became vacant as a result of a UKIP councillors resignation.

The turnout dropped from 35% to 25%, so even accounting for that it seems it was a very bad day indeed for UKIP and if I initially felt disappointed then they must be absolutely gutted. Having said that I wonder where the UKIP vote would have gone if they had not stood – the BNP perhaps! Wishful thinking perhaps, but I think UKIP has had it’s day and should they eventually see the light and join us then who knows where we will go. Bring on the general election!!