Joint effort in Baillieston

Activists from Mid Scotland and Fife joined the Glasgow and west team canvassing in Baillieston this weekend. Our Glasgow correspondent reported that they were well received on the doorsteps with many people showing a keen interest in the party and its policies.

 

Some of the team went off to erect vote BNP placards and again only encountered friendly faces. The poll will be on Thursday, this time around the extreme left have only put up one candidate no doubt due to the fact that the BNP would beat them again if they continue to split their vote. In our favor the SUP will not be fielding a candidate so we could still beat them!

 

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Baillie for Baillieston part 2

Due to the recent sad death of the Labour councillor Dougie Hay of Baillieston ward, we will once again be standing in the coming election.

 

Our candidate will be Charlie Baillie who hopes to improve on his recent success in beating the Greens, SUP, SSP and being only 2 votes away from beating Solidarity.

 

With such a short space between elections this is more like a continuous effort from our Glasgow and West campaign team, if you can offer any help please contact us.

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Full election report for Baillieston

Report filed by Stephen Cameron 19-9-08

 

 

ANTI-DEMOCRATIC MARXIST THUGS

ATTEMPT TO DISRUPT BAILLIESTON POLL

 

Candidate	Party	Number of First Preference Votes
TURNER, David	Scottish National Party (SNP)	2318
MUIR, Andy	Scottish Labour Party	2167
ANDERSON, John	Scottish Conservative and Unionist	259
JACKSON, David	Scottish Liberal Democrats	159
MCLEISH, Tricia	Solidarity - Tommy Sheridan	74
BAILLIE, Charles	British National Party	73
O’DONNELL, Daniel	Scottish Socialist Party-Scrap Council Tax	58
CRAWFORD, Moira A	Scottish Green Party	45
DICKIE, Ian	SUP, Proudly Scottish, Proudly British	43

Turnout: 22.68%

 

After a 3-week campaign, our BNP activists spent polling day, 18 September 2008, visiting the stations in Baillieston, and attending the count.

 

Candidate Charles Baillie commented on the result: “This is quite a good result for us given that this is the first time standing in this ward. We beat the Greens, who have 5 councillors on Glasgow City council! We just missed beating the Solidarity candidate, which has 1 councillor. So given the resources of these candidates it is a good result for us. It was also very satisfying to beat the SSP by a comfortable margin.”

 

The day was a little marred by up to a dozen anti-democratic Marxist troublemakers who were intimidating the public who were trying to access the polling stations.

 

Charles Baillie commented:

“The anti-democratic Marxist rabble got inside the grounds of the polling station – where they were not entitled to be because they were not claiming to represent any particular party – and were shouting absurd lie-filled slogans. They were covering all approaches to the door, walking in front of voters who were trying to get into vote, and aggressively getting into voters’ faces, many of whom were elderly. We were concerned for the electorate’s safety, and also for the safety of the council officials within these polling stations.

 

“Not only was this an unsuccessful attempt to intimidate our activists who were going about their lawful democratic activity, but it was also an appalling attempt to intimidate voters at the poll. This disgraceful, anti-democratic behaviour is more to be expected from Robert Mugabe’s thugs in Zimbabwe, than on the peaceful streets of Baillieston.

 

“The British National Party would like to express our appreciation of the professionalism of the Presiding Officers who ensured that voters were able to access the polling stations, despite the best efforts of the Marxist mob.”

 

INCIDENT AT GARROWHILL

The only party activists allowed inside the grounds of the polling station are the candidates and the official “polling agents” of each party. These people need to apply for, and wear, the official passes which are issued by the council.

 

The troublemakers, who did not have official documentation, got inside the grounds of the polling station, causing an obstruction, and harassing members of the public who were intimidated, and who were complaining about feeling intimidated. Indeed, two women electors complained to the Presiding Officer that they were being intimidated by the troublemakers.

 

The Marxists were creating a very nasty atmosphere and demonstrating their contempt for the electoral process.

 

This was a clear attempt to disrupt the democratic process.

 

At this point, the Presiding Officer came out and tried to get them to leave. He asked the troublemakers which party they were from and they avoided any direct answers – giving evasive answers. These anti-democratic agitators were breaking the rule that you can only get inside the grounds of a polling station if you have a “polling agent” pass for a specific party.

 

The Presiding Officer called the police because these people were not moving. Two police officers arrived quite quickly.

 

When one of the police officers was speaking to one of the troublemakers, an SNP activist came up and sided with the troublemakers and tried to justify their appalling behaviour. Indeed, we were concerned at how pally some of the SNP people were with the anti-democratic agitators.

 

The support of the SNP activist deflected the policeman from doing what he should have done immediately, which was to tell these totalitarian leftist troublemakers to leave the grounds of the polling station, where they were not entitled to be. If they had refused to leave, then they should have been arrested for breach of the peace. Unfortunately, they were allowed to remain.

 

At this point, the Presiding Officer decided to call a meeting of the parties in a room in the polling station in order to explain the rules.  The SNP candidate, David Turner – who seems a very uncouth, rude and overweight person – said in reference to our candidate, that he did not want to “sit with this shit”.

 

The Presiding Officer said the troublemakers would have to stand outside the gates rather than inside the gates of the polling station, because they refused to give any information about what party they were representing and were not official candidates or polling agents.

 

At this point, the SNP candidate sided with the rabble and said he too would stand outside the gate. The only candidate who said he would stay inside the gates was the Conservative candidate.

 

The Presiding Officer allowed the BNP to stay inside the gates of the Polling Station and at this point, the Marxist rabble moved outside the gates.

 

However, the BNP activists were concerned for the safety of the polling station staff and for the general public, and decided reluctantly that it would be in everyone’s best interests for us simply to move to another polling station.

 

The British National Party would like to express our thanks to the staff of Glasgow City Council who administered the election. They were courteous, impartial and completely professional, and were concerned to ensure fairness and the correct democratic procedure. The Presiding Officers at Garrowhill and Caledonia Primary School were exemplary.

 

The day had its amusing incidents. One of our activists, who was about to give someone a leaflet outside Caledonia Primary School, was deliberately jostled by an extremely unpleasant and inarticulate middle-aged male. Our activist said “No, shoving and physical contact, please.”

 

This troublemaker replied, “I wouldn’t want to touch scum like you, anyway!”

 

Our activist replied, “You’re obviously incapable of stringing a sentence together. If you’re a representative of your party then it must be pretty pathetic.”

 

He replied, hilariously trying to defend the intellectual calibre of his associates, “We have doctors, lawyers and professors in our party.”

 

Our man replied, “So, where are they?” 

 

That shut him up!

 

Even though the leftist rabble were trying to intimidate the electorate, the BNP activists nevertheless received warm comments from the public, including a voter who expressed his support and who wanted to take a bundle of leaflets.

 

Finally, at the count, despite our candidate offering to shake hands after the result was announced, the new SNP councillor, David Turner, ignorantly refused to shake hands.

 

This new councillor for Baillieston appears to be a coarse and awkward person who does not know how to behave appropriately, with personal manners and social skills well below the standard required for this public position of responsibility. This new councillor also appears to have difficultly in public speaking, and gave a somewhat inarticulate, halting, clumsy, disjointed speech as he struggled to express himself.

 

Congratulations to our candidate, and all our activists who have helped, once again, to raise the flag of the British National Party and give the people of Baillieston the chance to vote for the hope of our great country.

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Nu-Labour storm-troops in Baillieston

Nu-Labour has sent its storm troopers into Baillieston handing out the vilest lie filled leaflet I have ever seen.

While our activists have gone about their business in a professional way encountering no problems from the local people the anti-democracy arm of the Labour party obviously worried that people have responded well to our message have kindly donated free toilet paper to the ward in an attempt to attract voters!

 

Do these people really think that anyone will believe these tired accusations based in fantasy? Do they take the good people of Baillieston for idiots, just like their masters do?

 

The BNP is growing because we treat people with the respect they deserve, the voters in Scotland will make up their own minds about who they vote for, like all Britons they don’t like to be told who not to vote for!

 

The hundreds of ‘Voice of freedoms’ handed out by our team of activists will more than counter the childish nonsense produced by the anti-BNP goons.

 

Good luck Charlie and team for tomorrow.

 

Gary Raikes

BNP Scottish Secretary

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Report Baillieston 15th September 2008-09-15

 

The final weekend of canvassing prior to the by-election at Baillieston has just been successfully accomplished. The weather was kind to us and, despite the heavy rain of the last few weeks, we have been extremely fortunate to avoid a drenching throughout this campaign. The Gods must be smiling on us.

Work started on Friday evening with a visit to Shettleston Police Station to inform them, as requested, of our election-board activities. The advantage of this approach is that the roads are empty of traffic and we get on with the job in peace and quiet, or at least that is the theory! It depends on whether you do a main street with pubs or residential areas. Certainly, our activities can provoke an interesting and varied (diverse?) response. After an evening pounding the streets and climbing lampposts I challenge anyone to say that we are just another boring and bland political party. We had some interesting encounters with the local people.

 

Right at the start, within about 5 minutes, a man appeared from the pub next to us, which is adjacent to a busy junction and shouted at us while waving his arms about. We were, naturally, concerned and waited to see what would happen next. Within a few seconds this middle aged man started to jump up a lamp-post beside where we were standing and rip down the election-boards of two of the Far-Left parties and then stamp on them. Of course we were very relieved that this unusual behaviour, which cannot be condoned, was not directed at us. Furthermore, he insisted that we board every post at the junction and demanded that we give him two more of our boards to decorate his “own” two posts just outside the pub. They were fixed at very low level and we did not give much for their chances of survival. Amazingly, they were still in place at the time of writing. I can only assume that they have been under guard 24/7. 

 

Naturally, not everyone chooses to support us and, while halfway up a lamppost outside a polling station, one of the few leftist insomniacs who inhabit this constituency decided to mount a challenge. First, this aggressive woman threatened us with the police. She seemed to be under the delusion that we were acting illegally. When we responded that we were acting within the law she and her husband, who seemed to be hiding behind her, resorted to sneer tactics. It was time to move on. At another location some distance away we decided to have a break.

 

We then started to board the street outside one of the main polling stations. However, we became aware that we were being followed for some considerable distance and decided to stop and await developments. Our “shadower” finally caught up and gave us his sincere congratulations on the job we were doing. He shook hands with all three of us and then disappeared down the road. By this time it was getting late and we decided to call it quits while on a high note.

 

Over the weekend we covered three key areas, although I should qualify this by saying that we have really only managed to canvass a small sample of each area. I am only sorry that with our limited number of volunteers and the time constraints we have not managed to speak to more of the people of Baillieston. They have impressed me as being decent hard working folk. Certainly, people are extremely concerned about immigration and although we are not a single issue party this is what most of them are worried about as it has a direct effect on their jobs and the areas in which they live. One woman that I spoke to asked me what the party would do for her. As soon as I mentioned immigration she became extremely interested. She works at the sausage factory in Shettleston and says that she and her colleagues have not had a pay rise for years. The reason? Cheap imported labour on the minimum wage who will work 24/7 if asked. At home she has problems with asylum seekers/immigrants who live above her in an overcrowded flat. Weekends are a misery at times with noise and general anti-social behaviour. She took a pile of papers and leaflets from us.

 

Another area, which is north of the Edinburgh Road, has the feel that the politicians have abandoned it. Not an election board to be seen. We had to double check to make sure that we were still in the constituency as it is very close to Easterhouse. Of course, one never knows what sort of reception one will receive in an unfamiliar area and we were quite apprehensive. We need not have worried. The response was wonderful. Within minutes a horde of excited children accompanied us round the houses. They knew who we were and insisted on escorting us wherever we went. The adults greeted us warmly and one man spent some considerable time talking to us and giving us insight into this area of which we had only vaguely heard. He shook hands and wished us all the best. We gave him contact details for joining the Party.

 

Some older residents expressed apathy and disillusionment with politics and who can blame them? I think that it would be fair to say that we left them with some hope and renewed interest in the future of our country. I only wish that we could justify their trust in us in the near future. Things are changing rapidly at the moment and we are the only party who are prepared to take on the David and Goliath task of opposing the evil Hydra of Marxist Multiculturalism that exists in its many insidious and intolerable forms. We took our leave of this area but not before being souvenired of our remaining boards and rosettes by the eager and lively children. E-bay may have some unusual items for sale in the near future!

 

 

Max Dunbar

Glasgow and West Fund holder      

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“Baillie for Baillieston”

                      

 

Charlie Baillie is a 57 year old self-employed electrical Contractor living in the Pollokshaws area, where he stood as a candidate in May 2007 for the Newlands/Auldburn ward.

 

Charlie is our organiser for Glasgow and West BNP and can been seen giving a short talk on BNPtv filmed at the recent RWB family festival.

   

“The British National Party are for the Union of our British Nation and are opposed to the Separatist agenda of the SNP. We are for local people first, in the provision of jobs housing and community needs.

We are opposed to the Dispersal policy of Glasgow City Council which has given priority to immigrants over local people in the provision of these services”.

 

 Charlie Baillie, Candidate.

 

  Mob 078278 1108.

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Baillieston report

 

Report Baillieston 31-8-08 from Max Dunbar

 

During the past week Glasgow and West BNP have carried out a well organised campaign of leafleting and newspaper distribution in the Baillieston Council Ward. This is in anticipation of the forthcoming by-election which takes place on the 18^th September 2008.

 

We have considered that leafleting, although a very important part of the campaign can be enhanced by door to door canvassing. This has the undoubted added benefit of giving the BNP a human face, and making the work of activists much more interesting.

 

Although it may be argued that this technique is slow, in practice this proves not to be the case. In a short period of time, hundreds of households can be covered. A percentage of people are not in and the remaining households are simply leafleted.

 

By and large, we have had a most favourable response and the general public have treated us with courtesy and have shown interest in what we have to say. They have drawn our attention to the local issue of a complete lack of sports facilities for children and young adults. This is a matter of high priority to us as we consider that young people be given every opportunity to exercise and enjoy themselves in a positive and constructive way. We fully intend to continue with this essential work and the local BNP activists are determined to do their utmost for the people of Baillieston.

 

If you wish to assist, please telephone 07960 714931

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Election update

The following candidates will be contesting the Baillieston election 18th September 2008

John Anderson                 Scottish Conservative and Unionist

 

Charles Baillie                 British National Party

 

Moira A Crawford              Scottish Green Party

  

Ian Dickie                         SUP, Proudly Scottish, Proudly British

 

David Jackson                  Scottish Liberal Democrats

 

Tricia McLeish                  Solidarity

 

Andy Muir                         Scottish Labour Party Candidate

 

Daniel O’Donnell              Scottish Socialist Party

 

David Turner                    Scottish National Party (SNP)

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Election news

Nomination papers etc were put in today in Glasgow and accepted, Charlie baillie will be announced as our official candidate tomorrow when we will find out the names and parties of all those standing. 

 

This is the result from the last election for Baillieston ward

 

 

 

 

 

The election team were out both days on the weekend canvassing in the ward a full report will be posted later.

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Baillieston leafleting this weekend

 

                                BAILLIE FOR BAILLIESTON

                                              BNP V SNP

 

Our Campaign Team are planning the strategy for the weeks ahead, as we will have only 3 weeks from the notification by the Council to the poll date. 

 

This weekend 23/24 will be our first leafleting session in the Baillieston Ward. Help is needed please come along if you can. Together we can make a difference.

 

We will be in the ward from 1300hrs.

 

For details contact our BNP Hotline Mob 07960 714 931.

 

                                 Team BNP for Great Britain

   

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