Glasgow BNP held its first meeting of 2010 at the usual city centre venue. Given the sub zero temperatures the meeting was very well attended and
a lively debate ensued. The new Glasgow Organiser, Hammy, headed the meeting, along with Charlie Baillie in his official capacity as Spokesman, as
well as some Organisers (Joe Finnie, Renfrewshire) and Billy Phillips (North Lanarkshire). Along with regular members, there were several new people
attending their first BNP event and appeared to enjoy the debate, buffet and convivial atmosphere at the meeting.

A collection of £200 was raised. All in all, everyone agreed it has been an excellent start to the new year and with everyone now working as a team the Glasgow BNP can only progress. Date of next meeting, Wednesday 3rd February 2010.

You can contact Glasgow Organiser Walter Hamilton on 07717774730

With ever increasing interest in the BNP in Scotland we are happy to announce the appointment of Charlie Baillie to the role of official spokesperson for BNP Scotland.
Charlie acquitted himself well in front of the media during his successful campaign appearing a number of times on TV with an unprecedented amount of coverage in the newspapers giving him a high profile in his native Glasgow that we hope to capitalize on in the run up to the General Election next year.
Charlie Baillie has been with the Party, for 5 years. He has previously been Glasgow Fund holder, then Glasgow and West Scotland Organiser. Charlie contested the recent Glasgow NE, Parliamentary By Election and was a Candidate in the 2009 Euro Elections.
He is a Graduate of Strathclyde University. He has a family of two married daughters. His hobbies are Golf and reading, History and Politics”

Charlie can be contacted on 07770582368

Glasgow Correspondent – Carrick Crawford

In the morning Charlie Baillie and his team visited Royston. We managed to leaflet most of the area including the high rise flats. Royston was previously known as Garngad and is still known as such by residents with a familial link to the area. It is notable for its large population of Irish Catholic descent, and a high level of deprivation. The British National Party is proud to be non-sectarian and is making huge efforts to be seen as such but unfortunately the sight of the Union Flag as part of our leaflet’s BNP logo was enough to attract unsavoury attention from some of the local unemployed youth. Nevertheless, we succeeded in bringing our message to their area and letting them know we are willing to represent their community.

We had a great response in Dennistoun where we spent the whole afternoon. Although predominantly tenemental, the Victorian villas and terraces to the west (towards the city centre) established the area as a respectable working class area for families. Its proximity to the city centre and to Strathclyde and Caledonian universities, has contributed to its gentrification in recent years; many of its residents are now students and young professionals.

We split into three smaller teams and after a hard working leafleting session around both the flats and villas, we stopped for a well deserved tea break in Coia’s Café in Duke Street. This café has long established roots in the area since 1928 and is fondly remembered by Charlie, when, as a boy, he was taken there every now and then for a treat by his parents.

Whilst relaxing, we were spotted by a film crew and reporter from Channel 4 who asked to film us and also granted Charlie a short interview. We also noticed the SNP candidate, David Kerr, was in the area, driving around in his SNP coloured Mini!

After refreshments, we returned to the streets, talking to people and giving out leaflets near Golfhill School before turning towards Alexandra Parade shopping area, where we gave out the remainder, both inside local shops and outside. Charlie greeted many residents who shook his hand and wished us well. At the end of the day, Charlie reported our day’s efforts back to Nick Griffin, who we are hoping can make the effort to return to Glasgow for the final week of our campaign.

I’d like to thank everyone who helped out today and remind everyone again to try their best to spare a day to come out and help Charlie in our final week of action. We are hoping for a real breakthrough for the party in Scotland in this high profile by-election, as we are seen now as a credible alternative to both the SNP and the locally despised Labour.

A very fair article in today’s Sunday Herald (1 November 2009)
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/politics/the-respectable-face-of-the-bnp-1.929674

This illustrates the extent to which the British National Party in Scotland is growing and developing into a credible alternative, which stands a chance of having a candidate elected at the 2011 Scottish election, or perhaps more probably in 2015.

The Sunday Herald reporter was at our launch on Tuesday night and he writes:
“True to the BNP’s ’suits not boots’ rebranding, there are no skinheads, no fixed scowls at the press, and almost no tattoos on show. Most people are in their 30s and 40s, with women making up about a fifth of the crowd.”

The report quotes quite a bit from our Glasgow North East candidate, Charlie Baillie’s enjoyable and colourful speech, including his paraphrasing of the Randy Travis song, “Point of Light”.

As the article says: “Mr Baillie detects a ‘darkness’ threatening Britain. ‘It’s a darkness everyone must face. That darkness covers everything in sight. It needs a single point of light. The BNP is that single point of light. We alone stand for the survival of this nation and will secure a future for British children,’ he says.”

Charlie and his team need all the help they can get for the by-election on Thursday 12 November 2009. If you can help Charlie and his team to provide the Point of Light for the electorate in Glasgow North East, then please give him a call on 07827 811008.

Now is the time to come forward – and if you cannot campaign physically, please donate to us financially by sending a cheque payable to “BNP-Scotland” or “British Heritage” and sending to PO Box 11815, Turriff, AB53 8WB.

There is a point, when you cannot walk away.
When you have to stand up straight and tall,
and mean the words you say.
There is a point you must decide,
just to do it ’cause it’s right.
That’s when you become a point of light!

There is a darkness, that everyone must face.
It wants to take what’s good and fair
and lay it all to waste.
And that darkness covers everything in sight.
Until it meets a single point of light!

Point of Light, Randy Travis, 1991

The British National Party would turn back “asylum seekers” trying to enter this country if they have passed other safe countries on their way here.

This was said by BNP candidate in the Glasgow north east by-election, Charlie Baillie, in response to a question from a journalist while campaigning in the constituency.

Mr Baillie told the journalist that he would be campaigning on an anti-immigration platform, focusing on the arrival of asylum seekers.

Asked whether he would turn away a “torture victim from Zimbabwe,” Mr Baillie said “Yes. They have neighbouring countries they can go to.”

Meanwhile, BNP Scotland continues to campaign like never before in the seat. So far, some 25,000 leaflets and 4,000 Voice of Freedom newspapers have been delivered in the north east of Glasgow.

The party’s Truth Truck is also being deployed in the campaign. Its first appearance was last Friday when it was out for a 16 hour stint. The drivers report that they were greeted with cheers everywhere they went.

The Truth Truck was also out campaigning over the weekend, despite awful weather.

We are receiving a steady stream of enquiries as a result of the leafleting sessions taking place in Glasgow North east showing that we are having an effect in this by-election. However more activists are urgently required to help our teams in Glasgow.
This weekend will see days of action with organisers from across Scotland descending on Glasgow. The truth truck will also be spreading the message throughout the constituency. If you can help please contact your local organiser every extra pair of hands will be welcome.
This is every members chance to do their bit for the BNP in Scotland. Many eyes are upon us lets get our commonsense message to every single household, lets give hope to every voter ignored by the old parties, lets all support our brave candidate Charlie Baillie in the continuing struggle for our country.

We also have to raise funds to continue the good fight please donate whatever you can to ‘Scottish Heritage’ PO Box 11815 Turriff AB53 8WB Together we can make a difference!

Activists canvassed in Saracen Street which is a busy shopping area in a part of the Glasgow North East constituency which has not, hitherto, been visited by the BNP.
This area includes Possilpark which has a reputation for being one of the tougher parts of Glasgow. Our team spent some time here and discovered that the residents were very friendly and forthcoming. The issues here are similar to those in other areas of the constituency; namely a feeling of detachment from their rulers in government which manifests itself in neglect and even disdain. Virtually nothing is done here by the politicians and if any action is taken then it is usually too little too late. The bare minimum seems to be the rule. Needless to say this has a depressing effect on the people and leads to apathy and a sense of hopelessness which translates into a low turnout at elections. We hope that we breathed some optimism and fresh air here and that the people feel that they are no longer taken for granted.

Meanwhile, other activists were busy at Springburn Shopping Centre and although they encountered some opposition from the socialists this was half-hearted and ineffective. To prove the point we set up a stall and six of us continued for another 2 hours. In the meantime, Charlie Baillie received a text from a 25 year old woman we had canvassed an hour before in Saracen Street saying that she would vote for him. A wonderful morale booster to finish the day on.

Campaign team member

If you can help Charlie’s team contact 07827811008

Day of action is called for Saturday 17th October. The BNP Truth truck will be in Glasgow with activists from England to help our campaign. Every Scottish member who can get to Glasgow either Saturday or Sunday are urged to do so, we only have a few weeks to ensure every voter in the constituency recieves our election material letting them know there is a real alternative to the old parties.
All BNP members are encouraged to get involved in the next four weeks leading up to the Election Day on Thurs 12 November. So far the campaign team has been to eleven locations five with a table top sale, they have distributed 6000 leaflets and given out over 2000 ‘Voice of Freedoms’ but this is only the start. We need your help even giving one day will make a difference.

The BNP standard has been raised in Glasgow will you allow it to fall or help keep it proudly flying?

Please contact either Charlie Baillie 07827811008 or Walter Hamilton 07717774730 and join the next leafleting session in the ward. Do it today, do it now!

Results from the Glasgow campaign have started to come through in the form of the number of leaflets being returned to the Scottish office asking for info packs and in some cases asking for help with local issues.
Almost every one shows great concern with law and order, or in fact the lack of law and order!
Is it any wonder when we have here in Scotland murderers sentenced to just six years in prison and released after serving three?
In January 2008 this was the sentence handed out to a thug who kicked and battered a nineteen year old youth to death then dumped his body outside his parents house in a wheelbarrow.
The youth’s mother said “Perpetrators are treated with kid gloves while victims and their families are given no consideration, how can it be justice that killing my son will cost no more than four years, and possibly just three?”
“I would never have supported the death penalty before but I would be first to sign up for it now.”
A sentiment we are finding is being expressed on the streets. There is a very real feeling that the justice system is failing in its duty which after all is to punish criminals and protect the innocent not the other way round!

If you can help spread our message please contact Charlie Baillie on 07827811008 and join one of our leafleting teams this weekend.

Our candidate Charlie Baillie has reported that he has been receiving a warm welcome from voters while campaigning in Springburn over the last few days.
He also took time to give an interview to one Nick Griffin for BNPtv. Charlie has called for all members that can get to Glasgow either in the week or at the weekend to get in touch as its time for ‘all hands to the pumps’!

Contact Charlie on 07827811008

On the return trip from the recent AC meeting in England I dropped in with Clive Jefferson to view the new NW office. The team that carried out all the work in getting the office up and running have carried out a first rate job and are to be congratulated on their hard graft.

Clive went over the campaign for the Glasgow by-election and how it should be run, this all depends on getting feet on the street of course, if you can get involved please contact our candidate Charlie Baillie who will be grateful to receive any offers of help.

Before leaving Clive made sure the car was loaded up with election material to take back up the road, which will be dropped off to the Glasgow team at this weekends Scottish officials meeting, where the strategy for fighting this and future elections will be discussed, expect a call from your local organiser over the next few weeks as we rally the troops to aid the campaign.

Thursday night saw a successful and productive first meeting for Lothian’s BNP.
The meeting was held at a venue in West Lothian with special guests Charlie Baillie, Glasgow BNP and Walter Hamilton, Lanarkshire BNP. Plus, there were a number of potential new members, as well as two Latvian Nationalists who support our cause; one of whom has spent two years in a Soviet prison due to his own Nationalist beliefs.
The meeting began with organiser Mike Coyle giving an introduction about the new group (with terrible jokes throughout) followed by a discussion of the roles that the group is aiming to fill and targets they hope to achieve.
The group had a positive and engaging discussion about recruitment and fund raising within the Lothian area, with many invaluable contributions from all, followed by a distribution of information of coming events; including a remembrance service for the fallen and a briefing on the 2010 elections. The first task agreed and actions started is that of leaflet distributions and Voice of Freedom sales within West Lothian.

Mr. Baillie then gave an inspirational talk about the upcoming Glasgow by-election, briefing the group on his goals and strategies.
Lothian’s BNP has agreed to contribute as much man-power as possible. It was also announced, with members consent, that Lothian’s BNP will donate 25% of all funds raised to the Glasgow campaign.

Centre stage then went to Mr. Hamilton, who gave invaluable and practical advice on a number of topics, including recruitment, fund raising, leafleting and many other aspects vital to a new group. Mr. Hamilton also contested the trophy for most terrible jokes, of which Mike was happy to concede.

Many thanks to those who attended and also to those who have been in touch, who could not attend.
Special thanks to Mr. Baillie and Mr. Hamilton for their contributions.

It has been reported to BNP Scotland that Labour controlled Glasgow City Council is ensuring that full support is given to an ever growing sector of the Economy.

Three ton vans based at the City Building Depot, Petershill Rd, are regularly loaded with pallets of flat screen tv`s, hoovers, washing machines and prams, to be shuttled to their eager recipients on the Refugee and Asylum seeker scam.

Free electricity is available to subsidise the running of these appliances until the cash comes pouring in! Then benefit thieves quickly convert the ‘unwanted gifts’ into cash on the second hand market.

VOTE TO STOP IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM!

VOTE CHARLIE BAILLIE GLASGOW NORTH EAST

With the planning and preparation done we will be starting the Glasgow North east campaign this week. Our candidate is Charlie Baillie who stood in two local elections and was our number two Euro candidate this year. Charlie went to school and was bought up in Springburn and knows the problems thisarea has only too well. Election leaflets are now being printed and we will need all the help we can get to ensure every home recieves one, please contact Glasgow BNP 07827811008 for full information about the campaign.

Young Charlie sporting a kilt as he still does at every RWB family festival.

Hello Folks.

My name is Michael and I’m your recently appointed Local Area Organiser for the Lothian’s BNP. Following on our current success and ever growing support, it gives me great pride to announce the creation of the new Lothian’s group.
I have arranged to hold our first group meeting on 24th September. (please contact for venue and times).
I have already received a massive response from the Lothian members and supporters alike, which just shows the heart and determination of the Lothian Nationalist’s. I would like to extend an open invitation to ALL members, supporters and anyone who is interested in our Party to come along.
The agenda for the meeting will be:

1. Group introduction/Chat.
2. Volunteer role allocation.
3. Recruitment strategy.
4. Fund raising strategy.
5. Remembrance service discussion.
6. Glasgow by-election campaign discussion.

Guest speakers will be Charlie Baillie, Glasgow BNP and Walter Hamilton, Lanarkshire BNP.

All comments and contributions will be very welcome. I look forward to seeing you all there.

Regards.

Michael.