BNP Scotland are now in reach of winning a seat in Holyrood, that is if the usual suspects don’t change the voting system by 2011. This reflects the hard work that has been done over the last two years that has resulted in doubling our membership and increasing our vote to with in a whisker of saving our deposit for the first time ever in Scotland

Another five members have stood up to the mark and are in the process of being appointed Local Authority Organisers which will add Dundee, Fife, North lanarkshire, Highlands and Clackmannanshire to the ten organisers already appointed which means a leap from three groups two years ago, to fifteen now!

Issue three of our Scottish news letter ‘The Bugle’ will be going out in January to every member helping to keep all up to date with our progress and our official web site www.scotland.bnp.org.uk will spread news further a field!

It has not all been plain sailing, steering the good ship BNP never is, but we are in the best shape we ever have been and moving rapidly ahead. Our target now is 2010 when we aim to stand 23 candidates across Scotland, every group must now start raising funds and appoint candidates, some have already done so but every group has to start campaigning now, paper sales and leafleting events held by every one of our 15 groups will ensure the BNP’s message of hope starts to reach the Scottish people on a unprecedented scale!

The British National Party in Scotland continues to expand and has appointed yet another new organiser and deputy leader, Scottish leader Gary Raikes has announced. “I am pleased to announce that Joe Finnie will be the new organiser for Renfrewshire and Walter Hamilton will take up the role of Scottish deputy leader,” Mr Raikes told a regional meeting of BNP Scotland over the weekend.
“The meeting opened with encouraging reports from Local Authority organisers on the activities which have already taken place in preparation for elections,” Mr Raikes told BNP News. “I told the meeting about the BNP’s ethos of authority and responsibility and why we have to adhere to a disciplined structure if we are to gain success,” he said. “The BNP Scotland is currently at an all-time record with the highest number of active members ever and we are building on our growing vote tallies.”
The meeting was given a roundup of articles from the Scottish press which had featured the BNP. These included many front page items which proved how newsworthy the party had become in Scotland. “Even though they were written with a negative slant, they were on average favourable to our cause,” Mr Raikes said.
Also on the agenda was the upcoming Glasgow by-election which provoked much lively discussion. Invaluable advice was provided by England’s North West regional organiser Clive Jefferson. “We all know Mr Jefferson ran the successful campaign which led to the BNP victory in his region in the European elections and we’re grateful for Mr Jefferson’s help,” Mr Raikes said. Also attending the meeting was BNP deputy leader Simon Darby who fielded a number of questions concerning the proposed changes to the BNP constitution and the importance of the coming appearance of the Chairman on Question Time.
“All organisers were given info packs and copies of Voice of Freedom to take away to help in promoting the party in their regions,” Mr Raikes continued. “In addition, BNP Scotland’s 23 seat electoral strategy was presented by one of our think tank members. This let everyone know the goal towards which we are working in the elections.”
“It was a pleasure to meet up with all our newly appointed local authority area organisers and to hear how keen they all are to get things moving in their regions,” Mr Raikes said. “All agreed this meeting was one of the best attended, most productive, and professionally run we have had so far. Thanks go to secretary Ian Wilson for preparing all relevant paperwork and meetings chairman Robert Bonnar for keeping proceedings running smoothly.”

British National Party Aberdeen City ——————————————————————————– Hello Folks, As I am sure you are all aware, support for the BNP in Scotland is ever increasing and as a result; Gary Raikes has recently appointed five new Local Authority Organisers (LAO) for Scotland. I am your LAO for Aberdeen City and hope to begin contacting you all soon for a quick chat (please let me know if you prefer to phoned or emailed) and to invite you all to attend an informal Aberdeen BNP meeting! I am aiming to set up the meeting in about a months time, simply so we can all meet each other and talk about what we can do to increase support for the BNP in the City. If you are happy just being a quiet supporter, that is ok with me, I understand. Does anybody have any ideas for a potential venue? I am new to this role so any suggestions / ideas / concerns / problems please get in touch, I am here to help.  email AberdeenBNP@yahoo.co.uk Looking forward to meeting you all. Regards, Barry Scott

In a move that has stunned the public, Glasgow City Council Has BANNED the Union Flag from a street celebration at a community event celebrating the first Armed forced day as it could be provocative – even though Gordon Brown urged people to fly the flag for our troops with pride!

The people in Dennistoun wanted to pay special tribute to Armed Forces veterans and also serving soldiers. One of their friends, David Lavery, is a serving soldier in Iraq in the Royal Navy.

The organisers of a Dennistoun street party wrote to Glasgow City councillor Pat Chalmers for permission to fly the flag.

Permission to fly the flag of our country?

Councillors warned organiser that they should only use plain coloured bunting as the Union Flag would be provocative due to the Old Firm divide and any other flags would be taken down.

Chalmers also said that it was the local authority’s policy not to allow flags to be raised on public streets.

They then contacted Pat Chalmers and said that even Gordon Brown was backing flying the Union Flag, but they didn’t even bother to reply.

Organiser Jim Clark said, “When we wrote to the council saying we wanted to deck out a couple of streets with Union flags, Saltires and Commonwealth Games flags, they initially said we couldn’t. Even though we pointed out it was Armed Forces Day – which Gordon Brown is behind – they haven’t been in touch since.

“We’ve raised the money and hired a private contractor to put up the flags so there are no health and safety issues involved.

“The council are perhaps looking at it from a football perspective but people from all sorts of background are fighting for their country. This has nothing to do with football.”

Councillor Pat Chalmers said, “Unfortunately, Mr Clark’s very late requests came to my attention as the council went into recess.

“It was therefore too late to hold a council meeting to assess whether we should make an exception in this instance.”

You need a meeting to decide whether to put up a flag?

The event in Glasgow’s East End took place after the Armed Forces Day parade in Glasgow’s George Square.

The event at Georges Square included 500 Armed Forces Personnel and an RAF Nimrod Flypast.

Pat Chalmers, do you need reminding of who pays YOUR wages?

I do sympathise with the people of Dennistoun on this but, as like many people, they have got what they voted for. It’s about time the people of Britain began to wake up and smell the coffee (or stench of anti-Unionism.

They started this down in England with little Stalin and Hitler figures running around telling people to remove flags and that the people were not allowed to put up items such as flags and bunting.

The people of Scotland seem to think they are immune from it all, well you are not!
You should maybe start to Google similar events that have happened in England as most of the time things tend to filter over the border.

Jim Clark and the other people who were organising a day to celebrate our armed forces have to ask themselves this.

If this was a day to celebrate Multi-Culturalism and diversity or some sort of gay rights march, which would have involved the rainbow flag, I can guarantee not only would you have been given the go ahead, but the council would have dipped into the taxpayers coffers and paid for the flags, bunting and leaflets. Did anyone else notice the lack of advertising for the Armed Forces Day?

This is Britain. The Union flag is the symbol of our nation. These people, like Pat Chalmers, have little or no respect for it.