Glasgow BNP met on Wednesday evening at the usual Glasgow City Centre venue. Thirty patriot members attended the meeting and the atmosphere was friendly with everyone feeling a real sense of unity and agreeing that we are fighting for one common purpose. The meeting was treated to a talk by a local member who has a wealth of knowledge on any subject and is a very entertaining speaker. he spoke about the real dangers we, the British people, face with the Islamification of Europe and the treacherous left wing politicians and media.

The latter part of the evening was dedicated to open discussion as this gives everyone a chance to air their views and feel as though they are contributing to the meeting. A new member has offered to write articles for the website and someone with resources in the entertainment industry has offered to help out at future events such as the RWB.

Another trip to Barking and Dagenham is being planned shortly. Some more members have volunteered to make the journey down South so Glasgow will be able to field a larger contingency. Other branches have also indicated their interest in travelling to London with Glasgow.

A tasty buffet was available and at the end of the evening a fantastic collection of £470 was made – the best collection at a Glasgow meeting in a long time. Well done to everyone who attended and we hope to see you all again next month. Can we just remind everyone that tickets for the forthcoming Road Show on 27th March are selling fast, so please order early to avoid disappointment. Tickets can be purchased from the Glasgow and West of Scotland Organiser, Hammy. Telephone: 0771 7774730.

BNP Scotland held an organisers meeting on Sunday 7th to discuss the General Election. Topics included candidate admin, dealing with the media and campaign tactics.
Ten confirmed prospective candidates will be standing in Scotland we hope to make that up to twelve to reach the target we set ourselves last year.

Aberdeen organiser, Barry Scott reported that his group will be putting up two billboards to aid Susan Ross’s campaign, a first for the BNP in Scotland, we are also hoping to secure the truth truck for a tour of our target seats backed up by a newspaper campaign based on the Barking paper used down south which Glasgow Organiser Walter Hamilton and other Scottish officials helped distribute in Nick Griffins seat.

A new organiser for Lothian’s was appointed to build on the good work done by Mike Coyle who sadly due to family bereavement has had to stand down from the role. I know all BNP members will wish him and his family well, we are all thinking of you at this difficult time.

Taking over from Mike will be David Orr Jnr whose father has been one of our longest serving activists and a prospective candidate in the coming election.

Photographs were taking by our own professional photographer, Dave Jeffries, who will be on hand to capture activities through out the campaign.

A fundraising evening with guest speaker Cllr Paul Golding will be held in Aberdeen on Feb 17th followed by another event in Glasgow in March with Chairman Nick Griffin or another high profile speaker. This weekend activists from Glasgow are travelling to Aberdeen to help Susan’s campaign. BNP Scotland have candidates standing in all North east seats in this election another first, one of many more to come!

Local dynamo Susan Ross has been nominated to stand for the British National Party in Aberdeen South, it was announced at the latest meeting of the party in this northern Scottish town.

“My aim as candidate is to offer real representation for everyday people, confronting real political issues and to show Aberdeen that the BNP really is a credible alternative,” Ms Ross told the meeting to great applause.

Organiser Barry Scott described the meeting as a “roaring success” with attendance figures significantly up on the previous gathering. “There were a great many new faces in the audience which which was extremely reassuring,” Mr Scott said.

“The most promising and significant difference this time round was the increase in female attendees. Some 30 percent of the members who turned-up were women, a very encouraging development,” he said.

The meeting was also addressed by local activist John Robertson who gave an informative talk on the forthcoming changes to the party’s constitution and its implications.

The meeting ended with a lengthy question and answer session followed by a collection which raised £170.

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.”