The newly formed Lothian’s region BNP group met this week and have announced that they have selected a candidate to contest their Westminster seat and will now be busy raising funds and campaigning. Mike Coyle as previously reported handed over to the new Lothian’s organiser David Orr and will now take up his new role as Central Scotland Organiser.

The group discussed the good working relationship that has been built up with the local police during earlier campaigning and the importance of keeping it up in the future.

Walter Hamilton and Joe T Finnie from Glasgow and West BNP offered the group advice on leafleting, paper sales and election tactics. Joe informed the group that they would have use of the Truth truck in March.

David urged everyone to show face at coming activities to help push the BNP message of hope to the good people of the Lothian’s.

Another meeting has been arranged for the same night 4th March please contact David for details.

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!