BNP: Making Things Happen in Burnley

Back in June during the General Election campaign, canvassers for the British National Party in Burnley were told by voters, "We support your policies but voting for you is a wasted vote." How wrong can they be?

Every vote for the BNP last June, and again at the council elections in November, helped focus the national spotlight on Burnley, and has resulted in the town receiving unprecedented offers of assistance.

The latest organisation to come scooting up to East Lancashire is the Commission for Racial Equality. They have, for the first time in their 25 year history, launched a campaign to help white working class males between the ages of 18 and 30, battle against discrimination. The CRE will pay special attention to their needs in the town and will try to understand their grievances.

The CRE acknowledged that it's only because of the BNP that they are taking this initiative.

"The BNP garnered significant votes in Burnley at the General Election because it listened to disaffected communities", the CRE concluded. The new focus on young white men was signalled by the CRE's chairman, Gurbux Singh. "For the CRE, tackling the perceptions and poverty levels of poor white communities is almost as important as tackling ethnic minority deprivation," he said. "Our way of thinking has changed, and that's because of the BNP".

The CRE joins a long line of politicians and public service groups that have headed for Burnley because of the BNP vote in the town.

John Prescott, Lord Falconer, Ted Cantle, "Blackadder" are just a few 'men of importance', who have suddenly expressed an interest in the town, while local MP Peter Pike has turned his back on the bright lights of Westminster and appears reluctant to leave Burnley's boundaries. Northern Ireland secretary, John Reid, even interupted a major speech on the 'Troubles in that Province' to discuss Burnley's well-being and voting intentions in the November council elections.

There are towns across the whole of the North and the Midlands who suffer from the same economic and social deprivation that exists in Burnley. Some of these towns have also experienced major disturbances during the summer, but none have been under the spotlight like Burnley and Oldham.

It is only because of the vote for the British National Party - 11.3% in Burnley, 11.2% in Oldham East and 16.4% in Oldham West - that the establishment has focussed its attention on these towns.

The Commission for Racial Equality coming to Burnley to campaign on behalf of disaffected white youngsters? - that would have been unthinkable before June. Far from being a wasted vote, a vote for the British National Party has proved to be the most potent force in British politics at the moment. A BNP vote makes things happen!





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