It's Business as usual for Burnley BNP

Last night more than 80 members and supporters of the Burnley and Pendle BNP crammed into a local pub to hear the message, "It's business as usual", from acting Branch Organiser Simon Bennett.

Far from been disprited over recent events, the disgraceful sentence handed down to Steve Smith has spurred members to become more involved, and after the meeting there were queues of volunteers wanting to sign up to help Burnley BNP's election effort.

Mr Bennett, who is the BNP candidate for Queensgate Ward in May, said he believed the political manoeuvrings behind Steve Smith's sentence would rebound on those in power in Burnley.
"Burnley people will see this as a deliberate ploy to deny Steve a seat on the council in May. It just goes to show how petrified they are of us".

That theme was taken up by another speaker, Burnley Bravepages editor Martin Wingfield, who drew attention to a speech made by Tony Blair this week in which the Prime Minister warned Labour Associations in the north of England that they were losing votes to the BNP. Mr Wingfield, who is the BNP candidate for Whittlefield and Ightenhill ward in May, primed canvassers and candidates for the coming council elections.

"The campaign in May will be hard-fought and there will no doubt be plenty of insults traded between the parties. They will call us all the usual names and amongst them will be the slur 'extremist'.

"Don't let anyone get away with calling us that.
"At a time when the very infrastructure of our country is crumbling.
"When our housing stock in a state of decay.
"When our hospitals can't look after the sick and have to ship them abroad for treatment.
"When our transport system is grinding to a halt.
"When our welfare state is on the brink of collapse because its being forced to support people who have never paid a penny in contributions, and
when there is racial tension in almost every town with an ethnic minority,
It is those in Government who are the extremists encouraging 200,000 immigrants and economic migrants a year to come to Britain.

A political extremist is someone who doesn't listen to the wishes of the people. Someone who has their own agenda that rides roughshod over democracy and the aspirations of decent right-minded people. Tony Blair and his New Labour - they are the extremists.

"Unlike New Labour, the British National Party is listening to the wishes of the British people. And there is a message is coming through loud and clear.
"It is saying "stop immigration, and stop it now - before it's too late."

At the end of the meeting a collection of over £400 was taken.






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