Tag Archives: BNP
The final Battersea list
The council have published the final list of candidates for the Battersea parliamentary seat. I know I shouldn’t say this but I’m a little disappointed, the field has narrowed, and we are now down to seven candidates, the major parties are there, obviously, with the Conservatives Jane Ellison challenging Labour’s Martin Linton for the seat. [...]
Council nominations
As I mentioned at the end of last week the nominations for the council elections closed last week and the statement of people nominated was published today. The full list can be downloaded from the council. This is the sort of thing that only really interests anoraks like me, but to give you the highlights. [...]
Now 99% opinion free
A series of events over the past few weeks have left me realising quite how dangerous it is to hold opinions – to the extent I’m thinking of giving them up. In recent weeks I’ve had two episodes in which my opinion has elicited a surprising response. First when I suggested in my weekly wrap-up [...]
The BNP and the lynch mob
It is with a heavy heart I find myself having sympathy with Nick Griffin. Today he is bemoaning his fate of having had to face a BBC organised lynch mob. No better than he deserves you might think and I’m inclined to agree; but I have to stick by the principles that meant I supported [...]
The BNP and tolerance
The past few weeks have seen tonight’s BBC Question Time take up a lot of people’s time and energy because the leader of a political party is on the panel. Nothing at all controversial about that, perhaps a little unusual since you would not expect to see Gordon Brown or David Cameron there, but not [...]
London and Wandsworth’s European election results
It was a fairly good night for the Conservatives in London – three of London’s eight MEPs were returned as Conservatives. Congratulations to Charles Tannock, Syed Kamall and Marina Yannakoudakis on their elections. It’s also pleasing that the BNP did not win a seat here. Though disturbing that they managed to take two seats in the [...]
Confessions of a Conservative canvasser: Part II
Yesterday I highlighted some of the things canvassing is not. Today I want to go through some of the things canvassing is, and my thoughts at the end of this particular campaign. While the media will concentrate on Cabinet resignations and pressure on Brown, the life of a party activist is less glamorous and less [...]
Are the BNP active in Battersea?
A few people have had the dreadful BNP leaflet land on their doormat recently and asked me if this means the BNP is active in Battersea. Luckily, I think the answer is no. In each case the leaflet has been their badly researched election communication featuring a Polish Spitfire, American models and an elderly Italian [...]
