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Monday, 1 February 2010
BNP Announce Candidate

Press Release
General Election Candidate – British National Party
Local activist Michael Clarke has been selected as our Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the forthcoming General Election.
Michael is 53 years old, married to wife Jane for 30 years and has 3 children and one grandchild. He has spent most of his working life as a Furniture Designer and Upholsterer, winning nine national awards for his sofa designs.
Michael says “I am delighted to have been given this opportunity to promote our common sense policies. I will be campaigning on the nation changing issues that the other parties fear to address. Mass Immigration, the European Union and the loss of our Christian heritage will be my priorities, along with the illegal war in Afghanistan, a better deal for our pensioners and crime.
We are now the third party in Amber Valley, having beaten the Lib Dems in both the Euro and County elections in June, and we are closing fast on the Tories and Labour. To win the seat will be a monumental task but if we work hard and keep to our strategy I genuinely believe it is possible.
Our last two MPs have been outsiders who have put Amber Valley second to their own political careers. Being born and bred in the heart of the constituency, Amber Valley means more to me than just a meal ticket and I will be fighting for the good of the area to my utmost ability.”
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Saturday, 30 January 2010
Marxist Madness
Thursday, 28 January 2010
£17m for Public Toilets in Vietnam VS Amber Valley Businesses providing Public loos at home!
Report By CLLR Lewis Allsebrook
The Labour Government’s foreign aid budget has just announced a £17 million grant to Vietnam to build toilets in that country. Whilst at home tight budgets in Amber Valley mean Public Toilets may need to be provided by local businesses.
Last night I attended the Cabinet meeting where the Tories decided to go ahead with their scheme to phase out council run public toilets in favour of directing people to businesses who will be allowing people in to use their toilets instead. The businesses will be paid £600 a year to open their loos to the public. This is a last ditch attempt by cash-strapped Amber Valley Borough Council to provide toilets free to the public because sadly the cost of repairing smashed up and vandalised public toilets has got too high.
Although I can see the reasoning behind the Tories move on Public Toilets and think this is an option that should be tried I do have some reservations. So I don’t think we should phase out the existing public toilet infrastructure too quickly in case the scheme doesn’t work and we need to go back to them. Although I hope the scheme works I said this at last nights meeting;-
“…I was in Melton Mowbray recently and used the public toilets whilst I was there, they were probably the best public toilets I’ve ever been into. You go through a turnstile and pay 20p. The toilets are attended, they were well heated, clean and tidy, with no signs of vandalism. The attendant kept an eye on the kids and logged the times they were coming in, he was very friendly. They also had a heavy duty night toilet.” I went on to say “..with businesses opening and closing in Heanor like a yo-yo it is my fear that at times we may end up with no toilets the public can use at all”.
I also said the scheme is not one that I think can work everywhere in Amber Valley and in some places we will need to keep our existing toilets. However sadly because some people ruin everything for everyone else I think the council may need to take a serious look a bringing in attended Public Toilets like the ones in Melton Mowbray, which of course is only possible by introducing a small charge. So the next time you see some idiot disrespecting a public toilet, do something about it, the toilets are paid for with your money after all!
At the same time the Department for International Development’s website proudly announced that the “UK will help improve the lives of thousands of people in Vietnam by providing basic toilets and hygiene facilities.” Making the announcement, International Development Minister Mike Foster said the DFID “will participate in a Vietnamese government-led programme to tackle a chronic shortage of latrines in the country through a £17 million grant. The money will also help spread good hygiene practices such as regular hand washing with soap.”
While no-one in their right mind would not want to help people in need, the first priority should be at home. Until we can afford to provide basic clean, safe to use public toilets at home we shouldn’t spend any money providing that abroad. Both the Conservative and Labour parties have committed to increasing the foreign aid spend from its current £8 billion per year to £13 billion.
Only the British National Party is committed to halting all foreign aid until basic standards are met in our own country and poverty it wiped out here. Then and only then will we look at sending funds abroad!
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Empty Tory/Labour seats as Mercians are granted Freedom of the Borough.
Submitted by Michael Clarke
ALL BNP Councillors were prensent for Amber Valleys most important civic ceremony in years. Last nights ceremony was to bestow the 'Freedom of the Borough' on the Mercian Regiment. The Freedom will allow the Mercians to march with 'drums beating, flags flying and BAYONETS FIXED,' the council has also given the regiment free use of all Amber Valleys Leisure centres. Everyone in Amber Valley should get out to show support for our local lads when the Mercians march through Ripley on March 15th. This event is certainly one everyone will enjoy and one not to be missed.
Even though this Freedom was passed unanimously some Tory and Labour represntatives didn't have the respect to show up! Local MP Judy Mallaber, almost a third of Labour councillors and several Conservative councillors couldn't be bothered to turn up to what should have been a packed Council Chamber so it was disappointing to see so many empty seats.
Where was Mallaber? Out of the area? Now theres a surprise, or maybe she was on yet another all expenses paid African trip?
As for the absent councillors, I will name and shame them shortly as soon as I get the full list. But notable absentees were Langley Mill and Aldercars Stephanie Jo Ward (Labour), Riddings Paul Smith (Labour) and Horsley Woodhouses Kevin Parkinson (Conservative)
What sort of state would we be in if the brave soldiers in the Mercians adopted the same 'can't be bothered attitude'? These guys have carried out three tours of Afghanistan in this Politicians War, and will be going again later this year. To turn up for one evening to show support and respect isn't asking too much of our local politicians is it?
Saturday, 23 January 2010
21st Century Schizoid Men or Headless Chickens?
WE KNOW there is growing support for our commonsense policies, and so do THEY. That is why they are in a panic and appear to be running around like headless chickens making accusations that are so easily refutable they are laughable.


