2012 March Bnp Handbook

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British National Party Handbook

Introduction

The British National Party is a party of activism. As it is an activist party, the

most valuable members are activists. We cannot rely on the media to promoteour policies and ideas to the public. Indeed the media is universally hostiletowards us. Nor do we have millions of pounds at our disposal to use topromote our Party. We have to rely on our members to get out there andpromote, recruit, campaign and electioneer. These are our activists.

Activism takes many forms. Not all activity consists of pounding the streets.Some very useful activity can take place from the home. Most activists workas part of a bigger team, as part of a wider campaign, while others, for avariety of reason work alone. Some activity is overtly political, some less so.Some individuals mix all these forms of activity.

In most instances, those members who wish to become active shouldendeavour to attach themselves to a functioning unit of the Party – a branchor group. Hopefully you will have an active branch or group in your town. If notyou may have to travel a short distance. By being part of a unit, you are partof the Party’s structure that runs up from the local activist, through your LocalOrganiser, to your Regional Organiser, to the Advisory Council and the PartyLeader. It is also good for your morale to be part of a team.

Whatever type of activity is engaged in, the more activists per member werecruit and the more hours each activist devotes to the Party, the easier our struggle becomes. Our future really is in our own hands.

The focus of our activity is not aimless. It is not random. For it to be effective itmust be targeted. It must conform to the Party’s strategic and tacticalobjectives. Otherwise the efforts are likely to be wasted.

The Party’s key and overriding aim is to establish deep and strong roots withinour local communities. When this is done we will naturally achieve sustainableelectoral success. By developing deep local support, we can win the trust of our people, a trust that will not be broken by media attacks. We must

effectively create our own nationalist community, our own sea in which we canswim politically. We must create a widely spread support base from which wecan act as the true leaders of the communities in which we live and operate.We must do this in every area in which we operate, so that our multi-headedpolitical opponents cannot cope with our level and spread of activity. Thisapproach is known as ‘many bush fires’. We must do this with a sense of urgency as we do not have centuries in which to gradually achieve our aims.



Attitude

While it is true to say that the majority of British people support our stance onvirtually every area of policy, clearly, the majority of British people do notsupport our party. This is largely due to image. Our image is largely

determined by the media, and the media portray us in a bad light to dissuadepeople from supporting us politically. In the past the nationalist movementhas, to be truthful, often acted in a way that conforms to and confirms, thenegative media stereotype. It is therefore important that you as an activist onlyact in a way that reflects credit on the Party. In the past, the attitude may besummed up as – we are nationalists, we have seen the light, the rest of thepublic are stupid as they have not seen what is going on, therefore it doesn’treally matter how we behave in front of the public as they are all idiotsanyway. This is the attitude that is clearly self defeating.

It is also important to remember that we will not win a quick victory. Although

we have a limited amount of time available for us, maybe a couple of decades, we must develop the mentality of the long struggle. We must resistapparent quick fixes and slog through, patiently building long-term support.We must not get disappointed and disillusioned if things do not appear to bemoving as fast as we would like, or if we sustain a set back.

While it is true that most people support our policies, you should never underestimate the apathy of the British public. Most people shut their eyes tothe problems that surround them. Most people are not interested in politics.Most people want a quite life. Occasionally, we attract the attention of themedia. Sometimes this might reflect the establishment’s alarm at theprospects of our electoral success, at others it could for example surround themedia circus that followed the State’s desperate attempts to convict the PartyLeader Nick Griffin in Leeds and at the High Court. At those times, all sorts of people come out of the woodwork and express their support for the BNP.These are ripe times for recruitment, but be prepare for the slack periods. Theperiods when apathy rules the day. The British people have been cowed bydecades of relentless liberal propaganda that has emasculated them. It is upto us to revitalise them, to reinvigorate them. So do not allow yourself to getdispirited when things do not appear to be moving forward as quickly as youmight wish.

Also be prepared for apathy within the party. Most members are not activists.Sometimes you may wonder why people joined or sent off for an enquiry packat all! We wish it were otherwise, but it is a fact of life. But think of it as your duty to inspire the non-active member to become active. To make it clear tothem that everything they do will help our progress.



Leafleting

One of the most basic forms of activity is leafleting. The Party produces arange of ‘national’ leaflets, on various issues, and also periodically producestopical campaign leaflets. These are cheap and always include contact details

to recruit members, either via the Party website, telephone lines or by post.

The Party also strongly encourages established local units to produce their own local community leaflets or newsletters. Local leaflets tend to get a muchbetter response from the public and conform to our tactical objective of developing local community support.

In most areas the optimum team for leafleting is four, although two is moreefficient. If your team is bigger than that then ideally you should break it downinto teams of four. Avoid big teams as it looks intimidating.

You should work out a route on a map whereby you go round in a loop andend up where you start off without back tracking over streets that havealready been leafleted. That way you do not waste time just walking downstreets to get to new un-worked streets. There are also important securityconsiderations. Occasionally you may come across a ‘screamer’ (someonethat comes out and screams deranged abuse) or some other type of protester. If you back track past houses that were leaflet ten minutes ago, youare drastically increasing the chances of an incident, which usually only occur when basic drills are not stuck to, even in ‘nice’ areas.

Similarly, when leafleting a block of flats always start at the top and workdown. When leafleting a corridor always walk to the end furthest from thestairwell and work back. When doing cul-de-sacs always walk to the end thenwork back leafleting both sides as you go. Never engage in public slangingmatches with ‘screamers’. If they offer the leaflet back, just take it, say ‘thankyou very much’, smile sweetly and move on.

The aim of leafleting is to recruit new members and/or to increase the level of support and awareness of our policies in your community, and to publicise acampaign (possibly an election campaign). Although leafleting is the mostbasic form of activity, and one of the easiest to organise and carry out, it is not

the most effective due to the quantity of junk mail that comes through people’sletter boxes on a daily basis.

Although there are security considerations, many lone wolf activists goleafleting on their own. So long as they do this in decent areas and avoid backtracking down roads that they have just done, there is no harm in this and issomething that many lone activists find very rewarding.One final point – always remember to push your leaflets right through thedoor. Never leave them half hanging out. This is particularly important atelection time as our opposition will be able to remove them if they are notposted correctly.



Door to door Paper Sales

The Party newspaper, Voice of Freedom, (VoF) is designed to be sold on thedoor. It is not designed or written as an oversized leaflet, and using it as aleaflet has always proved fruitless. It is too large and wordy for the vast bulk of

the population. It produces few if any enquiries and is a waste.

It is written for a target audience that is not as committed as a member, butnot as uncommitted as someone who occasionally votes for our Party or mayvote for us under the right circumstances. It is aimed at strong supporters inother words.

Establishing hundreds of VoF door-to-door sales rounds is one of the Party’skey tactical objectives. Every single unit should be doing this.

A ward should be selected as a target. It should be compact, with easy

accessible properties. Avoid wards with a large ethnic minority population.The ward should be easy for your activists to get to and should not be tooposh or too grotty.

The ward should be leafleted with the local Patriot leaflets first and then youshould go and sell VoF door-to-door by cold calling – just knocking on thedoor and selling it! In an average ward a few hundred sales can easilyestablished. These sales should be revisited every month and a regular roundbuilt up. Perhaps a quarter will drop out, but you will be left with a large sale,and as they will be in a small area, servicing the round every month isrelatively easy.

It generates funds for the unit. Collecting lots of small sums from lots and lotsof people is the best form of guaranteed revenue. Most people give more thanthe cover price. You can pass on Excalibur merchandise lists, branchbulletins, sell the Party magazine Identity, give them small bundles of leafletsor calling cards to distribute, invite them to meetings, and recruit extramembers, activists and council candidates. By regularly calling and selling thepaper each month you are really getting to know people, getting them to trustus, and you will find out exactly what is going on in your target ward. And thepeople you sell to will talk to their friends and neighbours about us, providing

a new source of converts come election time.

In short you will get under the skin of the local community. Establishing door-to-door paper sales rounds by cold calling on every single door in your targetward, is the single most effective way of establishing and retaining localcommunity support, from which will come electoral gains.

It is a good idea while leafleting to have a few copies of VoF with you in caseanyone comes out and expresses support as an instant sale can usually bemade.



Most people feel comfortable doing the initial sale as a pair – ideally a manand a woman or two activists from different age groups. Re-sales are usuallydone alone.

A typical pitch is “Good evening, we are campaigning in the area on the

issues of (Mosque being built, asylum centre being opened, houses beingbuilt on green belt land etc). Here is our leaflet on this issue (offer the localPatriot leaflet) we are from the British National Party”. If they show are interestfollow up with: “We are also seeing if people are interested in our newspaper,a lot of people are buying it as it covers all the news that the mainstreammedia keep out”.

If they buy a copy check they are on the electoral register (a copy of whichyou should have). If they are not then get them registered and also endeavour to register them as postal voters.

Canvassing

It is essential that as many activists as possible get over their ‘fear’ of canvassing. To someone who hasn’t done it before, knocking on doorsunannounced to promote the Party may seem like a daunting task.

But the personal touch, our face on peoples’ doorsteps, talking in a normalmanner about the genuine issues and concerns that really affect our peoples’everyday lives is our trump card. It absolutely is the case that we are the Partywith the most popular policies. The way we overcome our media createdimage problems is by talking directly to our people.

Other parties don’t have the active manpower or the interest to talk to theBritish public. They rely on the media, their money and advertising. This is our trump card. We are the party of the people. As such, canvassing is not to befeared. There is almost no chance of a ‘screamer’ coming out. They never sayanything apart from ‘no’ when you actually knock on their door. Many peopleare pleased to see us. The chances of being asked an awkward question arevirtually nil. There are few better ways of improving your morale than bycanvassing as you will be surprised at the level of support we enjoy. Theworst you will get is apathy.

When canvassing you should be equipped with a clipboard, pen, copy of theelectoral register for the relevant streets, map of the area, bundle of localleaflets and copies of the postal vote, proxy vote and electoral registrationforms. If you are also paper selling you will also obviously need sum papers.Pure canvassing is usually only done in election time.

You should dress in a smart casual manner. Too smart and you can look likea bailiff!



Door to Door Surveys

This is a great way of finding out which issues affect people in certain areas. Itis carried out in a similar way to canvassing, with a clip board and rather thancanvass sheets you use a question sheet. It can help you build support by

showing that you are genuinely concerned about local issues. Around tenquestions on a piece of A4 paper should be enough to establish rapport withthe householder. The questions you may wish to use should be related to thelocal area. For example you could ask if the person is affected by anti-socialbehaviour or if dog fouling or littering is a problem. Questions could then moveto interest in local politics and whether the person votes or not, if they voted inthe last selection etc. You could then ask who they may consider voting for,finishing your questions buy asking them if they would like an informationpack from The British National Party. The whole experience from start to finishshould only take a matter of moments per house and is definitely time wellspent. Surveys carried out in the past have yielded fantastic results.

Socialising

It is important to remember that socialising together is an essential aspect of building up a health team spirit. A group of activists will work harder together if they feel part of a team.

After an activity, be it routine leafleting, canvassing, paper selling or a day of action it is always best to arrange for everyone to meet up in a convenient pubor café for a social drink and a chat afterwards. This is also often the bestplace to arrange the next activity.

Unless you are well established in an area, for security reason avoid pubs inthe immediate vicinity of where you have just been active.

Social events should be an important part of any unit’s activity. It is often thebest way to introduce hesitant new members and get them to becomeactivists. A social event is an activity. It should not be regarded by the leadingactivists as just a bit of fun!



Follow Ups

A large proportion of an activist’s time is taken up with what could besummarised as recruiting. We obviously need more members and activists.More activists means we could open up more target wards, put on stronger

campaigns, get better election results, be better financed and so on. So it isobviously important that care and time is taken to ensure that when membersof the public make membership enquiries, that these enquiries are properlyfollowed up. When a member of the public enquires about the Party, they aresent an information pack. The enquiry is often forwarded to the local unit (or contact) via the Regional Organiser. It is up to the local unit to personally visitthe enquiry. Very occasionally the enquiry will turn into a member on thestrength on the information pack, but it is a fact the many more members aregain as a result of a personal visit, particularly if that visit is made soon after the initial enquiry is made.

Like door-to-door sales, it is often best to have a man and a woman call onnew enquiries. You should call unannounced. Occasionally this will causeembarrassment (e.g. if the enquiry turns out to be a child who enquiredwithout the parents knowledge, or if the husband enquired and is ‘under thethumb’.) However, we must be able to gauge the enquiry, to see if they aregenuine or not and to see them as they are. That is why it is best just to callround, looking professional, smartly dressed and with a range of Partyliterature and membership form. You must try to get them to join, donate,become active or at the very least buy our literature.

Visiting Local Members and Enquiries

Every unit will have members and enquiries (people who we know support usbut have not for whatever reason joined) scattered across their area. It isessential that these people are kept in contact with on a regular basis. Theyshould be sent a regular Branch bulletin, and invited to Branch meetings.

They should be visited (ideally monthly) and sold VoF and Identity and givensmall quantities of leaflets or calling cards to leave around the place, andprevailed upon to send donations. If they do not want to buy VoF they are awaste of space and you may as well forest about them. This scattering of

members and supports is a useful source of revenue and of information aboutwhat is going on. Although most of your work should be in your target ward,you must keep an eye on the rest of your area. They are also useful if youneed to stand in an election in that ward.

It is likely that there will be far too many new follow ups, existing newmembers and enquiries for the organiser alone to visit on a regular basis.Therefore it is essential that this task is delegated out to the most reliableactivists in the team.



Calling Cards

Mention has been made of calling cards. These are basically small cards –like a business card - with basic contact details for the party. They are easilyleft around the place and can result in a good stream of new enquiries.

Distributing calling cards is one of the easiest activities for a lone wolf activist.Besides, leaving them on trains or busses or in libraries, the best method is toleave a calling card in the side window trims of cars – and thousands can beput out in big trading estate car parks.

Helping in Elections

The most intensive time in an activist’s year is during an election campaign.This may be during the yearly (for most areas of the country) round of localelections held on the first Thursday in May, or during a local by-election. Keen

activists are out virtually everyday campaigning. A proper campaign consistsalmost exclusively of canvassing – hence the emphasis put on this virtualactivity. Also election work should not be regarded as something done just inthe last month before polling day. Local community campaigning is effectivelyyear round electioneering.

Electioneering is a specific and highly detailed skill in its own right and is dealtwith in a separate manual.

However, suffice it to say that keen activists are encouraged to help out in theregular round of by-elections that invariably crop up either regionally or evennationally. Highly experienced super activists, which every activist andmember should aspire to be, travel great distances to help out in key targetedelection campaigns and can justly be regarded as the elite of the Party.



Days of Action

Sometimes it is useful to hold a day of action. These are usually organisedregionally or by a number of neighbouring units. A day of action can take

several different form.

• It could be that a town needs developing – it should be fertile territoryfor the party but for some reason there isn’t a unit there, so, for example, a mass leafleting session is organised and is hope that theresulting enquiries will enable a unit to be set up

• It could be held to promote a specific local campaign.

• It could revolve around a street paper sale in the high street or marketplace, perhaps with a stall with party literature and merchandise on it.One note on street paper sales. You should not try to establish aregular sales pitch as this is likely to attract trouble.

• It could involve a mass door-to-door paper sale.

• It could involve leafleting an event that is likely to be attended bythousands of people, such as a county fair, a sporting event or acultural event.

There are many different forms that a day of action can take, only limited bythe imagination of the local organisers.



Local Branch Meetings

Local meeting are extremely important to keep your activists motivated andyour members informed on what’s going on. They can also be vital for raisingmuch needed election fighting funds. A successful meeting isn’t just about

raising lots of money. The attendees should leave feeling inspired, enthused,educated, and with the dates of upcoming local activities. Organisers need tomake sure the meetings are completely organised, orderly, and fulfil their purpose. So here is a checklist for things to think about when holding your next meeting.

Venue – Is the venue appropriate? A smoky pub is not the image we want tocreate, so how about booking a community centre hall or parish hall. Aseparate room in a pub is acceptable, but there definitely should not be a bar serving drinks in the meeting room! If you are holding a meeting in acommunity hall try to either arrange a buffet (perhaps prepared by local

members) or have a nearby pub where people can go back to talk andsocialise afterwards. This aspect is very important to build a comradely feelingamongst your members.

Alcohol - ideally there should not be any alcohol at a meeting. If people want adrink they can retire to a nearby pub afterwards. If the meeting is in a pub theOrganiser must ensure that no one over does it. Alcoholic drinks should notbe placed on the top table.

Agenda – there should be a logical running order. If it is a long meeting thenproduce an agenda. Plan for a break, raffle etc. This should be distributedbefore the meeting. A chairperson should ensure that the meeting runs to theagenda and keeps the meeting in order. Minutes should be taken by a groupsecretary or by an appointed person. The meeting should start on time.

Security – If you are having an important speaker or there is likely to be anysort of controversy around the meeting then you should always inform your security regional representatives so that they can assess the levels of securityyou will need present. Use a redirection point if you think it is necessary. Donot publicly advertise the venue.

Speakers – Most successful meetings only have one or at the most two guestspeakers, too many and your attendees will be bored and lose concentration.However it is a good idea to have a back up local speaker, in case the mainspeaker fall through. Keep your meetings to less than two hours, regular andinteresting.

Good news reports – It is always good to report on what the group has beenup to, rather that just reporting what awful things have been happening lately.This gives people the feeling of hopelessness, so enthuse them and get themout helping you!

Merchandise – This is becoming vital at meeting as people are crying out for badges, books, music etc. It also raises branch funds and promotes Excalibur.



Decoration – Making a meeting look professional is very important. Neatlydecorate the room with various national flags and Party banners that you mayhave available. Do not leave plastic bags and such like around the top table.

Collection – There should always be a collection – emphasis that we aredependant upon our supporters to finance everything we do. Have a proper collection bucket, perhaps decorated with flags. Do not just pass around aplastic shopping bag.

Activities Report – The organiser should always give a report on previous andforthcoming activities. The meeting must be a spur of greater activism.

Fund Holder’s Report – The fund holder should always give an account of thestate of local funds.

Advertising – You should always advertise your meeting to all local members,recent local enquiries and everyone on your door-to-door newspaper round.They should be encouraged to bring friends. We are not a secret society. Awell run Branch or group meeting is an excellent way of gaining new recruits.

Coordination – The Regional Organiser should always be told when you areholding a meeting in case he wishes to attend to make an announcementperhaps. Neighbouring units should also be told as their activists may wish toattend. It is important that our units are on good terms with their neighbours. Itis also important that nearby meeting do not clash.

Frequency – Meetings should not be held more than monthly. A branchshould hold at least four big meeting a year, with a good speaker. A groupshould hold at least two good meeting a year. If you hold too many, thennumbers will drop off. Its better to hold fewer, but well attended meetings.



Advertising Activities

It is important to establish a routine of constant activity. Lack of activity is thequickest way to kill a unit. And if you only work in spurts, your activists will getout of the habit. When you try to resurrect activities it will be difficult and you

will almost certainly suffer from low turn outs. It is therefore essential toestablish a regular routing of constant activity. Set aside certain days of theweek as activity days – so people know for certain that you are always out onMondays for example. It also greatly assists in the promotion of activities.

The organiser should always notify his activists (including potential andoccasional activists) of each activity – ideally by e-mail or text, or by a quickphone call. Ideally other keen activists should assist in this so that it does notfall to one person to chase people up. Branch bulletins should always containan appeal for activists and display a contact telephone number so people canring back and offer their services. Forthcoming activities should also always

be strongly promoted at branch meetings.

If the organiser is indisposed for whatever reason and cannot make a branchactivity, then the activity and the routine of activity should go ahead. Onlysloppy units stop work because the organiser is away. Keen activists shouldnot tolerate the cancellation of activities because the organiser cannot bethere. Delegation is vital.



Other Local Campaigns

The main focus of local campaigning as a standard routine drill for every unitmust be door-to-door paper sales and a regular local patriot leafletdistribution. However, there is an almost endless list of other activities in

which units are encouraged to engage. The only limit is your imagination!Here are some more important examples.

One of the most popular forms of local community work is the ‘clean up’. Thisis when a team of activists wearing high visibility jackets with the Party logoclear litter and rubbish from a blighted spot or remove graffiti, or perhaps cutunsightly, overgrown hedges on behalf of local residents. This is an effectiveactivity to show that we care about our community and are prepared to dosomething about it. When it comes to election time people will know that youhave carried out good work in the community and will be more inclined to votefor you because you get things done. Jackets can be ordered from Excalibur

on 07709 346 012 or at www.buyexcalibur.co.uk

Ideally our units will lead their communities in organising and at leastsupporting cultural events such as St George’s or St Andrew’s Daycelebrations or other local events.Your best activists, particularly potential council election candidates, shouldbe encouraged to attend council meetings in the public gallery, parish councilmeetings, resident and estate meetings. The purpose is to get themselvesknown and to understand the vital local issues.

Local leaflets should always have a local contact telephone number thatresidents can call as a helpline (also in case they wish to join!). Residentsshould be encouraged to come to us for assistance, so that we help them intaking their case up with the relevant authority – be it the council, the local buscompany, the local health authority, the police and so on. It is vital the localactivists take a keen interest in any such approach, and activists with specialknowledge are particularly useful. Some people are better at empathising withother peoples’ problems more that others. We must act as if we are the localcouncillors for an area – whether we are or not!

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Helping in the Background

So far all the activities discussed have been ‘street’ based. However there aresome people who want to their bit, who for whatever reason can only workfrom home. Sometime these are the activities that are best performed by lone

wolf activists. Here are some examples.

Envelope Stuffing

This involves collecting pre-paid envelopes that are sent with junk mail,putting some of our literature in them and sending them back. The type of literature sent will depend upon envelope size. National leaflets containingParty policy are ideal for this task. As the envelopes are pre-paid this activitywont cost a penny.

Telephone Calls

This could be telephoning new enquiries or members, telephoning existingmembers to remind the about activities or meetings, telephone canvassingduring an election campaign, or ringing up radio phone ins. Cheap rates areobtained if a housebound activist wants to take this seriously.

Folding and Stuffing

There are many times when teams are needed to fold leaflets or bulletins andstuff envelopes. Sometimes this is best done at one central location – such asa member’s house. At other times supplies could be dropped off at a houseand picked up when the task is complete. This is particularly the case duringelections when time is of the essence. If a folding machine can be purchasedit will save a lot of time.

Social Networking

The internet is a great tool for activism and has many advantages. It also hasits disadvantages if abused or used incorrectly. When using social networkingsites please ensure that you do so in a professional manner as more oftenthan not the information you give over will be seen by our enemies as well as

our friends. If you are using sites such as Facebook, you should be wary of who you add as ‘friends’ as many who purport to be so are not. They arethere to gather information on you and your activities. Please apply cautionwhen making comments and remember that whilst you are using the internet,the world is watching.



Letter Writing

Housebound and sole activists can do a useful job writing letters to the localpapers in support of the party. One useful ‘ploy’ is to send in a letter as if you

are hostile to the Party, accompanied by a crumpled up leaflet, complainingthat it has been put through your letter box and advertise the issues containedin it – in a disgusted tone of course. You could also perhaps providesecretarial work for your unit – sending out the branch bulletins for example or even writing articles and reports for your local bulletin or the Regional Voicessection of the website.

Recruitment

Everyone can take it upon themselves to recruit their friends and family in tothe Party. This sort of personal contact is probably the single biggest source

of new recruits. Every activist should make sure that they have a smallquantity of a variety of Party literature available to them to supply to interestedpeople as and when required.

The Police

To new recruits it may seem strange to have a section in an activist’s manualrelating to the police. However, hard experience tells us that it is necessary.But having said that there is no need to go overboard and become paranoid.The safest advice is to never break the law and to treat the police officers withwhom you come into contact with respect and courtesy. They are after alldoing a difficult job. However, some are motivated by a desire to please their politically correct masters and may cause you trouble.

If taken in for questioning on any pretext, never make a statement to anyofficer unless a solicitor is present and just say ‘No Comment’ in anyinterview.

Do not under any circumstance stray from this. Never allow yourself to have aseemingly ‘informal’ chat with a police officer as everything you say can begiven in evidence against you.

If arrested make sure you ask what you are being arrested for and whentaken to the police station ask for a copy of the leaflets on your rights in lawsuch as PACE and also utilise your right to make a phone call to let peopleknow where you are.

If you are with someone who has been arrested then get in contact with your local organiser and ask them to contact Head Office at 08448 094 581 for immediate advice.

It is useful for activists to keep ringing the police station and ask how the

arrested person is, how long they will be in, if they are well etc. That way thepolice are aware that the person in custody is being monitored.



It is useful whilst taking part in activities to have at least one activist with avideo camera or video phone present so that any incidents with members of the public or the police can be caught on film and used in any future courtcases, should they ever occur. If you are in a public place the police cannot

prevent you from filming them, if they tell you to stop filming then move awayand carry on filming regardless.

Video footage is useful in all cases of police malpractice and can be used for compensation claims.

It should go without saying that local leaflets should not stir up religious or racial hatred, and that extreme caution should be taken to avoid namingindividuals – to avoid the possibility of libel claims.

If verbally abused by people in public on an activity then just pull out your

video camera and film them. Do not allow yourself to be provoked intoresponding. When faced by such persons say nothing. They will soondisappear when they realise they are being filmed.

Stalls / Tabletops

This is a great way of reaching out to the general public. It works particularlywell when collecting signatures for a petition. The stall consists of a standardwooden pasting table covered with one big flag with a wrap around skirt whichcan be generic or may be specific to the current petition / campaign. For safety and logistical reasons it is not recommended to hold this type of activityalone. It works best with around four people, one or two to stand at the stall tochat and the others working the area in front handing out literature andguiding people to the stall for more information. If you have more than four people you may wish to use someone on a hand held megaphone approx 20meters away from the stall to help attract members of the public who may notbe able to see the activity. If you want to boost funds it is recommended yousell VoFs and merchandise at your stall. You should also place a donationbucket on your table top. You can contact Alwyn Deacon on 07709 346 012 or at [email protected] for literature and merchandise to get you started.

If someone attempts to move you on or interfere with your work then youshould direct them to the nominated spokesperson who should then quote Article 10 of The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights andFundamental Freedoms which can be found on the back of their membershipcard. It is recommended that you first ask the person who is interfering for identification. If they do not provide it then you do not have to engage inconversation with them.

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Mobile Street Activity

This activity is an alternative to putting out a stall and doesn’t involve as muchequipment. You can also visit multiple locations in one day. For reasons of

safety it is not recommended that you do this activity alone. You will require abanner, leaflets and some bungees. This activity is best carried out in a towncentre which is crowded. Simply find some railings, attach your banner withyour bungees and proceed to hand out your leaflets. If you don’t have abanner don’t worry, you can still carry out this activity without one. You canstay as long as you wish but around 30 minutes is enough time to make animpression. If you have a hand held megaphone you may wish to use it, froma distance to attract attention to your activity. You can then take down your banner and move to a different location. This method can also be adopted for petitions / surveys using clip boards.

Equipment and Etiquette for a Demonstration

It does not need hundreds of people to carry out a demonstration. This activitycan be performed by a small team of dedicated individuals and can be just aseffective.

Equipment

It is recommended that you use a box to keep your equipment in one place. Itshould fit easily into the boot of a car. Your demo box should be made of sturdy plastic and should be approx 3 foot square. It is recommended that iscontains the following items.

A Hand Held Megaphone / Static Megaphone

These can be used for speeches to the crowd and general sound bitesrelating to the event. The smaller megaphone can be used on the outskirts of the demonstration to urge people to buy our newspaper / sign our forms etc.

Clip Boards / Pens

These should be used by some of the demo team to work the crowd with joining up forms / postal vote forms / donation and standing order forms andenquiry gathering sheets.

Maps

Maps can be used if there are enough people to leaflet nearby houses. It issuggested that they are numbered and areas circled to avoid teams re doingthe same streets.

Voices of Freedom Newspapers



These should be sold to members of the public by a nominated person to helpboost funds and raise awareness of our Party and all the good work we do.

Leaflets (Generic and Specific)

Leaflets are important and should form a major part of the demonstration.Generic leaflets are fine to use but sometimes they may be event specific andespecially designed for the day. They should be used before during andperhaps after the demonstration time permitting. As well as handing out in thetown centre before the demonstration they should be handed out to membersof the crowd and passers by during the demonstration. Teams can alsodistribute leaflets in easy to reach areas near the town centre such asterraced streets.

Whistles / Air horns

These can be used as and when a noise needs to be made.

Collection Tins / Buckets

It is a good idea to have a member of your team walk around with a donationtin / bucket. When people can see that we are making an effort andaddressing serious issues affecting them in their community they are often alltoo happy to throw in some loose change.

Appearance and Behaviour

If you are attending a demonstration you are a representative of our Party andas such you should behave accordingly. We would not expect you to engagein unacceptable behaviour. We are the only hope for our country and we needto be seen by the general public as such. Other political parties do notcampaign on behalf of our people. We do and we need to do it professionally.

The Police / Authority Figures

As with other street activities, always have a delegated person to speak tothose in authority. There is no need for a crowd of people to gather around as

this will waste manpower and will detract from the real reason we are there; tospread a message of hope, not argue with the police / officials.

Procedure

It is advised that you arrive at the demonstration well in advance of the starttime. This will give you and your team an opportunity to begin distributing our literature around the area and will let people know that you are in town. This iswhere we differ from other groups as we get amongst our people and talkabout the issues affecting them.

Remember to be polite when handing out literature and that you are there asa representative of the Party. There you go sir / there you go ma’am should



be all you will need to say when handing over literature. You are not askingfolk if they want a leaflet, you are giving them one. Please be polite if theperson does not want a leaflet, perhaps they have just simply got out of thewrong side of the bed and would refuse anything off anyone. Do not take itpersonally.

During the demonstration, have members of your team work the area aroundthe outskirts with leaflets as more often than not members of the public will bepassing by and may not necessarily know what all the fuss is about.

Do not forget to have delegated people working the crowd with theclipboards / forms and donation tin / buckets

Ending the Demonstration

Hanging around too long can be counterproductive. Once the point has been

made it does not benefit anyone to hang around for hours on end. It isrecommended that a time is set for packing up. This should be done beforepeople start to leave. A nominated person should thank everyone for attending and should leave with a crowd pleaser such as ‘Three cheers for theBritish National Party’ which will help people to feel united before they leave.



Attending Council Meetings

If you are interested in being a Councillor is important that you attend localcouncil meetings. This is the best way to learn about the role of a Councillor

and it will help you to understand the format of meetings and the languageused therein. Anyone can attend a public council meeting and they are heldon a regular basis in your local town hall. You will find information about datesand times on the notice board at reception or on your local council website.

Standing Order Mandates

The use of standing orders to pay into the local branch / group or a regionalaccount is a fantastic way to stabilise finances. Come election time it isessential that enough money is available to put up a good fight and withregular donations this is easily achievable. Everyone can do something and if

it is difficult for people to physically help then they can show their support bydonating regular amounts to help those on the front line. Standing order formscan be downloaded here; www.bnp.org.uk/SO and should be sent to JamesMole at PO Box 9128, Lutterworth, LE17 9DD for processing. Please do notforget to fill out the reference section quoting your branch, group or region.

Postal Votes

Our opposition have been using the postal vote for years in order to defeat us.We spend our time running around in the election period working really hardand wonder why we are trounced at the polls when it is obvious it is only uswho are doing the work. The collection of postal voters is done on a weeklybasis by signing our supporters up to vote by post. Looking to the long termfuture, by signing up just a couple of our supporters per week to the postalvote we can, over a period of time close the huge gaps between our votesand those of others that befall us on polling day.

A person is eight times more likely to vote using the postal vote than they areat the ballot box. In the past we have not looked favourably on the postal votebut if the opening of the votes is correctly monitored and we seal the boxesthen this method is exceptionally effective. Once a person has shown their

support it is important that you check that they are registered to vote and thatthey are signed up for a postal vote.

Postal vote forms can be found here; www.bnp.org.uk/PV , once they arecompleted they should be sent to PO Box 213, Wigton, Cumbria. CA7 7AL for processing.

http://www.bnp.org.uk/SO

http://www.bnp.org.uk/PV

http://www.bnp.org.uk/SO

http://www.bnp.org.uk/PV



Conclusion

There is a wide variety of activities that either individuals or groups of peoplecan engage in. The worst thing is to be inactive. To know that something is

drastically wrong with our country and yet to find no time to do anything aboutit is simply not acceptable. It is better to do something than nothing. It is bestto stick to our tactical plans than to just do your own thing. It is better to bepart of a group than to work alone. Hopefully you will become an activemember and help us in our struggle. Everyone can do something. Let’s getout there and win our country back.

2012 March Bnp Handbook

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