B-iased B-roadcasting C-orporation

I have now experienced first hand the B-iased B-roadcasting C-orporation at first hand. On Thursday afternoon I gave a recorded interview for the South East BBC Politics Show. The actual interview took only about 10 minutes but in that time I felt that I got across most of what I intended. I was quietly confident that the finished article would show the English Democrats in a pretty good light.

I managed to mention how we are NOT racist NOR are we anti-immigration. I told how we are meeting some enthusiasm for our policies on the door step and even how we were the only TRUE alternative to the fascist BNP.

However, when the show was aired, you would have missed it if you had blinked. Coupled with me allegedly saying, according to the BBC anyway, that we didn't have a hope in hell's chance of winning - it was not a show stopping display. To be fair, under the circumstances, we probably won't win - but that is NOT what I said.

The agenda of the BBC was clearly to say that the only party that did have a chance of toppling the Tories after years in post was - you've guessed it - their dear old friends in the Labour Party. Indeed, when that was actually put to me in the interview, my reply was "This is Tory heartland. Labour will never win in St Helens"

The result? I don't think I will ever again agree to a recorded interview, particularly with the BBC. A live interview is more scary because there is no chance of rectifying any mistakes but at least you stand a better chance of getting your message across.

Well done BBC!

Do We Seriously Expect to Win on the 10th

Lets look at some facts. St Helens is a Tory stronghold. It is one of the wealthier area's of the Borough and has been Tory for longer than anyone can remember. The other main parties usually only put up a token 'paper' candidate and are happy with the few votes that they do get.

The English Democrats are the new boys on the block, in fact we've been active in the town for about 6 weeks! When I say 'active' lets just make sure that we all understand what I mean. When I joined the English Democrats just a short while ago, I was effectively the only member in the town and I was tasked with building the membership. I was OK with that as we had a good 6 months to go before the General Election next May.

Then of course the Tories did what they are particularly good at - messing things up. The sitting Councillor resigned, which threw all of my plans into a cocked hat. Suddenly I had an election to fight. No mean task for one guy. Of course, we could have just stood back and let this one slip by but I have never gone through the process of an election before and reckoned that this was an ideal opportunity to cut our teeth on.

Indeed the exercise has proved useful and come the main election we will know exactly what the procedure is. It is also proving useful in introducing the party to an unenlightened population. The initial reaction from people as soon as they see the word 'English' is to presume that we are a fascist right-wing organisation, which I find very sad, however as soon as people realise exactly what we stand for, the mood changes - sometimes to enthusiasm. I find this particularly from young families who really do have an understanding about the dire situation our country is in.

So, can we win on the 10th? Well we are certainly going all out for a win and there is a possibility. To overturn a generation or two of Tory rule in this ward will be fantastic if optimistic, particularly when you consider that the party infrastructure consists of - me! The upside is that committee meetings are very pleasant and everybody is always in agreement.

Wish 'us' luck please and visit www.englishdemocrats1066.org

English Democrats 1066 on telly

After a bad day yesterday trying to deal with the media in the form of the Hastings Observer and trying to retain the reputation of our party, things took a turn for the better in the afternoon. A telephone call from the BBC no less. The Southeast Politics Show is covering the election in Hastings this Sunday morning and along with the other four candidates they want to interview me this Thursdays afternoon.

Greasepaint and a pen for the autographs at the high port, I will be prepared for 'Lights, camera, action'. Seriously, this is a rare opportunity for the English Democrats to get a wide coverage so lets hope that it goes well. I believe that the coverage for this programme is the whole of the South East, certainly Sussex & Kent, so here's hoping.

All requests for autographs to the official Fan Club web site please!