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 promote our policies and ideas to the public. Indeed the media is universally hostile towards us. Nor do we have millions of pounds at our disposal to use to promote our Party. We have to rely on our members to get out there and promote, 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 work as part of a bigger team, as part of a wider campaign, while others, for a variety 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 should endeavour to attach themselves to a functioning unit of the Party a branch or group. Hopefully you will have an active branch or group in your town. If not you may have to travel a short distance. By being part of a unit, you are part of the Partys structure that runs up from the local activist, through your Local Organiser, to your Regional Organiser, to the Advisory Council and the Party Leader. 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 we recruit 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 it must be targeted. It must conform to the Partys strategic and tactical objectives. Otherwise the efforts are likely to be wasted. The Partys key and overriding aim is to establish deep and strong roots within our local communities. When this is done we will naturally achieve sustainable electoral 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 can swim politically. We must create a widely spread support base from which we can 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-headed political opponents cannot cope with our level and spread of activity. This approach 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 on virtually every area of policy, clearly, the majority of British people do not support 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 dissuade people from supporting us politically. In the past the nationalist movement has, to be truthful, often acted in a way that conforms to and confirms, the negative media stereotype. It is therefore important that you as an activist only act in a way that reflects credit on the Party. In the past, the attitude may be summed up as we are nationalists, we have seen the light, the rest of the public are stupid as they have not seen what is going on, therefore it doesnt really matter how we behave in front of the public as they are all idiots anyway. 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 resist apparent quick fixes and slog through, patiently building long-term support. We must not get disappointed and disillusioned if things do not appear to be moving 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 to the problems that surround them. Most people are not interested in politics. Most people want a quite life. Occasionally, we attract the attention of the media. Sometimes this might reflect the establishments alarm at the prospects of our electoral success, at others it could for example surround the media circus that followed the States desperate attempts to convict the Party Leader 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. The periods when apathy rules the day. The British people have been cowed by decades of relentless liberal propaganda that has emasculated them. It is up to us to revitalise them, to reinvigorate them. So do not allow yourself to get dispirited when things do not appear to be moving forward as quickly as you might 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 pack at 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 to them that everything they do will help our progress.

Leafleting One of the most basic forms of activity is leafleting. The Party produces a range of national leaflets, on various issues, and also periodically produces topical 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 much better 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 more efficient. If your team is bigger than that then ideally you should break it down into 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 and end up where you start off without back tracking over streets that have already been leafleted. That way you do not waste time just walking down streets to get to new un-worked streets. There are also important security considerations. Occasionally you may come across a screamer (someone that comes out and screams deranged abuse) or some other type of protester. If you back track past houses that were leaflet ten minutes ago, you are 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 work down. When leafleting a corridor always walk to the end furthest from the stairwell and work back. When doing cul-de-sacs always walk to the end then work back leafleting both sides as you go. Never engage in public slanging matches with screamers. If they offer the leaflet back, just take it, say thank you 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 a campaign (possibly an election campaign). Although leafleting is the most basic 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 peoples letter boxes on a daily basis. Although there are security considerations, many lone wolf activists go leafleting on their own. So long as they do this in decent areas and avoid back tracking down roads that they have just done, there is no harm in this and is something that many lone activists find very rewarding. One final point always remember to push your leaflets right through the door. Never leave them half hanging out. This is particularly important at election time as our opposition will be able to remove them if they are not posted correctly.

Door to door Paper Sales The Party newspaper, Voice of Freedom, (VoF) is designed to be sold on the door. It is not designed or written as an oversized leaflet, and using it as a leaflet 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, but not as uncommitted as someone who occasionally votes for our Party or may vote for us under the right circumstances. It is aimed at strong supporters in other words. Establishing hundreds of VoF door-to-door sales rounds is one of the Partys key 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 too posh or too grotty. The ward should be leafleted with the local Patriot leaflets first and then you should go and sell VoF door-to-door by cold calling just knocking on the door and selling it! In an average ward a few hundred sales can easily established. These sales should be revisited every month and a regular round built 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 is relatively easy. It generates funds for the unit. Collecting lots of small sums from lots and lots of people is the best form of guaranteed revenue. Most people give more than the cover price. You can pass on Excalibur merchandise lists, branch bulletins, sell the Party magazine Identity, give them small bundles of leaflets or calling cards to distribute, invite them to meetings, and recruit extra members, activists and council candidates. By regularly calling and selling the paper each month you are really getting to know people, getting them to trust us, and you will find out exactly what is going on in your target ward. And the people 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 doorto-door paper sales rounds by cold calling on every single door in your target ward, is the single most effective way of establishing and retaining local community support, from which will come electoral gains. It is a good idea while leafleting to have a few copies of VoF with you in case anyone comes out and expresses support as an instant sale can usually be made.

Most people feel comfortable doing the initial sale as a pair ideally a man and a woman or two activists from different age groups. Re-sales are usually done 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 being built on green belt land etc). Here is our leaflet on this issue (offer the local Patriot leaflet) we are from the British National Party. If they show are interest follow 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 mainstream media keep out. If they buy a copy check they are on the electoral register (a copy of which you 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 hasnt done it before, knocking on doors unannounced to promote the Party may seem like a daunting task. But the personal touch, our face on peoples doorsteps, talking in a normal manner 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 Party with the most popular policies. The way we overcome our media created image problems is by talking directly to our people. Other parties dont have the active manpower or the interest to talk to the British 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 be feared. There is almost no chance of a screamer coming out. They never say anything apart from no when you actually knock on their door. Many people are pleased to see us. The chances of being asked an awkward question are virtually nil. There are few better ways of improving your morale than by canvassing as you will be surprised at the level of support we enjoy. The worst you will get is apathy. When canvassing you should be equipped with a clipboard, pen, copy of the electoral register for the relevant streets, map of the area, bundle of local leaflets and copies of the postal vote, proxy vote and electoral registration forms. 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 like a bailiff!

Door to Door Surveys This is a great way of finding out which issues affect people in certain areas. It is carried out in a similar way to canvassing, with a clip board and rather than canvass sheets you use a question sheet. It can help you build support by showing that you are genuinely concerned about local issues. Around ten questions on a piece of A4 paper should be enough to establish rapport with the householder. The questions you may wish to use should be related to the local area. For example you could ask if the person is affected by anti-social behaviour or if dog fouling or littering is a problem. Questions could then move to interest in local politics and whether the person votes or not, if they voted in the last selection etc. You could then ask who they may consider voting for, finishing your questions buy asking them if they would like an information pack from The British National Party. The whole experience from start to finish should only take a matter of moments per house and is definitely time well spent. 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 pub or caf for a social drink and a chat afterwards. This is also often the best place to arrange the next activity. Unless you are well established in an area, for security reason avoid pubs in the immediate vicinity of where you have just been active. Social events should be an important part of any units activity. It is often the best way to introduce hesitant new members and get them to become activists. A social event is an activity. It should not be regarded by the leading activists as just a bit of fun!

Follow Ups A large proportion of an activists time is taken up with what could be summarised 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 is obviously important that care and time is taken to ensure that when members of the public make membership enquiries, that these enquiries are properly followed up. When a member of the public enquires about the Party, they are sent 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 visit the enquiry. Very occasionally the enquiry will turn into a member on the strength on the information pack, but it is a fact the many more members are gain 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 on new enquiries. You should call unannounced. Occasionally this will cause embarrassment (e.g. if the enquiry turns out to be a child who enquired without the parents knowledge, or if the husband enquired and is under the thumb.) However, we must be able to gauge the enquiry, to see if they are genuine or not and to see them as they are. That is why it is best just to call round, looking professional, smartly dressed and with a range of Party literature 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 us but have not for whatever reason joined) scattered across their area. It is essential that these people are kept in contact with on a regular basis. They should be sent a regular Branch bulletin, and invited to Branch meetings. They should be visited (ideally monthly) and sold VoF and Identity and given small quantities of leaflets or calling cards to leave around the place, and prevailed upon to send donations. If they do not want to buy VoF they are a waste 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 about what 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 you need to stand in an election in that ward. It is likely that there will be far too many new follow ups, existing new members 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 reliable activists 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 easily left 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 to leave a calling card in the side window trims of cars and thousands can be put out in big trading estate car parks. Helping in Elections The most intensive time in an activists year is during an election campaign. This may be during the yearly (for most areas of the country) round of local elections held on the first Thursday in May, or during a local by-election. Keen activists are out virtually everyday campaigning. A proper campaign consists almost exclusively of canvassing hence the emphasis put on this virtual activity. Also election work should not be regarded as something done just in the last month before polling day. Local community campaigning is effectively year round electioneering. Electioneering is a specific and highly detailed skill in its own right and is dealt with in a separate manual. However, suffice it to say that keen activists are encouraged to help out in the regular round of by-elections that invariably crop up either regionally or even nationally. Highly experienced super activists, which every activist and member should aspire to be, travel great distances to help out in key targeted election 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 organised regionally 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 territory for the party but for some reason there isnt a unit there, so, for example, a mass leafleting session is organised and is hope that the resulting 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 market place, perhaps with a stall with party literature and merchandise on it. One note on street paper sales. You should not try to establish a regular 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 by thousands of people, such as a county fair, a sporting event or a cultural event.

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

Local Branch Meetings Local meeting are extremely important to keep your activists motivated and your members informed on whats going on. They can also be vital for raising much needed election fighting funds. A successful meeting isnt just about raising lots of money. The attendees should leave feeling inspired, enthused, educated, and with the dates of upcoming local activities. Organisers need to make 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 to create, so how about booking a community centre hall or parish hall. A separate 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 a community hall try to either arrange a buffet (perhaps prepared by local members) or have a nearby pub where people can go back to talk and socialise afterwards. This aspect is very important to build a comradely feeling amongst your members. Alcohol - ideally there should not be any alcohol at a meeting. If people want a drink they can retire to a nearby pub afterwards. If the meeting is in a pub the Organiser must ensure that no one over does it. Alcoholic drinks should not be placed on the top table. Agenda there should be a logical running order. If it is a long meeting then produce an agenda. Plan for a break, raffle etc. This should be distributed before the meeting. A chairperson should ensure that the meeting runs to the agenda and keeps the meeting in order. Minutes should be taken by a group secretary 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 any sort of controversy around the meeting then you should always inform your security regional representatives so that they can assess the levels of security you will need present. Use a redirection point if you think it is necessary. Do not publicly advertise the venue. Speakers Most successful meetings only have one or at the most two guest speakers, 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 main speaker fall through. Keep your meetings to less than two hours, regular and interesting. Good news reports It is always good to report on what the group has been up to, rather that just reporting what awful things have been happening lately. This gives people the feeling of hopelessness, so enthuse them and get them out 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. Neatly decorate the room with various national flags and Party banners that you may have available. Do not leave plastic bags and such like around the top table. Collection There should always be a collection emphasis that we are dependant upon our supporters to finance everything we do. Have a proper collection bucket, perhaps decorated with flags. Do not just pass around a plastic shopping bag. Activities Report The organiser should always give a report on previous and forthcoming activities. The meeting must be a spur of greater activism. Fund Holders Report The fund holder should always give an account of the state 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. A well run Branch or group meeting is an excellent way of gaining new recruits. Coordination The Regional Organiser should always be told when you are holding a meeting in case he wishes to attend to make an announcement perhaps. Neighbouring units should also be told as their activists may wish to attend. It is important that our units are on good terms with their neighbours. It is also important that nearby meeting do not clash. Frequency Meetings should not be held more than monthly. A branch should hold at least four big meeting a year, with a good speaker. A group should hold at least two good meeting a year. If you hold too many, then numbers 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 the quickest way to kill a unit. And if you only work in spurts, your activists will get out 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 to establish a regular routing of constant activity. Set aside certain days of the week as activity days so people know for certain that you are always out on Mondays for example. It also greatly assists in the promotion of activities. The organiser should always notify his activists (including potential and occasional activists) of each activity ideally by e-mail or text, or by a quick phone call. Ideally other keen activists should assist in this so that it does not fall to one person to chase people up. Branch bulletins should always contain an appeal for activists and display a contact telephone number so people can ring 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 branch activity, then the activity and the routine of activity should go ahead. Only sloppy units stop work because the organiser is away. Keen activists should not tolerate the cancellation of activities because the organiser cannot be there. Delegation is vital.

Other Local Campaigns The main focus of local campaigning as a standard routine drill for every unit must be door-to-door paper sales and a regular local patriot leaflet distribution. 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. This is when a team of activists wearing high visibility jackets with the Party logo clear litter and rubbish from a blighted spot or remove graffiti, or perhaps cut unsightly, overgrown hedges on behalf of local residents. This is an effective activity to show that we care about our community and are prepared to do something about it. When it comes to election time people will know that you have carried out good work in the community and will be more inclined to vote for 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 least supporting cultural events such as St Georges or St Andrews Day celebrations or other local events. Your best activists, particularly potential council election candidates, should be encouraged to attend council meetings in the public gallery, parish council meetings, resident and estate meetings. The purpose is to get themselves known and to understand the vital local issues. Local leaflets should always have a local contact telephone number that residents can call as a helpline (also in case they wish to join!). Residents should be encouraged to come to us for assistance, so that we help them in taking their case up with the relevant authority be it the council, the local bus company, the local health authority, the police and so on. It is vital the local activists take a keen interest in any such approach, and activists with special knowledge are particularly useful. Some people are better at empathising with other peoples problems more that others. We must act as if we are the local councillors for an area whether we are or not!

Helping in the Background So far all the activities discussed have been street based. However there are some people who want to their bit, who for whatever reason can only work from 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 containing Party policy are ideal for this task. As the envelopes are pre-paid this activity wont cost a penny. Telephone Calls This could be telephoning new enquiries or members, telephoning existing members to remind the about activities or meetings, telephone canvassing during an election campaign, or ringing up radio phone ins. Cheap rates are obtained 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 and stuff envelopes. Sometimes this is best done at one central location such as a members house. At other times supplies could be dropped off at a house and picked up when the task is complete. This is particularly the case during elections when time is of the essence. If a folding machine can be purchased it will save a lot of time. Social Networking The internet is a great tool for activism and has many advantages. It also has its disadvantages if abused or used incorrectly. When using social networking sites please ensure that you do so in a professional manner as more often than 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 are there to gather information on you and your activities. Please apply caution when 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 local papers 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, complaining that it has been put through your letter box and advertise the issues contained in it in a disgusted tone of course. You could also perhaps provide secretarial work for your unit sending out the branch bulletins for example or even writing articles and reports for your local bulletin or the Regional Voices section of the website. Recruitment Everyone can take it upon themselves to recruit their friends and family in to the Party. This sort of personal contact is probably the single biggest source of new recruits. Every activist should make sure that they have a small quantity of a variety of Party literature available to them to supply to interested people as and when required. The Police To new recruits it may seem strange to have a section in an activists manual relating 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 with whom you come into contact with respect and courtesy. They are after all doing 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 any officer unless a solicitor is present and just say No Comment in any interview. Do not under any circumstance stray from this. Never allow yourself to have a seemingly informal chat with a police officer as everything you say can be given in evidence against you. If arrested make sure you ask what you are being arrested for and when taken to the police station ask for a copy of the leaflets on your rights in law such as PACE and also utilise your right to make a phone call to let people know 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 the police 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 a video 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 court cases, 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 away and 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 naming individuals 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 into responding. When faced by such persons say nothing. They will soon disappear when they realise they are being filmed. Stalls / Tabletops This is a great way of reaching out to the general public. It works particularly well when collecting signatures for a petition. The stall consists of a standard wooden pasting table covered with one big flag with a wrap around skirt which can 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 activity alone. It works best with around four people, one or two to stand at the stall to chat and the others working the area in front handing out literature and guiding 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 20 meters away from the stall to help attract members of the public who may not be able to see the activity. If you want to boost funds it is recommended you sell VoFs and merchandise at your stall. You should also place a donation bucket on your table top. You can contact Alwyn Deacon on 07709 346 012 or at dispatch@bnp.org.uk for literature and merchandise to get you started. If someone attempts to move you on or interfere with your work then you should direct them to the nominated spokesperson who should then quote Article 10 of The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms which can be found on the back of their membership card. 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 in conversation with them.

Mobile Street Activity This activity is an alternative to putting out a stall and doesnt involve as much equipment. 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 a banner, leaflets and some bungees. This activity is best carried out in a town centre which is crowded. Simply find some railings, attach your banner with your bungees and proceed to hand out your leaflets. If you dont have a banner dont worry, you can still carry out this activity without one. You can stay as long as you wish but around 30 minutes is enough time to make an impression. If you have a hand held megaphone you may wish to use it, from a 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 activity can be performed by a small team of dedicated individuals and can be just as effective. Equipment It is recommended that you use a box to keep your equipment in one place. It should 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 is contains the following items. A Hand Held Megaphone / Static Megaphone These can be used for speeches to the crowd and general sound bites relating 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 and enquiry gathering sheets. Maps Maps can be used if there are enough people to leaflet nearby houses. It is suggested that they are numbered and areas circled to avoid teams re doing the same streets. Voices of Freedom Newspapers

These should be sold to members of the public by a nominated person to help boost 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 and especially designed for the day. They should be used before during and perhaps after the demonstration time permitting. As well as handing out in the town centre before the demonstration they should be handed out to members of the crowd and passers by during the demonstration. Teams can also distribute leaflets in easy to reach areas near the town centre such as terraced 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 donation tin / bucket. When people can see that we are making an effort and addressing serious issues affecting them in their community they are often all too happy to throw in some loose change. Appearance and Behaviour If you are attending a demonstration you are a representative of our Party and as such you should behave accordingly. We would not expect you to engage in unacceptable behaviour. We are the only hope for our country and we need to be seen by the general public as such. Other political parties do not campaign 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 to those 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; to spread 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 start time. 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 is where we differ from other groups as we get amongst our people and talk about the issues affecting them. Remember to be polite when handing out literature and that you are there as a representative of the Party. There you go sir / there you go maam should

be all you will need to say when handing over literature. You are not asking folk if they want a leaflet, you are giving them one. Please be polite if the person does not want a leaflet, perhaps they have just simply got out of the wrong side of the bed and would refuse anything off anyone. Do not take it personally. During the demonstration, have members of your team work the area around the outskirts with leaflets as more often than not members of the public will be passing by and may not necessarily know what all the fuss is about. Do not forget to have delegated people working the crowd with the clipboards / 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 is recommended that a time is set for packing up. This should be done before people start to leave. A nominated person should thank everyone for attending and should leave with a crowd pleaser such as Three cheers for the British 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 local council 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 language used therein. Anyone can attend a public council meeting and they are held on a regular basis in your local town hall. You will find information about dates and 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 regional account is a fantastic way to stabilise finances. Come election time it is essential that enough money is available to put up a good fight and with regular 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 by donating regular amounts to help those on the front line. Standing order forms can be downloaded here; www.bnp.org.uk/SO and should be sent to James Mole at PO Box 9128, Lutterworth, LE17 9DD for processing. Please do not forget 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 hard and wonder why we are trounced at the polls when it is obvious it is only us who are doing the work. The collection of postal voters is done on a weekly basis by signing our supporters up to vote by post. Looking to the long term future, by signing up just a couple of our supporters per week to the postal vote we can, over a period of time close the huge gaps between our votes and those of others that befall us on polling day. A person is eight times more likely to vote using the postal vote than they are at the ballot box. In the past we have not looked favourably on the postal vote but if the opening of the votes is correctly monitored and we seal the boxes then 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 that they are signed up for a postal vote. Postal vote forms can be found here; www.bnp.org.uk/PV , once they are completed they should be sent to PO Box 213, Wigton, Cumbria. CA7 7AL for processing.

Conclusion There is a wide variety of activities that either individuals or groups of people can 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 about it is simply not acceptable. It is better to do something than nothing. It is best to stick to our tactical plans than to just do your own thing. It is better to be part of a group than to work alone. Hopefully you will become an active member and help us in our struggle. Everyone can do something. Lets get out there and win our country back.