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with the law I WISH to reply to the total ly uninformed letter pub- lished in your newspaper last week by the Rev. R. J.- Atkin son concerning the British National Party leaflet posted through his door. Should Mr Atkinson check
the lawful requirements with regard to political literature, he would find out that we are, in total compliance with the law and that, if he looked carefully at the bottom of the leaflet, he would see a return address which is, the Secre tary, PO Box 91, Clitheroe, Lancs, BB71WX.
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Ribble Valley Against Racism leaflet, he will dis-; cover only a telephone num ber with a voice mail service ■ and that is not a forwarding address. So Mr Atkinson, these people (Ribble. Valley Against Racism), when inter viewed last week in the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, wished to remain anonymous and will not leave a forwarding address. Would you not describe this as a cowardly invective? .
If Mr Atkinson reads th e . , / With regard to defending
our supposed allegations. which are currently part of the way of life of our nation, the Reverend needs.look no further than the national
newspapers, to see facts/fig- ures, etc., which will inform him that our small, but over crowded country, with its resources stretched to the limits, cannot cope with the strain put on it by the 200,000 asylum seekers who entered;Britain in 2001 (The, Sun, January 13th, 2003). . Mr Atkinson fails to realise
that 200,000 people equate to a city approximately the size of Norwich and that these people need to be housed, fed, clothed, taught and, ulti mately,'will need health care! Only recently, Clitheroe
Mayor Mrs Mary Robinson asked in a local evening news paper whether the BNP could,;; get the drains
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of control I FEEL I must respond to the issue involving the BNP and asylum seekers, (Rev. Richard J. Atkinson, January 16th). Firstly, I am not a member
unblocked and-get to grips- with the lackpf Ribble,Valley school places!#> ]; S h"‘- , : I t has tOjbe#pointed out'
that many people who live in the borough voiced their con cerns over this matter before planning permission was granted by Ribble Valley Borough Council to build many of these.' new, often large, estates.
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■ ; Letters were written’to the editors of the local newspa- p’ers asking whethertheioun-
cil could provide health cape, school places, ' emergency ser vices and provide good standard of general service to the ratepayers once this influxpf people into the bor ough beganl iQnty a few#yhars down the lih%;tl?Me!questi6ns are now being answered, belatedly, by the councillors who them selves passed planning per mission for these housing estates, Nol What is happen ing within the Ribble Valley is also happening on a nation al scale and is, in the most part, due to the massive influx of asylum seekers entering our country. With our infrastructure stretched to the limit, it is obvious we must put a stop to the mass migration to our country and get our own ship in order firstl If Mr Atkinson also reads
such newspapers a t The Times, he will find articles claiming up to 1,500 Iraqis every month are claiming asylum in Britain (The Times, January 20th, 2003), while a UN mandate states that any asylum seekers must seek refuge in the first safe country that they arrive ini So why do so many of these so-called asylum seekers trav el half the world, passing through many "safe coun tries",'and yet still want to come to Britain? Perhaps Mr Atkinson can inform me? Finally, Mr Atkinson
A race worthy
of distinction? WITH reference to the letter from the Rev. Atkinson, of- Trinity Methodist Church, Clitheroe, in last week's news paper. . Mr Atkinson, exhorts the
people of Clitheroe to dismiss the British National Party. He describes as cowardly the BNP denunciation of
, bogus asylum seeking and refers to racist propaganda. ■ In the forthcoming-local
elections, all candidates and their supporters will have to make public their names and addresses; these are the laws of democracy - are these the actions of those who prefer anonymity, as the writer sug gests? Does Mr Atkinson believe
that immigration at the rate of thousands of individuals a week from Third World nations, suffering from a vari ety of ailments, will not place an extra burden on an already overstretched National Health Service and welfare system? Does he approve of the pre
sent open house that allows these thousands of Third World dropouts to descend upon our nation expecting free board and lodging? Is it not uncontrolled immi
gration tha t results in the overcrowding of the southern counties and the "white flight" to rural areas, that makes it necessary to desig nate more green field sites for urban development and that this burgeoning situation will also eventually manifest itself in the Ribble Valley? The British National Party
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We.paynioneyint'o the Welfare system to cater for our national needs and to ’ help the elderly and many tragic cases, such as homeless people, and, sadly, we are let ting them down. Would Mr Atkinson let his parents; freeze in our cold winters and, at the same time, pay his next door neighbour's heating bill? I look forward to being informed!
claims the reality of asylum seekers living in condemned accommodation is never men tioned. Neither does he men tion that Britain has many thousands of homeless people within the inner cities who would appreciate one of these condemned sites, particularly in the middle of a British winter. Let's not forget, our own
PETER MCQUADE, Prospective councillor for the British National Party, Grafton Street, Clitheroe.
does not peddle racist propa ganda, it promotes national pride and the freedom of speech that has been made unacceptable by present day racial legislation. Mr Atkinson appears to
scoff a t the concept of a "native British people," why? Are we not a race worthy of
distinction? Should we capitulate in the
years of uninterrupted auton omy and yet we are about to cede our island race, without
face of accusations of racism? We have almost a thousand
a murmur of dissent, to asy lum seekere and Third World immigrants for fear of being labelled 'racist!,'Are we; all mad? '
JOHN CAVE, Hudson Street, Burnley.
BNP has done
good work THERE were two items which attracted my attention last week. Firstly, the interview'with
the anonymous spokesman, representing Ribble Valley Against Racism, who called for his identity to be withheld. I do not know how he man
of the BNP, but I will say that their policies are appealing to me and many others more and more. The BNP is a polit ical party and has a right, just like any other political party, to canvass voters.^ -Secondly, on the issue of
"asylum seekers,'' there are only around three to five per cent genuine tasylum seekers coming-{q'tliis small island of
oourt.tThe 'other 95 to 97 per cent are economic migrants. :/Asylum is meant to be
branch of the Anti-Nazi League wants to blindfold peo ple to the good work the BNP achieves. May I point out that the
aged to get it printed, but in one paragraph he repeated himself three times, apparent ly attempting to brainwash local citizens. I t is quite clear this local
Government has suspended the dispersal of any asylum seekers to the areas of Black burn, Burnley and Nelson, as announced by Government spokesman Lord Filkin. On the same subject, a
sought in the first safe coun- try. from origin; not six coun tries later. There is an argu ment that all they want is a better life, but if I wanted a better life in, say the USA, I would have to apply for visas, green cards and prove that I would be an asset to that country's economy. If I just turned up in that country, I would be put into immigra tion holding cells and then deported a t the earliest opportunity. • The hundreds of thousands
ter from a minister; at a Methodist Church. May I be the first to voice my concerns about a local minister taking such a hard-line stance about a political party he clearly knows very little about. He offered a point about "genuine" ■ political refugees and I would just like to point out that, if these were genuine, why do they cross so many safe and
Home Office spokesman told a local evening newspaper that the election of BNP council lors will have played a part in this decision. Secondly, you carried a let
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of these migrants which the letter says "are not putting a minimal strain on our nation al budget," are in reality putting a massive strain on the country's budget. Other wise, people who have fought for this country and paid taxes for 50 years or more would be able to feel settled in their care homes without fear of being moved on to another home due to lack of funds.. Our hospitals, schools and welfare system are buck ling under the strain of this influx, not to mention the million or so "illegals" already here in the "black economy." In short, the problem is out
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P.FRANKL/VND, Henthora Road, Clitheroe. :
Speeding: is it
of control and I feel that we should tackle our own prob lems of poverty, homelessness and healthcare first.
MICHAEL GUDGEON,
■Whitewell Drive* , Clitheroe.
by C. R. Wilkie in the Adver tiser and Times about "the: spy in the sky" and his convic tion for a speeding offence are unfortunately shared by many; people. The correspondent stated that the fine was for dri ving at 35 m.p.h. and felt that his was "preposterous and absurd."; Yet research by the Department of Transport shows that at 35 m.p.h. you 'are twice as likely to ldll some one as at 30 m.p.h. Additionally, the.difference
worth a life? ALTHOUGH I work for Lan cashire police as a civilian employee, I am writing this letter as a private citizen .; ; The sentiments expressed
extra stopping distance of sue metres (longer than two
minis). I hope C. R. Wilkie never :■
concern over the comparison he makes with the accident in Somerset with what he feels was an inappropriate verdict, however "two wrongs don't make a right." The possibility that an incorrect verdict was reached in another part of the country does not excuse speed ing on a road that has seen a fatal accident occur recently. We are all guilty of making mistakes when driving, but keeping within the speed limit greatly reduces the possible consequences of those mis-, takes. Can trying to avoid being a few minutes late really be worth risking a person's life?
SHAUN HEFFERNAN, Hillcrest Road,
Langho. Avoid fine: stop
breaking law SURELY, the letter from Mr C. R. Willde, published in the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times on January 9th, justi fies “this spy in the sky”. What is the purpose of a
speed camera? It is to enforce the speed limits, set by our leg islators, in the interest of road safety, and that is what it did when Mr Wilkie was speeding along the road beside Tesco. How does Mr Wilkie justify
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not ashamed to have been caught breaking the law, he has after all publicised the fact by writing his letter to you and seeks to justify his action on the grounds of a previous acci dent record. What would he say had he knocked down and killed a child? Does he realise the difference his five m.p.h. makes to his stopping dis tance? On a recent television pro
gramme, it gave the difference. When a car travelling at 30 m.p.h. has stopped, a car which was travelling at 35 m.p.h, is still travelling at 21 m.p.h., surely everyone will
. agree that this is a large differ ence if there were to be an acci dent. - Speed cameras only make
money for the authority con cerned from lawbreakers. Any one who objects to this has the remedy in his or her own hands, stop breaking the law i.e. stop speeding.
JOHN V. STANLEY, Chapel Close, Clitheroe.
Racing Gran
mark two WITH regard to the letter by “Racing Grannie”, I have had a similar experience. I was travelling in the direc
tion of Hyndburn Bridge doing my usual 35 m.p.h. on this stretch of road, and was amazed to receive a summons for speeding. Apparently the “goal posts”
had been moved and there was no prior notification of this intention.
_ Consequently, I am now
chugging along with an eye on my speedometer, much to the chagrin of “enlightened” speed buffs.
“ANOTHER RACING GRANNIE"
PM’s frenzied
outburst IS it not time that Tony Blair, after, so many years in office, became a Prime Minister of noise and polish, rather than the strident poseur of pretense and posture?
. , His behaviour in the House
of Commons on Wednesday, January 15th, which we wit nessed on our. television
. screens, will have been viewed throughout the whole world. ; - What a disgrace to the dig nity of our British Parliament when a' - Prime Minister
, indulges in frenzied outbursts . of meaningless cliches without # any substance or rationality of calm argument to1 support them. /- :v : 1 ' ; . Such were the tactics of fas
cist dictators in the last centu ry. We do not want, in this
; century, one in our own coun try - not even an elected one.
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Assault charge
CLITHEROE man Simonl of Faraday Avenue, was r l until January 31st by Blacl charged with affray and asstf stable Sarah Wilding in thtj
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breaking the speed limit? Does he consider himself to be above such laws? Surprisingly Mr Wilkie is
has to experience the traumat ic experience of having a p e r son he loves being involved in,, an accident and going through the subsequent worry and stress! A few years;ago, my youngest son was in-a bicycle accident. The car involved was travelling at the legal speed (30 m.p.h.), however,’
if.it had been travelling five m.p.h. faster, my son would have been more likely, to have been seri ously injured or killed. Fortu nately he was wearing a hel met and this, combined with the speed of the car, meant that he escaped with a broken leg and made a full recovery. I understand C. R, Wilkie's
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FIVE people have received ( the first 12 months of a cou writing braille in Clitheroe. The courses in the system I
help blind and partially-sigl) were launched a year ago by 1 sail, of Chathurn Road, Clil help of a £3,400 lottery grand The courses are now conti
Learning Centre in Henthom| with even more students,' Share. “It has been very successfi|
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Crash wl leads to
A 44-YEAR-OLD Clitherol woman refused to give breath sample to police aftel she had crashed her car in ti two vehicles as she drovl through the town late a |
night. Blackburn magistrate
heard that a man walking hi dog saw Carol Ann Reill| “slumped” over the steerin wheel as she veered from on side of the road to the othe| She collided with a parked < and then mounted the kerl before going on to collid| head-on with a van. Mr Neil White (prosecutj
ing), said that when asked 1 the van driver “what the hell she was doing, Reilly mut]
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