How Low Can You Go?

It was only by chance that I caught this Sunday Telegraph article on the MSN website.  As the UK Government announces that it has to slash spending on Police, Child Benefit, Housing Benefit, Tax Credits, Winter Fuel for Pensioners, Royal Mail, and various other projects.  We then find out that most of the whores in Parliament have decided that they should also sell off our open spaces to the highest bidder. 

The Labour Party and Tory Government's have been selling off our Playing Fields for many years, so this latest asset strip of our green spaces is to be expected.  From another Telegraph report from last July, we were informed that the Labour Party sold off 200 football/soccer pitches to developers.

There's me thinking that Liberals are supposed to be in favor of protecting the environment.

Caroline Spelman, the Environment Secretary, is expected to announce plans within days to dispose of about half of the 748,000 hectares of woodland overseen by the Forestry Commission by 2020.

The controversial decision will pave the way for a huge expansion in the number of Center Parcs-style holiday villages, golf courses, adventure sites and commercial logging operations throughout Britain as land is sold to private companies.

Sherwood Forest (Nottinghamshire)

Legislation which currently governs the treatment of "ancient forests" such as the Forest of Dean and Sherwood Forest is likely to be changed giving private firms the right to cut down trees.

Laws governing Britain's forests were included in the Magna Carta of 1215, and some date back even earlier.

Conservation groups last night called on ministers to ensure that the public could still enjoy the landscape after the disposal, which will see some woodland areas given to community groups or charitable organisations.

However, large amounts of forests will be sold as the Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) seeks to make massive budget savings as demanded in last week's Spending Review.

Whitehall sources said about a third of the land to be disposed of would be transferred to other ownership before the end of the period covered by the Spending Review, between 2011 and 2015, with the rest expected to go by 2020.

A source close to the department said: "We are looking to energise our forests by bringing in fresh ideas and investment, and by putting conservation in the hands of local communities."

Unions vowed to fight the planned sell-off. Defra was one of the worst-hit Whitehall departments under the Spending Review, with Ms Spelman losing around 30 per cent of her current £2.9 billion annual budget by 2015.

The Forestry Commission, whose estate was valued in the 1990s at £2.5 billion, was a quango which was initially thought to be facing the axe as ministers drew up a list of arms-length bodies to be culled.

However, when the final list was published earlier this month it was officially earmarked: "Retain and substantially reform – details of reform will be set out by Defra later in the autumn as part of the Government's strategic approach to forestry in England."

A spokesman for the National Trust said: "Potentially this is an opportunity. It would depend on which 50 per cent of land they sold off, if it is valuable in terms of nature, conservation and landscape, or of high commercial value in terms of logging.

"We will take a fairly pragmatic approach and look at each sale on a case by case basis, making sure the land goes to the appropriate organisations for the right sites, making sure the public can continue to enjoy the land."

Mark Avery, conservation director for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) said: "You can understand why this Government would think 'why does the state need to be in charge of growing trees', because there are lots of people who make a living from growing trees.

"But the Forestry Commission does more than just grow trees. A lot of the work is about looking after nature and landscapes."

New Forest (Hampshire)

"We would be quite relaxed about the idea of some sales, but would be unrelaxed if the wrong bits were up for sale like the New Forest, Forest of Dean or Sherwood Forest, which are incredibly valuable for wildlife and shouldn't be sold off.

"We would look very carefully at what was planned. It would be possible to sell 50 per cent if it was done in the right way."

A Defra spokesman said: "Details of the Government's strategic approach to forestry will be set out later in the autumn.

"We will ensure our forests continue to play a full role in our efforts to combat climate change, protect the environment and enhance biodiversity, provide green space for access and recreation, alongside seeking opportunities to support modernisation and growth in the forestry sector."

Allan MacKenzie, secretary of the Forestry Commission Trade Unions, said: "We will oppose any land sale. Once we've sold it, it never comes back.

"Once it is sold restrictions are placed on the land which means the public don't get the same access to the land and facilities that are provided by the public forest estate.

"The current system means a vast amount of people can enjoy forests and feel ownership of them. It is an integral part of society."

In 1992 John Major's Conservative government – also looking to save money in a recession – drew up plans to privatise the Forestry Commission's giant estate, which ranges from huge conifer plantations to small neighbourhood woodlands.

John Gummer, then the Agriculture Minister, wrote to cabinet colleagues saying that he 'wanted to raise money and get the forest estate out of the private sector'. Mr Major backed the sell- off which, it was hoped, would raise £1 billion.

However it was later abandoned following a study by a group of senior civil servants, amid widespread public opposition.

Finally, you have to remember that the Coalition government is willing to sell off our history for a Billion or two, but then increases the Foreign Aid Budget by three Billion. 

The British National Party's Environmental Policy is as follows:

 - The British National Party is this nation’s only true Green party which has policies that will actually save the environment. Unlike the fake “Greens” who are merely a front for the far left of the Labour regime, the BNP is the only party to recognise that overpopulation – whose primary driver is immigration, as revealed by the government’s own figures – is the cause of the destruction of our environment. Furthermore, the BNP’s manifesto states that a BNP government will make it a priority to stop building on green land. New housing should wherever possible be built on derelict “brown land.”

Other environmentally friendly policies which the BNP has in its manifesto include: - The removal of unsightly overhead power lines from beauty spots and their burial underground; - The creation of a bulk transport tax regime that pushes supermarkets to supply more local and seasonal produce; - The encouragement of an extensive and rapid switchover to organic and low fossil fuel farming techniques; - The banning of the ritual slaughter of animals without pre-stunning, and the sale of such meat; - The elimination of the unhealthy, energy intensive and cruel factory farming of livestock; - The abolition of all “stealth taxes” and other charges on household rubbish collections.

Britain is one of the most densely populated countries in the world and our population is increasing — due entirely to immigration — which necessitates the building of ever more homes, which in turn places a strain on our infrastructure such as transport and water supplies. Independent environmental organisations believe that Britain’s population needs to be significantly reduced. Our immigration policies will achieve this. Together with independent environmental organisations the BNP recognises that Britain’s environmentally sustainable carrying capacity is substantially lower than its present population

With regard to the transport problem and the environmental impact it has, BNP policy is also refreshingly different. A BNP government will: - Develop alternative transport fuels such as bio-diesel and hydrogen; - Develop renewable energy sources such as off-shore wind farms, wave, tidal and solar energy; - Investigate the feasibility of cutting-edge, intrinsically-safe, fast-breeder nuclear stations; - Invest in a high-speed, magnetic levitation, inter-city rail network; - Allow the building of a new privately-funded airport on reclaimed land in the Thames estuary to reduce the pressure on, and stop the constant expansion of, the South East’s airports.

Oil and gas are finite resources, rapidly being depleted. Prices are going to continue to rise significantly and this will place a heavy burden on both industry and private consumers. Furthermore, as we are becoming increasingly dependent on energy from unstable and potentially unfriendly foreign powers we are becoming ever more vulnerable to economic blackmail or even harm. ‘Peak Oil’ is a clear and imminent danger to our economy and society, so Britain needs to invest in new technologies and be broadly self-sufficient in terms of energy. The BNP firmly rejects the “climate change” dogma while being fully conscious of the urgent need to combat all real pollutants in the environment. The time has come for change.-

Better Off On Benefits?

For many people the chance of finding paid employment where they live is very unlikely.  Towns and Villages across the East Midlands and Wales that were once thriving industrial areas are now ghost towns as factories and mines have closed their doors as greedy employers have opted for cheaper labor in Eastern Europe or Asia instead.  The current and previous governments have no intention of helping those people get back into work, as they know that once they get them on the benefit cycle, most will not be able to get off.  Over time the long term claimants will feel helpless without government support, so vote Labour to protect their benefits.

A recent article on the Russia Today website focused on the fact that Britain is at the top of the household jobless league table, compared to other major E.U countries. The report states that one sixth of all children live in a workless household. And with the economy heading for a double-dip, the number of people that are on long-term unemployment benefit is on the rise.

The report also went on to ask if the generous benefits system has created a generation of career claimants.

As an example, they interviewed a single Mother with four children, who has never worked, and asked her if she felt that $20,000 worth of benefits per year was enough to live on.  Her response was, "it is barely enough to stay afloat."  This is not unusal, as reports have shown that benefit dependency can become a way of life for many families across Britain.  For this family, the cycle has already started, as the claimant's 17 year old daughter has already had her first child.

The British National Party's Policy is as follows:

- Only the British National Party has the plan to reverse these decades of disastrous Labour and Tory social engineering programmes – through a sensible policy of workfare, not welfare.



The principle is simple: those who receive community support incur obligations as well. People who genuinely want to work must be provided with the opportunity to do so in return for training which will put them back into proper full-time employment.

In return for financial support and training for a new career, the benefit recipient must complete a certain number of hours of work per week. Properly implemented, this policy will undermine the benefit dependency culture and bring masses of unemployed back into the formal employment sector.

Ultimately there must be only one category of welfare recipient: those who genuinely deserve or have earned it. The scrounger entitlement mentality must be discarded. Those who can work but refuse to do so, must face the consequences of their actions on their own. -

Virtual Fence or Immigration Reform

This year has seen more than its share of controversy over illegal immigration. SBINet, the “virtual fence” at our southern border, was defunded, Arizona passed SB 1070, and Beltway pundits have expounded on the need for comprehensive immigration reform.


Most recently, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) introduced an immigration bill just before Congress adjourned ahead of election season. Since “lame duck” action on an issue like immigration is highly unlikely, the question remains: Will the next Congress act on immigration? Or will other, less politically contentious issues, cut the line?

One thing is for sure: Securing the southern border is the one facet of the immigration issue that seems to have bipartisan support. Whatever their stance on immigration, congressmen from both parties agree on the need to be sure who is able to cross America’s southern border.

However, the issues the midterm elections seem to be turning on are fiscal responsibility, tax policy and the proper size and role of government, rather than traditional “wedge” issues like immigration reform. Even when politicians have made political hay out of immigration, the issue is so nuanced that nothing ever seems to happen. Witness the DREAM act, the immigration reform legislation that has been perennially re-introduced in Congress since 2001.

So, it looks like government contracting’s best hope for immigration reform is a re-invigorated and re-imagined SBINet, possibly using UAV patrols to secure the southern border against illegal crossings. Odds are, we’ll probably have to wait at least another two years for any meaningful political action on immigration.

Article Found In GovConExec Magazine



More about The Southern Border Initiative Network (SBINET) below:

Article Found On FierceGovermentIT website:

SBInet is a DHS effort to blanket U.S. borders with a chain of radars, cameras, and heat and motion detectors, allowing border patrol agents working from a common operational picture. SBInet has cost $1.9 billion so far, or 564 percent more than the initial projected cost, according to the Government Accountability Office. The prime contractor is Boeing

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) lacks the capability to support SBInet technology already deployed along the southwestern border, says the Homeland Security Department.

According to the "Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure and Technology" fiscal 2010 spending plan that DHS submitted to Congress on May 20--recently obtained by FierceGovernmentIT through a Freedom of Information Act request--CBP does not possess the engineering and logistics resources or capabilities needed to sustain currently deployed SBInet technology. Federal fiscal years start each Oct. 1, meaning that federal agencies are now in the final weeks of fiscal 2010.

The plan calls for $25.3 million in fiscal 2010 spending on software, test equipment and training to enable CBP personnel to maintain SBInet information technology systems.

In the meantime, CBP is drawing on contractor staff from Boeing at a rate of $45.1 million during fiscal 2010 to provide equipment maintenance, help desk support and spare parts, the spending plan states. In fiscal 2009, Boeing received $37.5 million for the same tasks. As of Dec. 31, 2009, contractors outnumbered government staff working on SBInet by 154 to 135, the plan states.

It's unknown how much of the spending plan has changed since President Obama's August 13 signing of a southwest border security supplemental appropriations bill that pays for a $600 million boost in federal efforts in part through a $100 million subtraction from the SBInet budget.

New work on SBInet has been halted since DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano's March announcement that the department froze additional funding for anything beyond already begun initial deployments along 53 mile stretch of Arizona border. The fate of the project hinges in great measure on a review Napolitano initiated in January; that assessment is scheduled for completion by Sept. 30.

According to a chart apparently made with pre-freeze data, DHS had planned to spend $697.6 million on SBInet during fiscal 2010, plus an additional $827.3 million in the first half of fiscal 2011. As of March 31, DHS had already spent $56.6 million on SBInet during fiscal 2010, the spending plan states.

The plan also calls for $8 million in spending on an open architecture common operating picture that could replace the COP utilized in existing SBInet deployments. Testing during December 2008 revealed that the SBInet information technology was prone to frequent crashes.

In general, CBP wants to rely more on in-house engineering, the plan states, which includes creation of a standards-based environment for new software development.

Field Trip To The Mosque

On May 17, 2010, a letter was sent home to the parents of the students at the Wellesley Public Middle School, in Massachusetts. The parents were informed that the Social Studies class would be attending the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, for a one day field trip.


The letter went on to explain that the trip had been arranged to give the students and parents an authentic experience inside a mosque by observing a Midday prayer service. Most of the parents believed, after reading the letter, that the students would get the chance to see Islamic architecture up-close, and learn about the history of Islam and Muhammed. It appears that the overall feeling was that this event was an innocent enough event for Christians and Jewish students to take part in, as it was only advertised as an informal educational outing to a cultural center.

Little did they know that the host, who was a white convert to Islam, would use the event as an excuse to try and recruit the attendees to Islam by lying about the freedoms that Muslim women enjoyed in Saudi Arabia during the 7th century and enjoy to the present day.

As the Midday Prayer Service was approaching, all of the female students, teachers, and parents were encouraged to leave the prayer area. One parent used a hidden camera to record the activities in the prayer area from a neighboring room. The parent was shocked to see that someone in the mosque had invited some of the Christian and Jewish boys to join in when no-one was looking. All of the students were copying the Muslim faithful by prostrating themselves with their foreheads on the ground.

After the field trip ended, the parent that filmed the event did some research about the mosque. She found out that many of the past and present (as of Fox News report during 2004) leaders have ties to Islamic terrorism.

The founder of the mosque, Abdulrahman Alamoudi, is currently serving a 23 year prison sentence for his connections to an Al Qaeda plot. Meanwhile, the Muslim American society, is responsible for the upkeep of the mosque, and is the overt face of the Muslim Brotherhood of America. For those of you that don’t know what the MBA’s goals are, I suggest you read the information below:

The process of settlement [of Islam in the United States] is a "Civilization-Jihadist" process with all the word means. The Ikhwan must understand that all their work in America is a kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and "sabotaging" their miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and God's religion is made victorious over all religions. Without this level of understanding, we are not up to this challenge and have not prepared ourselves for Jihad yet. It is a Muslim's destiny to perform Jihad and work wherever he is and wherever he lands until the final hour comes, and there is no escape from that destiny except for those who choose to slack.

The organization behind the video is called Peace and Tolerance. They have challenged the Principal, Superintendent, and the Chairwoman, Wellesley Board of Selectmen to investigate this incident, and make sure that it doesn’t happen again.



Many thanks to C.Y

Nick Griffin - Liberty Radio Link

My apologies for not posting the audio links to the archived show that Nick Griffin MEP appeared on during the evening of September 25, 2010.  Anyway, here's the links:

Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn92AZ_Xnqw

Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3kB0h4jPds&feature=related

Part 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gnvJWqyN4A&feature=related

Many Thanks to BNPxTruth for transferring the files over to his/her YouTube account.