I have just received a call from Ian Sutton Our Darton West candidate informing me that the paper selling team have once again been attacked by left wing thugs in Barnsley town centre.
Apparently as they were setting up the stall around 10, maybe more thugs attacked them and stole all the papers from one of our stands. Lisa Brooksbank was once again assaulted by the thugs.
The incident happened at around 11.30 as they were setting up. The police were called immediately but as of yet (14:20) have not responded to the incident.
One activist - Dale who was also assaulted, called the police and followed 5 of them. While he was on the phone to the police he was told to stay back, as of yet he still hasn’t heard from them.
Incidentally Dale lost one of his arms whilst serving with the Duke of Wellington Regiment, so you once again you can see that they certainly picked their targets.
FULL REPORT TO FOLLOW
I am still waiting for the full details of this incident. The police finally contacted Dale last night at around 7.30 pm. Apparently they will be seeing him on Tuesday morning.
We appreciate everyone’s views on this issue. I personally have been saying that security should be stepped up, especially after the first incident; that one alone was a lucky one.
Last Saturday’s incident was another close one, with a female candidate being pushed into a flower bed then tripped up as she tried to follow three of them, and Dale was also pushed aside and personally threatened whilst following another five of them.
This was well organised regardless of what some people think and obviously had some local involvement. It must have been someone local that pointed our team out to them. I think the more these visitors learn the ground, the more confident they will become.
They will be back again and the police know it too. Every week that papers have been sold in town you would think that the police were actually breeding, but on this occasion only two CPSO’s walked past all the time that the team were there and it only took seven hours to respond to the incident.
I can’t speak for all the activists but the ones I have spoke to are more enthusiastic than ever to continue, none of them feel pressured into taking a back seat. We have now taken steps to ensure their safety; the covert team reported an incident where a knife was pulled on a candidate while out canvassing, so they are capable.
Regarding the theft, I am not really concerned about this as property can be replaced. But for those that asked. - The bags containing the flag, papers and other items were stole whilst Lisa was been pushed about, it only became apparent after the incident had occurred.
Once Lisa and Dale have spoke to the police tomorrow we might have more info and you never know they might even issue us with a crime number. If only they had spent as much time investigating the incident as they have spent visiting this site….
Tarn Patriot
I have spoke to the activists involved with the incident last Saturday and I must say that I believe every word they have told me. There was no reason for them to make up this story. I originally posted what I was told on Saturday afternoon after the incident occurred.
Ian Sutton, Lisa Brooksbank and Dale Guest have not been deterred from continuing with their activism and will be on the streets as normal with the rest of the team. The safety of activists whilst carrying out BNP business is paramount and steps have been taken to ensure their safety in the future. This is all that we saying on the matter. Security must be taken seriously at branch level as well as nationally so therefore we won’t be discussing the issue on the web.
All in all, the lefties that have crossed our paths on two occasions, have taken advantage of ‘our’ naivety. I can’t blame anyone, a lesson has been learned and the same mistakes can’t and won’t be made again.
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