Large corporations exert anti-competitive pressures through the EU
Posted by Martin Wingfield in Constituency News on 24. Jul, 2009 | Comments
THE Right to Repair Campaign has written to Nick Griffin MEP asking for his support in ensuring that there remains a level playing for small and medium sized businesses working within the motor repair and maintenance arena.
Up until now, the independent automotive sector has been able to provide competitively priced components and services to the [...]
Back blogging again as the dust starts to settle
Posted by Nick Griffin in Constituency News on 23. Jul, 2009 | Comments
It’s been a manic six months but now, at last, I have an opportunity to get back to blogging. I hope that this will be a regular feature on this website, letting you know the inside story of my work both at the European Parliament and in my North West constituency.
On the phone today to [...]
Donation secured for the English Fair fund
Posted by Martin Wingfield in Constituency News on 22. Jul, 2009 | Comments
NICK Griffin has raised 100€ for the English Fair community fund by completing a survey of the MEPs that make up the New European Parliament for the pollsters ComRes.
ComRes seeks to give the British public the first insight into the priorities of the new European Parliament.
“With around two-thirds of the Parliament made up of new [...]
Speeches on human rights abuses in Hungary prompt talks
Posted by Martin Wingfield in Constituency News on 22. Jul, 2009 | Comments
IN their maiden speeches to the European Parliament both Krisztina Morvai, the leader of Hungary’s Jobbik Party and Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National Party, drew attention to human rights abuses in Hungary.
Since those speeches last Wednesday Pal Schmitt, Hungary’s newly elected vice president, and Jozsef Szajer, vice president of the EPP [...]
Folk song inspiration in maiden speech
Posted by Martin Wingfield in EU News on 17. Jul, 2009 | Comments
IT was the words of Scottish-born singer-songwriter Eric Bogle, that inspired the ending of Nick Griffin’s maiden speech in the European Parliament this week.
Many of his songs describe the futility and gruesome reality of war, while criticising those who seek to glorify it. This theme is exemplified in the song “And the band played Waltzing [...]
First donation to MEP’s Community Fund
Posted by Martin Wingfield in Constituency News on 16. Jul, 2009 | Comments
AT the July meeting of Knowsley BNP, organiser Tony Ward was told of a local mother in desperate need of help.
She had a new born baby girl with a congenital heart condition which left her vulnerable a heart attack at any time.
She thought that she would be provided with a baby heart monitor for use [...]
