Welcome again! This is becoming a pattern to the hundreds of new campaign supporters now on the mailing list, you guys just keep on flooding in! Lots to get through this week, bare with us!
With the prospect of our “Day In Court” looming ever-closer (although the Court has not officially given us a date) we once again must look to you for your support to our legal fund, so please give us much as you can, assured that these funds are used solely for legal expenses.
With that in mind, as soon as the Court date is announced, we intend to publish a full account of funds collected and legal invoices paid. Added will be the legal estimates of the actual hearing so we should all be aware of the implications.
However, please be also assured that, as the case is in our Chairman’s name, no costs can be claimed by WCC against anyone else who may have donated, should the Court find against us. In layman’s terms, that means that he is facing financial ruin, a sacrifice he has always be prepared to make for something he believes in so strongly. in consideration of this, as we will all benefit from a successful result, helping fund the action at £10 each should be a no-brainer for any biker. Please donate here.
The “WMBC”
As we prepare to ride out on our 6th WMBC tomorrow (or today 14th April depending on when you read this!), the authorities are getting increasingly concerned at the Police’s inability to stop us. This is resulting in ever-more threatening emails to us from the Met as below:-
“Warren,
I have been asked to help organise the policing for your Wednesday ‘Breakfast’ processions. I have been fully briefed in regards to the meeting you had with Sgt Dianne Jones in which you were made fully aware of your legal responsibility as the organiser under S.11 Public Order Act 1984.
In regards to your application for 7th April this was delivered to us late, the legal requirement is delivery to a police station six (6) days prior to your event. Should you be planning another event for the 14th April 2010 (which I believe you are from your website) at time of writing this no application has been received in compliance with S.11 Public Order Act 1984. In order to redress this, for this occasion only, can you please produce a written/typed and signed copy for my attention, to be delivered to Charing Cross police station today.
It would also assist me if you could give me further dates and locations in advance so that I can try and negotiate resources. I am aware that a S.12 (Public Order Act 1984) warning was issued to you re the procession on the 7th April, and would prefer to try and facilitate your events to prevent this occurring again. My aim is also to prevent re-occurring breaches of S.11 (Public Order Act 1984) which could result in a Summons to appear in Court being issued against you and may well damage your cause.
We wish to work with you not against you so please call or email me today to discuss further and arrange the delivery of the application.
Regards,
MET Police”
Hopefully, you will see this as more of an incentive, as law-abiding citizens, to join us every Wednesday morning as we, perfectly legally, take to the streets en-masse to show that, if WCC want to treat us like cars, we will congest like cars. This in mind, we are delighted to receive a contingent of riders coming up from Brighton tomorrow – fair play to them!
The Local Elections – let’s spread OUR message to the WCC Residents!
The announcement of the local elections threw up 2 surprises for us. Firstly, contrary to reports from all WCC Councillors that, ironically, we had done them a favour by convincing Danny-boy Chalkley to step down, looks like he’s not wanted over at TFL and has decided to stand again. The second surprise is that his nomination was second by none other than Tory MP for Westminster Mark Field. No wonder Mark has been reticent to investigate any wrongdoing by Danny-Boy!!
Anyway, the opportunity is there for us, and as we posted on the forum (whose numbers are being swollen daily, mainly due to WMBC), the following plan of action:-
It’s time to launch a huge “negative” electioneering campaign – by that I mean the NTBPT will hit the electioneering trail NOT championing our own, BUT by convincing the electorate to NOT vote for either Chalkley of Barrow, or any other supporter of the bike parking tax.
Phase 1
Can I ask you all to put the following date in your diary for the “NTBPT Election Special Demo” which will take place on Saturday, 1st May 2010 where we will distribute leaflets fliers & posters with the simplest of messages:-
“Vote YES to Tories, if that is your want, but NO to Danny Chalkley – there are 2 other GENUINE Tory Candidates, please vote for them. Sometimes the word “CON” after the candidate’s name can mean exactly that, a “con”! For more information as to why you shouldn’t vote for this individual, please visit (add link)”.
Phase 2
I am proposing the following email be sent to ALL the WCC Candidates:-
“Now that the WCC Parking Department (having itself already racked up an astonishing £10m deficit) is facing its third legal challenge from APCOA to compliment the EU Commissioners’ Investigation and the our Campaign’s own Claim in the High Court, all as a result of the megalomaniac ideals of Alastair Gilchrist and those at 64 Victoria Street so quick to defend him, we will be extending our street demos to include an all-out assault on the residents of Colin Barrow’s & Danny Chalkley’s ward inviting them to, by all means vote Conservative, but NOT for either of these 2 individuals. With over 8,000 supporters, we are more than able to include any other candidate who supports their despicable, and totally unjustified attack on motorcyclist by charging them to park. Therefore, could you by return let us know if you, as a candidate support this tax? Unfortunately, should you choose not to reply, we can only assume that you do support it.”
Phase 3
I need as many of you to volunteer to man the various Polling Stations to hand out our Anti-Chalkley/Barrow/whoever-else leaflets on May 6th – please let us know if you are available by sending email direct to [email protected]
Let’s really show them what people power is all about – especially when the same people are ignored!!
Summary
With the legal fund, the WMBC, and now, the anti-Barrow/Chalkley/Harvey & whoever electioneering, there is something for every single one of our true supporters to get involved with. Please make every effort to
Join us on Saturday, May 1st 2010 for the MEGA demo (details to follow)!
and if you need any more incentive, here another message from the Police asking us NOT to do May 1st:-
“Warren – Be aware that we may not be able to facilitate anything for 1st May due to the HUGE aid pressures for May day. We have a vast number of demo’s occurring throughout Westminster for the whole weekend and are likely to need all available resources for that……let me know where, when and what date and i can see what we can do but a contingency date would be appreciated.” – MET Police
Finally, let’s really ensure that everyone going near a ballot box in those key wards knows which NAMES to AVOID!! Please volunteer on May 6th.
Warren & the NTBPT Committee
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