I got a letter from the leader of the British National Party, Nick Griffin: I have found it last Saturday morning, along with the party’s magazine “Hope & Glory” and a standing order form (just in the case I would like to subscribe to the party).
I do not think they have now started targeting people like me – I have clearly a name that reveals I am not a member of  “this island race” (to put it in their own words) not to mention a red and yellow “Vote Labour” poster on the window. All the material was anonymously put in my letterbox.

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Your help is needed!

We are running three phone banks ahead of the European elections on June 4.

We will be phoning EU expats who have registered to vote in the UK for the European elections. We will remind them that a higher EU expat turn-out might prevent the BNP from winning seats.

Sessions are scheduled from 6pm to 8.30pm at a location in Central London on the following days

Wednesday May 27, Monday June 1 and Tuesday June 2

to rsvp and for detailed joining instructions please write to lme.lse@hotmail.co.uk

David Miliband MP and Claude Moraes speak at the “Get out the International Vote” event on May 10, 2009

Both make a strong case for why EU expats should vote for Labour on June 4.

Watch them by clicking here

“Get out the International Vote” was held by the Labour Party in close co-operation with the UK Branches of PES sister parties.

The London Labour Party & the Labour Movement for Europe are calling on all non-British EU citizens living in the UK to use their democratic right and register to and vote in the European Elections on June 04. Help us defeat the far-right BNP at the ballot box.
 
We need you to help spread the message
 
Please forward this message to other EU ex-pats living in the UK who you know, family, friends and colleagues. If you send us your email address to lme.lse@hotmail.co.uk we will send you the message below in email format.

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Today’s Observer publishes a long report and a leader comment on the electoral rise of the BNP and the risk that they will elect an MEP at the June European elections.

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