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The Exeter & District Branch of the British National Party held a meeting at The Twisted Oak, Ide, near Exeter on Wednesday 24th April 2013, which commenced at 19.30 hours. What follows are details of topics discussed at the meeting:
Announcements
Cliff Jones said that he had received an E-mail from a Roger Bennett concerning Gary Marshall, the former BNP organizer for North Devon. The full E-mail can be viewed on page 3 of this Newsletter. Cliff, also, advised that he has received an E-mail from Clive Wakely of the British Democrats complimenting the quality of the monthly Newsletter. Clives E-mail, together with Cliffs comments can be viewed on page 4 of this Newsletter.
Conclusion of Meeting
After a lively and enjoyable discussion the meeting finished at 9:00pm. However, on leaving the venue I spoke to the Landlord to make arrangements for our next meeting only to be told that he will be leaving in two weeks time and any bookings must be made with the new Landlord. This was a cause of much concern as at our previous venue, the Cowick Barton Inn, when a new Landlady took over she immediately prevented us from using the premises for our meetings. We dont want this situation to happen again, and would wish to retain the Twisted Oak for our meetings as it is very conveniently located with good facilities. So that we wont get evicted again I will in future book the venue under another name with no reference to the BNP. Consequently, in the future the venue will be booked under the name, Drakes Drum Forum. The following passage gives a brief description of the Drakes Drum legend:
Drakes Drum is a snare drum that Sir Francis Drake took with him when he circumnavigated the world. Shortly before he died he ordered that the drum be taken to Buckland Abbey, where it still is today, and vowed that if England was ever in danger someone was to beat the drum and he would return to defend the country. According to legend it can be heard to beat at times when England is in peril.
Britain is currently facing immense peril from the EU and mass immigration; metaphorically, now is the time for members of the BNP to beat Drakes Drum! Below is the letter-head I intend to use to advertise the forum.
Its a sad state of affairs when a legitimate political organization has got to conceal its true identity so as to function freely without harassment from the far-left thugs affiliated to the Labour party.
Adrian Romilly confirmed that he had sent a 50 cheque in support of Garys medical costs.
Personally, I think the British Democrats are a lost cause; created by dissidents and agent provocateurs to sabotage the Nationalist movement. I may be wrong in my views; but I still believe that the fragmentation of Nationalists into myriad groups each with their own agenda serves no one but our liberal/left-wing opponents who wish to destroy all opposition to the multi-cultural, politically-correct society they wish to impose upon us. Currently within the Nationalist movement there is no charismatic leader, free from controversy (whether real or imagined) who can unite our common interests. Although not perfect (Who is!) Nick Griffin is the best of the bunch and is doing a splendid job of promoting the BNP. Hopefully, in the near future a new charismatic leader, free from taints and smears, can be found who can unite the various branches of Nationalism. As separate entities none of the Nationalist movements will achieve anything united we stand, divided we fall.
As can be seen from the press release it is apparent that Devon & Cornwall Police can find the resources to fund a Diversity Team, yet are incapable of tackling the real problems that affect most people in Devon such as vandalism, petty crime and yobbish behaviour.
Life as a senior citizen is not getting any easier, but sometimes it can be fun!
NEWSLETTER: APRIL 2013 Energy What Should the BNPs Policy Be?
Introduction
One of the most serious problems facing the UK in the near future will be the provision of energy to power industry, commercial facilities, transport and homes. Throughout the later half of the 20th century Britain has relied on coal, nuclear energy, North Sea gas and plentiful supplies of petroleum products mainly from the Middle East. As a consequence of the cheap availability of these energy sources folk developed a lifestyle that used these precious energy sources in a wasteful and frivolous manner, with the assumption that cheap energy will be with us forever. The British National Party must have an energy policy that: provides affordable energy for our future needs; reduces our overall energy use by elimination of wasteful practices and initiating energy saving schemes; changing peoples life-styles so that it is less reliant on the private car and unnecessary journeys. The following sections of this paper examines the current state of Britains electrical supply industry and how it should be developed to meet our future needs
Steam Power
In the early part of the 19th century Thomas Newcomen of Dartmouth developed a steam engine that was used for pumping water out of mines. Newcomens engine operated on the principal that a reduction in pressure occurred when the steam within a cylinder was condensed causing the piston to be sucked downwards; consequently its efficiency was very limited, and it could only be used cost effectively if located adjacent to vast supplies of cheap coal. However, it was truly the first steam powered machine capable of doing effective work.
James Watt
Electric Power
Steam engines provided the energy to power industry, shipping and the railways; but its power source was coal which was extremely labour intensive to extract from the ground. Consequently, in the early days of steam power the average person saw very little benefit as they were mostly engaged as virtual slave labour working in atrocious conditions and living in
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Michael Faraday
When reliable AC generators and transformers became available it was then possible to supply a complete city with electrical power. The first city to have an electrical distribution system was Buffalo in the USA, which was supplied from hydro-electric generators located at the Niagara Falls. The utilisation of hydro-turbines to generate electrical power was limited to those locations that had a suitable quantity of water situated high enough to provide sufficient kinetic energy to power the turbine. So for most locations another form of energy had to be found as the reciprocating steam engine could not rotate the alternator fast enough. The breakthrough came with the Charles Parsons invention of the steam turbine in 1884. It was initially used in ships of the Royal Navy, but as their power increased they were used to power turbine generator sets. In the UK it was town councils or local private companies who provided electrical generation plants primarily for street lighting, but eventually extended their supply to feed trams, shops and offices; and finally for the lighting of private dwellings. In 1915 there were some 600 electrical generation companies using a variety of power generation plants operating at various voltages. The Electricity (supply) Act of 1919 merged these companies into more manageable units with a single power station supplying a large area. The Electricity Supply Act of 1925 created the Central Electricity Board which established the National Grid (Operating at 132kV, 50Hz supply) that linked the larger generation plants throughout the country. The Electricity Act of 1947 merged 625 electricity companies into twelve area electricity boards, much as we have today. Practically all of this
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Charles Parsons
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Coal
Britain has an abundance of coal, some estimates suggest that it will last for another 250 years based on the current rate of extraction; however, it is most unlikely that all this coal can be mined. Whatever the true recoverable reserves of coal are, it is apparent that for the foreseeable future coal must play an important part in our energy requirements.
Coal will play a very important part in Britains energy demands for at least the next 30 years, when newer and more efficient power generation processes become available. Therefore it is essential that all existing coal-fired power stations are retained in reserve to cope with peaks of high demand, and as a safeguard in the event of possible oil and gas shortages. Mining coal may soon become redundant as another way of extracting its energy is by the method of Underground Coal Gasification. Think of it as drilling for coal energy instead of mining for it. It involves baking coal while it is still underground while channelling the CO2 up through turbines to harness the fuel. Using controlled fires and the pressure of gravity, experts predict that coal seams once deemed inaccessible can be turned into fuel. To fill the holes left in the earth by once-present coal? Miners would inject stabilizing carbon dioxide into the void.
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Oil
Britains North Sea oil reserves are becoming depleted and we are evermore reliant on imported oil from volatile Islamic countries who would not hesitate to cut off our supplies to promote their own agenda.
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Advantage of using oil: A fuel that is adaptable and versatile can be processed to fulfil a variety of applications from power generation to the powering of transportation. Inexpensive to transport (in comparison with coal). Currently plenty of supplies available. (But for how long?) Energy output supply is permanently available; not dependant on wind, sunlight or tides.
Disadvantage of using oil: Dependent on foreign suppliers, who may cut off our fuel supplies if the political situation changes. High CO2 and other toxic emissions such as sulphur-dioxide (SO2), nitrogen-oxide (NOx), carbonmonoxide (CO), and nitrous-oxide (N2O). As oil reserves diminish, or become more expensive to extract, then the cost of power generation and transportation by oil products will become prohibitively expensive.
Oil and associated products are too important to be used as the base fuel for generating electricity, and should be reserved for transportation needs. Oil should only be used for standby generators during mains power supply failure, or in providing temporary power supply back-up during periods of high demand.
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Gas
Britains North Sea gas reserves are becoming depleted and we are evermore reliant on imported gas from Russia or volatile Islamic countries. The supplies from Russia come to the UK via pipelines that cross many European counties; the UK is at the end of this pipeline, so each country on its route is at liberty to take all the gas it needs leaving none left for Britain as has happened in the past. Other supplies are shipped in from the Middle East, which can be diverted to other customers at a moments notice.
Advantage of using gas: A fuel that is adaptable and versatile can fulfil a variety of applications from power generation to domestic heating. Easy to transport through the national pipeline network. Currently plenty of supplies available to fulfil Britains base load. But because of low storage capacity it cannot meet our needs over prolonged periods of cold weather. Energy output supply is permanently available; not dependant on wind, sunlight or tides.
Disadvantage of using gas: As our North Sea gas fields become depleted, we are becoming more dependent on foreign suppliers, who may cut off our fuel supplies if the political situation changes. The main emission will be carbondioxide (CO2) with other toxic emissions such nitrogen-dioxide (NO2) and carbon-monoxide (CO).
Fracking is another method of obtaining gas, but there are problems associated with this extraction method (such as the creation of earth tremors and the poisoning of water courses) that need to be addressed before gas can be extracted. Even if fracking is found to be a safe method of gas extraction, it is thought that the resources available will only last for 5 to 10 years; so it will not solve Britains energy requirement over the long term.
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Nuclear Fission
Because of the Labour governments obsession with green energy, it failed to build any new nuclear power stations after Sizewell B. It will be at least another 10 years before a new nuclear power station can be built; consequently, without the capacity of nuclear power it is inevitable that in the near future power outages will occur on a regular basis.
Advantage of using nuclear power: Plenty of supplies of uranium available at least for the next 50 years. Reliable, safe and proven technology. Clean energy source, free from polluting chemicals. Energy output supply is permanently available; not dependant on wind, sunlight or tides.
Britain led the world in developing energy from nuclear power; however, over the past 25 years governments of all varieties have failed to invest in research and development (R&D) that would have maintained the UK at the forefront of this technology. All of Britains nuclear and power station manufactures have been sold off to French (EDF and Alstom), German (Siemens) and Japanese (Hitachi) companies. Consequently, all of Britains R&D, design and manufacturing capabilities (together with its patents and intellectual property) were sold off cheaply to foreign companies who in most cases closed down the manufacturing facilities and moved production to their own countries. Until new sources of power generation become available, nuclear power is absolutely essential to meet our energy requirements for the next 50 years.
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Wind Turbines
To appease the green lobby, the Blair government signed up to every convention and protocol that claimed would reduce global warming resulting from man-made CO2 emissions. Grants were given to environmental friendly energy suppliers to build vast arrays of wind turbines throughout the country in the hope that renewable energy would supply 10% of the UKs energy needs by 2010.
Advantage of using wind turbines: Does not create any CO2 or other toxic emissions. Safe to operate. Low levels of maintenance required; hence inexpensive to operate. Costs nothing to produce energy.
Wind power is a costly failure, promoted by the Blair government to tempt Green Party voters to switch their allegiance to Labour.
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Solar Power
The previous government gave people much incentive to install solar panels on their roofs, by buying surplus energy from them at almost double the price of mains generated electricity. The current government has removed this incentive for all new roof installations hence, you no longer get telephone calls from solar panel installers touting for business.
Advantage of using solar power: Does not create any CO2 or other toxic emissions. Safe to operate. Low levels of maintenance required; hence inexpensive to operate. Costs nothing to produce energy.
Disadvantage of using solar power: Only produces electricity in hours of daylight, so less power produced in winter months when the energy is most needed. If solar panels located in roof of house, then slant of roof must be in southerly direction. Expensive to manufacture.
Solar power is certainly useful for some applications, such as lighting and remote telecommunication power supplies; but is not really practical for applications that require high energy demands, such as ovens and electric heaters. For domestic application it certainly needs to be backed up by the mains power supply.
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Wave Energy
Waves are in general produced by the wind, even light breezes unsuitable for wind turbines will create waves suitable for generating electric power. However, only certain locations will creates the type of wave required. So far few are in existent, so operational experience is limited.
Advantage of using Wave Energy: Does not create any CO2 or other toxic emissions. Safe to operate. Apart from routine maintenance costs, it costs nothing to produce energy. In general waves provide continuous power generation.
Disadvantage of using Energy: Initial installation costs very high. Costly to maintain if problems occur; and subject to corrosion. Will obstruct marine activities. Can cause some damage to the marine environment.
Its unlikely that wave power will ever be a major provider of electricity in the UK, but in certain locations may provide a useful addition to our energy demands.
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Severn Barrage
Advantage of using Tidal: Does not create any CO2 or other toxic emissions. Safe to operate. Apart from routine maintenance costs, it costs nothing to produce energy. The tide can be predicted with absolute accuracy, so energy use can be planned to coincide with the varying tide. Disadvantage of using Tidal: Initial installation costs very high. In the case of tidal flow turbines they will be costly to maintain when problems occur; and subject to corrosion. Tidal flow turbines will obstruct marine activities. A tidal barrier will permanently alter the ecology upstream of the dam.
The Severn estuary is the only real site where a tidal barrage can be erected, but this has been rejected by the government as it is deemed too costly, even though it will produce 5% of Britains energy requirements based on current population levels.
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Bio-fuel
The Green lobby want Britain to convert all its coal-fired power-stations to bio-fuels (i.e. wood) as it is considered to be carbon neutral in that the carbon (CO2) emitted by burning wood is compensated by the fact that plants need carbon to grow, hence reducing the carbon in the atmosphere. The Labour government under Tony Blair signed up to all of the conventions concerning Global Warming; as a consequence Britain is converting a perfectly good coal-fired power-station at Drax to use wood imported from Canada at considerable cost.
Advantage of using Bio-fuels: Supposed to be carbon neutral? Energy output supply is permanently available; not dependant on wind, sunlight or tides.
Disadvantage of using Bio-fuels: High CO2 and other toxic emissions. Costly to import wood from Canada. Environmentally damaging Land that should be used for growing food is used to grow plants for burning in power-stations.
This form of energy production must be the most environmentally damaging of all types currently in use. It beggars belief that anyone could be stupid enough to believe that any form of power generation that burns wood could be carbon-neutral! It should be noted that Britain was one of the few countries to sign the IPCC (Intergovenmental Panel on Climate Change) protocol; China and the USA, both bigger polluters than the UK did not sign.
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Advantage of using Pumped Storage Hydro-electric power: Does not create any CO2 or other toxic emissions. Safe to operate. Apart from routine maintenance costs, it costs nothing to produce energy. Stores off-peak electricity as potential energy for future use.
Disadvantage of using Pumped storage Hydro-electric power: Initial installation costs very high. Damming to create lakes can cause damage to the environment. Needs high mountains with high rainfall to create and maintain a lake with sufficient capacity to provide potential energy power turbines.
Apart from a few locations in Scotland and the Lake District, Britain does not have sufficient high altitude lakes to provide the power source for pumped storage hydro-electric power generation. Consequently, hydro-electric power generation will never be a major supplier of electricity within the United Kingdom; but it is useful in supplying peak-load demand for electricity.
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Geothermal
Below the Earths surface the magma rock is at a temperature much higher than that at the surface. This heat can be utilized through a system of heat exchangers to produce enough energy to power a power station. Geothermal energy has been used successfully in many countries to produce electrical power; however in all of these instances the source of the heat energy has been close to the surface so minimizing the amount of drilling required to reach the hot magma rock.
Advantage of using Geothermal Energy: Does not create any CO2 or other toxic emissions. Safe to operate. Apart from routine maintenance costs, it costs nothing to produce energy. Energy output supply is permanently available; not dependant on wind, sunlight or tides.
Disadvantage of using Geothermal Energy: Not all locations are geologically suitable. Initial installation costs may be very high, if deep drilling is required.
Geothermal energy may prove to be a useful addition to Britains energy demands, but many more geological surveys are required to ascertain whether the costs involved make it a feasible option. However, heat extracted could be used for area domestic heating schemes where high temperatures are not required.
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Thorium must be the answer to Britains long term energy demands, and it is essential that money is spent on research and development (R&D), such that the technology and expertise remains the property of the British people, and is not sold on the cheap to raise money to cater for the welfare needs of the immigrants invading our country.
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Nuclear Fusion
Nuclear is the holy grail of power generation that has been alluding scientists since the war in the development of a fully operational system. If it ever proves feasible to produce such a system, then it will permanently solve the worlds energy needs.
If ever nuclear fusion becomes a reality it will certainly transform the worlds energy needs. Progress is being made in the development of this technology, but its unlikely to become a viable option within the next 50 years. In the meantime progress continues on the research and development of nuclear fusion.
Other points that must be addressed concerns that of energy usage; which can include: Loss of heat energy through poorly insulated dwellings. Unnecessary use of private cars for pointless journeys; such as the school-run. Children would be a lot healthier if they were made to walk to school. With the internet more people can work from home, so saving immense amounts of energy on commuting costs furthermore, people work more efficiently within their own homes without the distractions of open-plan offices.
Clearly, there is a lot that needs to be done to prepare the nation for the forthcoming energy crisis. What has been detailed in this article high-lights only a few of the problems envisaged together with some of the recommended corrective actions that can be taken - whether this proves to be adequate, only time will tell.
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