Meeting the demand

posted by: Nick Lowles | on: Friday, 8 May 2009, 12:01

This morning I did a quick calculation and realised that we have already printed 2,150,000 newspapers, leaflets and postcards for this campaign. Incredibly virtually all these have been distributed to local groups and activists and in many areas are already going out. Demand for our material is such that we have just sent the artwork to the printers for another 275,000 leaflets and we are already thinking that we will need a further 300,000 – at least – before the campaign is out.

In the North West alone we are envisaging distributing 1,500,000 pieces of literature. That equates to at least every other household across the region receiving something from us.

The demand for leaflets has grown considerably this morning as the number of BNP candidates in the forthcoming County Council elections becomes apparent. While most County Councils are not going to publish the full lists of candidates until Monday or Tuesday it is clear that the BNP is standing several hundred. We already know that they are putting forward full slates in Essex (75 candidates) and Leicestershire (48), though surprisingly not in Lancashire.

We will release details of BNP candidates as they are officially announced next week but if you hear before us please let us know.