Malcolm Davis, UKIP
The English Defence League is a non political organisation. We know that over the years a lot of our politicians from all parties have let us, the people, down on a good many issues. We neither support, nor oppose any political party.
It has come to our attention that one man in the political world has been on a fight. A fight for his local people. He has faced derision, he has faced contempt, he has faced hostility. Yet he is still prepared to make a stand for what he knows is the wishes of the people he represents.
For five long years Councillor Malcolm Davis of Dudley has represented his people with dignity, and integrity on the issue of the massively unwanted supermosque that a small section of the population is trying to impose on the community. Despite over 22,000 signatories against it and very few for, it is being pushed through.
Councillor Davis has been a shining light in trying to get this behemoth blight removed from the horizon.
When the EDL came to Dudley, at first Cllr Davis opposed our visit. He showed unity with other groups. They had heard things about us that simply weren’t true. The fact is, we the EDL are a group of ordinary people who see things as they are, that we have an enemy within this nation and the vast majority of politicians know this is the case yet they are too self-serving to raise their head above the parapet.
He came to our meetings with police, he was again in the background without publicity fighting for what he believed was right. He told us straight exactly what his opinions were whether it was what we wanted to hear or not. A true man of integrity and courage.
After the Dudley demonstration, he saw that we were really people of honour. He saw the people of Dudley coming out of their houses to applaud us as our coaches drove by, he saw people getting out of their cars to cheer and wave. He saw the true nature of our support in Dudley. He saw that we are a force of good.
After Dudley, he wrote a letter and sent it to the press. Not one paper or publication printed it either in whole or part. Not one. This shows the extent of how far they go to hide the truth. We, the EDL, shall publish this letter and allow this noble man his freedom of speech.
I went to considerable length to make sure the demonstration of the EDL was not supported on Saturday, including attending police meetings arranged, and in conjunction with the EDL. It would appear that at several meetings prior to this one a group calling themselves the UAF turned up in opposition and were more disruptive and had more arrests on these previous occasions than the EDL. I commend the police by their prior action and the way they tried to stabilize an awkward operation, but am most annoyed that people supporting the EDL were penned in like animals whilst the UAF were given the freedom to walk clear.
It also doesn’t help when, as a politician, I denied myself the great opportunity to be well advertised and promoted as part of the demonstration on behalf of UKIP, whilst people like the Bishop of Dudley used it specifically as an excuse to promote his own selfish interests and use it as his own personal pulpit.
My sons attended the demonstration against my wishes and were standing by an old gentleman who did no more or less than buy a loaf of bread, but was told he could not exit the crowd until they were all dispersed together. The same thing happened to many ordinary residents from our surrounding estates who found themselves fenced in like animals until they were released.
It is little wonder, under these circumstances, that frustration got the better of some in the crowd who objected to be herded like sheep. Two sections of fencing was pushed down and if this amounted to £150,000 worth of damage, the fencing must have been made out of gold.
The top and bottom of the whole affair revolves round the covenant and had been called in as demanded of this council by the people there would be no excuse to call into Dudley or use it as an excuse to demonstrate at all. This Council has denied the rights of every citizen of Dudley, who asked for this Giant Mosque to be stopped. They had every right morally and in law to service the covenant and take back land that was gifted to a few outspoken greedy members of our society who think they have the authority to dip into the public purse every time they require another favour.
If justice isn’t done and more demonstrations have to be planned to stop this edifice being built I will exercise my right and the right of every single citizen of Dudley to express my opposition to the development of anything that does not have the people’s approval.
Councillor Malcolm Davis, UKIP
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