Aberdeen NF have already began our election campaign for the 2012 council election. We have earmarked 3 wards that we are determined to contest and will examine other areas as the year progresses. We are looking to contest 5 or 6 wards overall and so far the areas we can confirm we will be contesting are:

• Northfield
• Sheddocksley/Kingswells
• Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen 

We will be campaigning on the following platforms:

Opposition to the Building of a Mosque at the Beach:

The area earmarked for the Mosque is an area of natural beauty in the city and we don't want it deviled by the construction of a horrible building that has the potential to be used by Islamic extremists. We would also seek to have the current Mosque closed down. Islam is an alien religion to our shores and one which we think the vast majority of people would like to see removed.

Some people may try to tell you that it is only a small percentage of Muslims who have extremist views, yet even one Islamic extremist terrorist attack is one too many. Deporting all Muslims from Britain will nullify this threat, that may seem harsh to some people but I'm afraid it is simple logic.

New York, London, Madrid, Glasgow, Stockholm - Are you willing to wait and see where the next (inevitable) attack will be? Perhaps Aberdeen?

Opposition to the Construction of an Islamic School in Aberdeen:

An Aberdeen city councillor confirmed to the NF that plans had indeed been floated about for the now derelict Causewayend School to be turned into Aberdeen's first Islamic school. We find this abhorrent for many reasons, not just because of our opposition to Islamic extremism (see above) but also due to the fact that many schools are being closed in Aberdeen, yet they will still find the money to fund an Islamic one?

We believe in looking after the needs of the indigenous schoolkids first before catering to foreign nationals. We would expect other nations to put their populations needs first before immigrants and wish our government would adopt the same policy in our country.

Halal Free School Meals: 

Halal slaughter is a sick and barbaric practice where animals are not stunned, have their throats slashed and left to bleed to death. It is extremely cruel and seeing videos of the poor animals trying to breathe/cry-out while slowly dying (fully conscious) truly is gut-wrenching. Again, this is a foreign practice that has been enforced on our society without our consultation.

Unfortunately, due to pandering to the Islamic extremists to get their pounds, most meat consumed in the UK nowadays is Halal slaughtered and most people are blissfully unaware of this. The only reason animals are slaughtered this way is to satisfy the needs of a so-called religious minority - so why is it being sneakily forced on the majority? As far as we are concerned, having school-kids eat Halal meat is the equivalent of forcing religious practices on them. Parents have the right to withdraw their children from religious studies so why can't they have the right to ensure the meals their kids eat at school aren't prepared in a religious way? Again, simple logic.

Local Housing for Local People:

This one really does not need no introduction. Most people will know someone who has struggled to get a local authority house, given the standard "waiting list" excuse whilst immigrants straight off the plane/boat/train/back of lorry are given a house almost instantly, Well that is of course after we have paid for the translator on an extortionate hourly rate to help them. Utter madness.

Most Scots who emigrate abroad ensure they have lodgings and a job set up before they embark, to do so otherwise would be foolish as we know we would just be left to fend for ourselves. In this country however it is the opposite, immigrants get here any way possible and know our government will bend over backwards to help them. Lets reverse that trend and put Scots first, especially given the fact that this is the 21st Century and there are still many Scots living in inadequate accommodation through no fault of their own.

Save Union Terrace Gardens.

Aberdeen city centre is a disgrace and this was highlighted even more so to Aberdeen NF members on our recent trip to Dundee, where the feeling was unanimous that Dundee City Centre was in fact now better than Aberdeen - who would ever of thought that would be the case??! (Apologies to our Dundee based members!!)  Not only do you have to contend with Junkie beggars, but there is now the added menace of Eastern European "gold smiths" trying to flog you gold, no doubt while another is relieving your pockets of their possessions. Add to that the dirty streets, empty shops, corporate chain stores and saturation of bookmakers/sandwich/coffee/hairdresser shops and it truly is a grim picture for our city. next up we have Union terrace Gardens, what should be one of the highlights of our city but has sadly been left to rot and looks set to disappear if Aberdeen City Council, backed by the Marxist rag the Evening Express, gets it way.

So what is our view of the gardens? First of all we believe they should not be concreted over at all and that the gardens just need revamped, not destroyed. We need to get rid of the junkies/alkies who frequent the garden as they are off-putting. The police are heavy handed with Saturday night revellers so why can't these daily pests be removed? The toilets also need modernised and kept open. Access to the gardens also needs improved with the railway/dual carriageway being covered over to provide links to Belmont Street and what is now essentially the hub of Aberdeen - Union Square (yes, we know some people don't approve of this but I'm afraid it is now a fact). That'll improve the quality of the gardens but what we need is more events to pull the people in. Here's a simple one, why do the council close off Union terrace to host the international market when instead the gardens could host them? I'm sure the arches down there could also be utilised as stalls??!! In winter time we could have a Christmas market as other European cities do. there are literally hundreds of uses the gardens could be put to but our council leaders are short-sighted on these matters and driven by the needs of construction companies as opposed to the local population.