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What motivates the leaders of the United Kingdom Independence Party?


Sunday, May 11, 2003 

Making Waves in the North East

The following is an excerpt from the Christopher Booker column in today's edition of the Sunday Telegraph. Beneath a headline proclaiming 'Another blow to Prescott's pride' it reports the discomfort of NEA Chairman, Tony Flynn, following the finding by NE District Auditor, David Jennings, that not only central government money but also ratepayer's funds may not legally be used for campaigning for an elected assembly:-


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Neil Herron, campaign director of North-East Against A Regional Assembly (Neara) had formally complained that this breached the Local Government Act.....

Already two QCs, one acting for Mr Herron's own council, Sunderland, have advised that public money cannot lawfully be used for such purposes. Now the district auditor has upheld Mr Herron's complaint, putting the assembly in a very tight spot. Last year, Mr Prescott's local government minister, Nick Raynsford, advised that the NEA could not use central government money to promote an elected assembly. Now, it seems, the door has been slammed on the rest of the assembly's income, that derived from ratepayers.....

Round one has definitely gone to Mr Herron and his growing band of supporters. Watch this space.
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Read the full Column Christopher Booker

While across the country dedicated UKIP workers have been pointlessly following the UKIP leadership on hopelessly lost causes, those in the North East, despite the incredible distractions of improper committee suspension, nonsensical disciplinary complaints, and vindictive villification by senior party officials, have nevertheless achieved a major success with Neara and Neil Herron in progressing the anti-EU cause.

This achievement is all the more remarkable when considering UKIP leadership deliberately tried to sabotage Neara's activities by financing and supporting a rival operation, set up supposedly to fight the North East Assembly in Hartlepool, but run by their usual favoured placeman and therefore totally ineffective either in winning Hartlepool council seats or undermining the growing achievements of Neara. What does motivate the leadership of UKIP?

posted by Martin |10:36 AM
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