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What motivates the leaders of the United Kingdom Independence Party?


Saturday, December 20, 2003 

FT Reports on Office Lock-out

The Financial Times has reported on the UKIP problems in this item appearing in its Observer column:-

Xmas crackers

There's a distinct lack of seasonal cheer within the UK Independence party. Derek Clarke, party secretary, arrived at the anti-EU party's Soho head office this week to find the locks had been changed, as well as the passwords to access the 20,000-strong membership database.

Had there been a simple admin cock-up? After all, as a cost-cutting measure UKIP is relocating its head office to Birmingham in the new year. Alas, it seems not.

According to a terse statement on the UKIP website, the party is blaming its outgoing general secretary for the problems. It claims that "the general secretary refused to supply Mr Clarke with either the new passwords or the new keys".

Michael Harvey, general secretary, Observer is later told, is one of two staff being made redundant because of the move to the Midlands. Harvey was unreachable for comment.

As a result, UKIP, which boasts three MEPs, has decided to open the Birmingham office this week instead. "It's a storm in a teacup," insists a party spokesman.


No mention of the resulting call for an EGM, which can be read in the next posting but one from this. We hope later be able to provide an accurate version of these events.

posted by Martin |9:07 AM
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