UKIP Uncovered
What motivates the leaders of the United Kingdom Independence Party?


Tuesday, December 16, 2003 

Office Move Update

We are hearing reports that the London Head Office could now be closed down as early as this Friday. Meantime following a cheery Christmas Message to members in the Eastern Region from Jeffrey Titford MEP:-

"Quite a few members seem to be unduly concerned about the recent announcement that head office is moving to Birmingham. I would point out to them that this has been on the cards for two years and is not a sudden decision.

"It was seriously considered when our lease in Regent Street ran out but a member offered us favourable terms for short lease in Broadwick Street. The Party would only benefit from the full prestige of a London office if it were located in Westminster. Sadly, our finances do not run to such a major expense. Rest assured that normal service will be swiftly resumed from Birmingham in the New Year".


A party member close to these decisions two years ago recalls that Nikki Sinclaire was
invited up to see Mike Nattrass for a weekend in January 2001 to discuss her terms for moving to head up the operation in Birmingham. He seems to remember she was quite taken with the idea. It is understood that Mike Nattrass's premises have been unlet since then.

It appears that if these are indeed the same premises, and they have been been unlet throughout the intervening period, then the accruing taxes due to the local authority could be part of the reason for the Party Deputy Leader's apparent determination to get UKIP into his premises.

Elsewhere from the opposite end of the country, we have been told that the five Branch Chairmen in Cornwall have finally had enough of the crazy antics of their NEC and have passed a motion of No Confidence in the NEC or the move to "where was it "? A letter has been sent to Chairman Lott (who has reportedly earmarked £4,000 for the logistics of the physical move, plus £5,000 for the installation of telephone equipment) informing him of this fact.

posted by Martin |1:34 PM
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