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Thursday, February 26, 2004 

Contradictions Concerning the New Party Secretary

The only certainty surrounding UKIP is that it is in a complete stae of chaos and confusion. We will endeavour to today prepare a summary of the situation.

One thing is clear no-one is in charge. The only public statement from its supposed leader Roger Knapman of late that we have traced, being a public protest that he had been tricked into shaking hands with a BNP member in York.

Barabara Booker raised these points regarding the appointment of Nikki Sinclaire as new party secretary in replacement of the deplorable Derek Clark. As can be seen from the tone of the response, the new Party Secretary almost unbelievably seems determined to continue the autocratic style assumed by her predecessor. We quote Barbara's queries with Ms Sinclaire's reply beneath:-

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Re: Guess who's the New UKIP Party Secretary

Well, this should be interesting.

UKIP now has a party secretary in legal dispute with it over its party treasurer (Oct 11, Nikki Sinclaire: "I have also instigated another High Court action re the Treasurer's actions on the NEC which prelims' on 11/11/03"), and who will be disbarred from chairing her first disciplinary hearing, against the former General Secretary, on the grounds that she herself is the complainant.

She cannot perform her function of administering the NEC elections because a) there appears no likelihood whatever of them taking place in the foreseeable future and b) because someone else has been nominated to do it. She may well find that her duty of ensuring administrative and other arrangements of the party comply with all legal requirements brings her into conflict with a fellow NEC member whom one of her predecessors, Bryan Smalley, described as having "no regard for the truth or the law".

It is hardly surprising she flew off to America - there would appear little here for her to do!

To which the following was the reply:-

I have no legal actions outstanding against the party. All matters were amicably settled. The NEC chose another NEC member months ago to chair my complaint against Michael Harvey as Derek Clark is a witness. I am in the States to fulfill a prior professional engagement and I will be back in the UK shortly. The party has, is and will continue to act within its constitution.

I will not be drawn on this further.

posted by Martin |8:04 AM
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