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Friday, April 23, 2004 

Shameful Shenanigans from UKIP

The following is a post that appeared on an internet discussion group Quick Topic yesterday morning. It was sent anonymously from a poster calling himself 'UKIP Insider', which would normally have prevented our reproducing it as probable tittle tattle. However, we had earlier been sent an exchange bearing out the content so we provide a link to the post here.

This is exactly the kind of shady practice which might justify the reported distancing of the new NO campaign from UKIP as reported in this morning's Independent. Though not, of course, on the grounds given in that article!

This was the posting concerned:-

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Date: 22 Apr 2004 09:39:36 -0000
Subject: EUROPE (Current - Blair U-turn)
From: QT - UKIP Insider
To: QT topic subscribers

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Reply by email or visit
http://www.quicktopic.com/15/H/MXAuLdqjxNY/m373
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UKIP lyingly claim their so-called petition tipped Blair. But UKIP, has been running a, scam, petition!

The early petition forms made no reference to information being harvested for party political purposes. Indeed, when a member of the NEC pointed out that, for legal reasons, such info needed to be added at the foot of each form, there was almighty opposition to the request to make the petition forms legal. Why?

Eventually, common sense prevailed, and later forms did have this legal protection for the Party.

But David, how many people stopped in the street take the time to read the small print. If they agree with what they are told, and the bold statement at the top, they sign, and carry on with what they were doing!

Therefore, I'm not saying that the Petition was illegal. but, it was, cynical and immoral, IMHO.

The quote I've given from, Mr Youles, makes clear his understanding of the purpose of the '
petition '.

An understanding that wasn't challenged by a paid, UKIP, official (Tom Wise) in his response!

Unquote

The writer continues to demonstrate his knowledge of the mechanics of the Constitutional negotiations are not all they should be, but he is spot on in his ideas about how not to conduct an honest political campaign.

The exchange between a known active supporter of the UKIP leadership cabal and a paid UKIP employee, that had arrived earlier was as follows:-

Question: What excuse can we now use to get people to give us their contact details now the petition has been successful ?

Answer: A new petition is being prepared. "Should Britain leave the EU?"

We will happily print any comments and/or further explanation or correction if these reports are inaccurate.

posted by Martin | 8:23 AM
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