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What motivates the leaders of the United Kingdom Independence Party?


Wednesday, April 21, 2004 

UKIP and the Tories - One and the Same?

As was absolutely clear from the fighting conclusion to the Prime Minister's statement on the referendum yesterday in Parliament, whatever the actual wording of the referendum question, the battle will be fought on whether Britain is to continue as a fully fledged, signed-up and consequently totally bound member of the European Union or NOT.

Trade Secretary Patricial Hewitt, when speaking on the BBC's Today programme, lumped the Tories together with the UK Independence Party, according to this report from their web site linked here. This is no doubt considered an unfortunate association by both parties, although in this writer's view, entirely well deserved.

The Tories increasingly seem to wish to pretend that the whole issue can be restricted to whether or not Britain signs up to the new constitution, thus avoiding the blame due for the existing deep unpopularity of the EU, for which they as a party are chiefly responsible. Michael Howard has no hope of retaining the slightest shred of what little reputation he might retain for integrity as the campaign develops and his recent decision to remain with the EU-Federalist EPP party in the next European Parliament now becomes impossible to reverse without justifiable charges of short term political expediency and clear demonstration of his complete lack of political foresight.

The UK Independence Party will have increasing difficulty in justifying any efforts or expenditure on running MEP candidates for 10th June, with a looming referendum campaign in which it will presumably fight for complete EU withdrawal.

The NO side will have to be led by figures without any taint of recent political involvement. Even after only 24 hours the Conservatives and UKIP are already appearing, shallow, manipulative and unworthy of any trust; the very flaws with which we should be labeling and assailing our opponents!

posted by Martin |4:14 PM
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