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Wednesday, April 28, 2004

Who are the Real Enemies of UKIP?

In the posting beneath this, the message sent out to large numbers of UKIP members last Sunday, designed to make the broader UKIP membership aware of the unconstitutional activities underway in their party, is quoted in full.

Among the general disinformation this exercise provoked, were two statements put out by the acting Party Secretary, who last year won substantial damages from the party and subsequently had her term on the NEC unconstitutionally extended. Someone, therefore, who one would have thought, should truly know who might be working to oppose the EU, and who might be there for pure financial gain! The main substance of her response and attempted explanation is best gleaned from the opening to her second effort at explanation:-

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STATEMENT by the PARTY SECRETARY

Dear UKIP Member,

As previously warned your address is being used by enemies of the party to disseminate grossly inaccurate information against UKIP. Your email address was disclosed by the party --- , ****. He said at the time this was done in error and apologised for his actions..........

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So those who, selflessly and for no benefit other than to protect the reputation of the entire anti-EU cause, try to bring a full and fair description of what has been underway within UKIP, to as many members as possible, are to be considered as 'enemies of the party'? While the money grubbers driving the party and its cause into the dirt in reckless pursuit of their own personal gains and position are to be free to behave and act however they choose with no knowledge of their deeds to ever be allowed to become known?

It is perfectly clear from any visit to the archive files of this web-site that I personally have been warning the NEC of these problems for well over a year, conscious of the damage that was about to be inflicted on the anti-EU cause most likely during the European Parliamentary campign this May and June. Many chances to put matters right have been passed purely because of the naked ambition to be elected/re-elected to Strasbourg by the ruling cabal, who rather than reform the party or even merely act as the constitution required, chose instead to dub me as an enemy, as they did those on the NEC , some of whom resigned in the interim, and some who stayed to argue for a better course!

These few remaining reforming NEC members, trying to bring some order to the party's chaotic affairs have also been disgracefully smeared, one of whom the duly and properly appointed Returning Officer is apparently worthy of being villified simply for trying to run a constitutional NEC re-election process, - the very task for which he was properly appointed. Another who chaired the Disciplinary Appeal for former Vice Chairman Damian Hockney, leader of the reform movement, is disgracefully attacked in a widely circulated e-mail by a close associate of the Knapman, Farage, Lott, Nattrass, Clark ruling clique, the disgraced 'inciter to murder' Greg Lance-Watkins, who was also a major participant with Nigel Farage in the last party leadership election shenanigans as detailed on our side-bar to the right. (Knapman was not elected leader being appointed by show of hands, the other contenders having withdrawn, at the Scarborough conference).

The decision by Tony Blair to call a referendum has the benign effect of turning the coming European Parliamentary elections into a sideshow. I am promoting a campaign - "Five Years at the Trough is Enough - Re-elect No Sitting MEP" updates on which will be found on our sister blog WE WONT GO which can be visited by clicking on the title for news and updates. A breathing space and opportunity to prepare for the far more important referendum and general election has thus been provided. I suggest activists bend their main energies to preparing for those more crucial fights ahead, or for the domestic elections on 10th June.

posted by Martin |7:11 AM