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What motivates the leaders of the United Kingdom Independence Party?


Tuesday, May 25, 2004 

Positive Publicity Fails with Farage's Friends

Ananova has the first detailed report of the Joan Collins press meet which may be read from here.

With the eurosceptic movement finally gathering some headway, it is a tragedy that the UKIP leadership or its backers lack the authority to keep its shadier elements on the sidelines!!!! The Daily Mirror was already seeking negatives this morning from 'Britain in Europe' which Knapman's responses fell short of effectively countering.

But Farage keeps stepping forward and as Kilroy manages to chalk up more positive headlines in the press this morning not all can proceed unblemished while this previously best known UKIP figure continues to put his ego before all else and seek his part of the limelight. This item from this morning's FT Observer (linked from here) speaks for itself.

Grim out west

All of 12 years since his deselection, former Tory MP John Browne is still looking for a home. The UK Independence party, for which he fought a Cornish constituency at the last general election, is giving him a run at the north-west region in next month's polls for the European Parliament.

Browne lost his Winchester seat in 1992 (he stood unofficially after local Conservatives dumped him) following a 20-day suspension from the Commons for failing to declare business interests.

One home he has found meanwhile is a condominium at 1800 Embassy Drive, West Palm Beach, Florida. That's the splendidly patriotic address for him that Observer's man about Manchester spots on nomination papers issued by the returning officer for the Euro-polls.

Browne had taken up residence in the resort by the time he contested Falmouth and Camborne in 2001. Now he's even further away from his prospective constituents.

A local estate agent describes the complex as a "small enclave of town homes - quiet and private". It sounds the perfect place to wage what Browne calls the "Battle of Britain" from the comfort of a sun lounge


A full expose of John Browne, this bad penny, disgraced friend of Farage (there are others, of course, one of whom - Piers Merchant, is the last moment lead MEP candidate in the North East, about whom the least said the best) may be read from here, here, and finally the long (some have said exhaustive account of 31st August last year: 'A Winding Trail' linked from here.

posted by Martin |1:52 PM
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