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Wednesday, June 30, 2004

A Flavour of UKIP Debate

UKIP members and former members are nothing if not avid users of the internet. The author of this post to one of the various internet fora used for such debates, Andrew Edwards, agreed to my blogging but one of many recent posts where the outrage at the party's decision not to contest the Hodge Hill by-election is growing by the hour:-

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During the 'Any Questions' programme, broadcast on 18th June, Johnathon
Dimbleby read out this statement relating to Farage:

"...on this programme last month, Nigel Farage of the UK Independence
Party alleged that Steven Kinnock, son of Neil & Glenys Kinnock, had
benefited from his family connections in obtaining a job with the
European Commission. Mr Farage has since told us that this was untrue,
and he has apologised unreservedly to Mr Kinnock. We're happy to make
that clear, and indeed to point out that Steven Kinnock has never in
fact held any position of Employment with the European Commission.".

Yet another Farage blunder!!! But one so I'm told, that has cost him a
quite considerable sum of money. The benificiaries of this money are of
course the Kinnock family. Can we be reassured that it won't be UKIP
that picks up the tab???

The other blunder, with a far higher cost, is of course his decision to
ignore the B'ham by-election and thereby put the brake on the political
momentum gained from the Euro's.

This self appointed political committee of 5 buffoons seems to have lost
touch with reality. They've waxed lyrically about fighting a by election
- that might never happen - in Hartlepool. They've done likewise about
Regional Assembly referendums in the North - that might never happen.

But a real chance to keep up the pressure and they scuttle under their
rocks. As a correspondent on new-ind-uk said this morning re K-S:

"..though why he is not running is beyond me, he has never struk me as
stupid and must surely know that he is of no use in Brussels, it is
Westminster where the work is to be done, unless he, like the others,
are after their pensions and to get as much as they can personally out
of Brussels as possible, I mean, where's all the big talk now."

By the way, I'm told that poor old, Mike Nattrass, is spitting blood at
not being given a palce on this elite political committee, as well as
being cut out of the loop re the decision not to fight the HH by-election.

Sorry Mike, but you've served your purpose. You provided the B'ham
premises, and you backed Farage et al when they needed you. They don't
need you any more, so be a good boy, and enjoy Brussels, quietly, is the
message you're being given. Don't be too crestfallen though Mike, the
perks are pretty good over there. And, of course, you will be amongst
many brethren, as you join the Farage cast-off club :-)

I seem to remember, Mike, that I did warn you that, Farage, would dump
you when it suited. You poo poo'd the suggestion then. I'm afraid it
seems that I was right after all!

Andy E
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posted by Martin |4:22 PM