UKIP Uncovered

UKIP Uncovered
What motivates the leaders of the United Kingdom Independence Party?

Thursday, July 29, 2004

UKIP's 'Blue Moon' Hartlepool opportunity continues on HOLD!

While Labour and the Lib Dems gear up for the most crucial political contest of this century, the acknowledged dark horse party UKIP - with all the potential for delivering the most massive seismic shock to the British political system since the collapse of the Liberal Party - dithers, prevaricates and even allows rumours to circulate that its most notorious and discredited, political fixer and campaign destroyer, Peter Troy who is justifiably loathed across the entire North Country may be backed by the NEC as the official candidate. Already his partner and sidekick in many of his tricks is reported as installed as the by-election political agent.

The Tories have effectively thrown in the sponge according to a report in the Financial Times this morning, linked from here. A few quotes from that report are quoted here:-

The Tories have effectively ceded defeat in the Hartlepool by-election..........

Labour and the Lib Dems have already started campaigning in the north-east town, this week refurbishing hastily opened headquarters...........

There appears significant resistance to providing a safe springboard for an ambitious party apparatchik. Such views are being taken on board, Labour insiders suggest, with a local candidate likely to emerge from next week's selection process..........

Protest votes in the 99 per cent white town have in recent history gone to the UKIP, which ran Labour a close second in last month's European elections. Robert Kilroy-Silk, the former chat show host and the fringe party's main celebrity, has said that he is "seriously considering" contesting Hartlepool.

If Mr Kilroy-Silk decides he has other priorities than Westminster to achieve his stated aim of obtaining Britain's withdrawal from the EU within this term of the European Parliament - fair enough - he has my support in whatever way he chooses to proceed .

In that event I hope he will then consider my strong credentials listed on this blog yesterday, review all my other qualifications and then give me his prompt backing and hopefully regular support by personal appearences during the campaign. Once at Westminster there will be none others who could compete with the army of facts and arguments I have assembled - as evidenced on my blog Ironieslinked here, Teetering Tories here and The Strasbourg Cesspitfrom here.

A final quote from the FT article :-

In addition to the UKIP, another factor that upset political calculations in the contest is the sheer unpredictability of an electorate that in 2002 chose H'Angus the Monkey, a football mascot, as its mayor.

An independent(possibly maverick) non-politician such as myself, who has brought past prosperity to their region - might be just what the people of Hartlepool now want as their new MP - why not one representing UKIP. Another political charlatan such as Troy is the last thing they need following straight on the heels of PeterMandelson. The full FT article makes that fact perfectly clear!

posted by Martin |6:21 AM