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What motivates the leaders of the United Kingdom Independence Party?


Wednesday, October 27, 2004 

NEC advanced to Monday next! More Doubts on the Phone Poll!

I have had confirmed that the NEC meeting has indeed been advanced to Monday 1st November, although the agenda is still in dispute!

It seems generally agreed that the FT report that Kilroy might be abandoning his leadership bid was almost certainly pure speculation. Reports reaching the blog this morning indicate the MEP is now scheduling a 'meet the people' tour beginning in Kent, on November 10th, London, November 12th, and Yorkshire on November 19th - with more to follow.

I also hear that one UKIP Branch Chairman is actively collating Branches that are calling for a leadership election, and that he already has the names of 60 likely Branches, 13 in excess of the minimum number required.

Another disturbing fact regarding the recent telephone ring around is the factor of multiple Branch Chairmen. I do not believe this has yet been raised but it is nevertheless extremely significant. An informant with access to a directory of South East Region branches has pointed out for example, that Steve Harris the Regional Organiser and a known Faragist fixer is shown as Branch Chairman for both Fareham and Hampshire East - while he is given as the sole name and contact number for several other Branches. This is not an isolated incident apparently - Newbury/Reading East/Reading West are three branches all with the same Chairmen as of 26th May 2004, when the directory was dated.

There are a dozen others cases of Branches with the same Chairmen for more than one Branch, so once again we are faced with clear evidence of ruthless manipulation of a supposedly democratic process by Farage and Knapman. Party members must at least demand to know - HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS ACTUALLY STATED AN OPINION IN THE TELEPHONE RING ROUND AND WHAT WERE THE TRUE VOTING FIGURES?

posted by Martin |1:46 PM
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