UKIP, the party that has spent the last several years announcing its imminent revival whilst plunging into a spiral of decline, has had to cancel its Scottish Parliament election launch, and is now trying to shift the blame for this humilaiton onto the police. The story begins, as so many UKIP stories do, with a […]
UKIP’s Scottish election master stroke: field English candidates
As we have reported elsewhere, UKIP is running the princely total of nine candidates in England (or ten, if you count the ‘independent’ who, it seems, couldn’t get his UKIP nomination papers in on time). In Scotland, however, it’s a slightly different story, and and Leader Nick Tenconi recently put in a rare apperance north […]
Died standing: Henk Sneevliet and the fight against Nazi occupation
On this day in April 1942, a 58-year-old Dutch socialist went to his death by firing squad at the Leusderheide, near Amersfoort. He went singing the Internationale. His name was Hendricus “Henk” Sneevliet, and his execution by the Nazi occupiers of the Netherlands brought to an end one of the earliest and most dedicated resistance […]
“Homosexuals are not cowards” – The man who bombed the nazi files
On this day in 1943, a small group of Dutch resistance fighters carried out one of the most audacious acts of sabotage of the Nazi occupation, an operation that saved countless Jewish lives and struck a blow against the machinery of fascist persecution. Led by sculptor Gerrit van der Veen and painter and writer Willem […]
UKIP candidate hits historic low – two votes and counting
Pop the champagne corks at UKIP HQ, or at least crack open whatever discount lager remains after Nick Tenconi’s close protection goons have been at the drinks cupboard. The party that once shook up British politics has achieved a remarkable new milestone. In Thursday’s Stroud District Council by-election in Thrupp Ward, UKIP’s Lucian Aeris polled […]
UKIP appeals for twelve well-heeled disciples
UKIP has unveiled its latest fundraising wheeze, the “UK12 Donor Club”, a scheme to sign up a group of supporters so loaded they can afford, if they are mug enough, to keep both Leader and Chairman salaried for the year. Only twelve places, says Tenconi selling the scheme, as if they’re recruiting apostles rather than […]