‘Pastor’ Rikki Doolan, UKIP’s spokesman on Culture and Arts, has announced this morning that he is quitting the party. He has posted a statement online saying that there is no falling out, no scandal, and ‘no scoop’ and that he has made the decision for personal reasons. He doesn’t say what those reasons are. Doolan […]
Rikki Doolan
UKIP licks its wounds and ponders an uncertain future
One of the happy consequences of the recent local council elections – and there weren’t many – is that it seems to have persuaded UKIP Leader Nick Tenconi to keep his mouth shut for a while. In fact, there has been pretty much radio silence from UKIP HQ since the results came rolling in. Utter […]
Local elections 2025 – Farage surges and far right turn on Homeland
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has won control of at least seven councils in this week’s local elections. A party that often relies on dog-whistle racism and xenophobia will now try to control large swathes of England. These results make grim reading for anti-fascists and are an indictment of both Tory opportunism and Labour cowardice. Indulging […]
