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 […]
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UKIP’s only local councillor quits party after 6 months
Amid all the excitement around the walkout at County Hall in Maidstone last Thursday,it was barely noticed that among those exiting the chamber was a councillor belonging to a new party with the eccentric name of “Better Way Of“. This was none other than Cllr Amelia Randall, the wacko psychic / life-coach who is one of the […]
UKIP’s Liverpool ‘March for Jesus’ condemned by city’s Christians
This Saturday, the streets of Liverpool are set to witness a deeply polarizing spectacle. Nick Tenconi, the leader of UKIP, is scheduled to hold a “Walk for Jesus” in the city, assembling on the precincts of the Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral. The supposed aim is to “stand for Christ in Liverpool during Lent”, as if every […]
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 […]
Incense, irony and idiots – UKIP’s Birmingham farce
UKIP’s much‑trailed “Christian” march through Birmingham yesterday didn’t so much slide into farce as hurl itself headlong into it, with leader Nick Tenconi dutifully assuming the role of altar boy during a pre‑march prayer ritual staged, with unintended comic effect, outside a pub. Barely a few dozen supporters assembled outside the Fox and Goose pub […]