UKIP LEADER SPEAKS OUT

Following my post further down on WTF? - a piece showing my disappointment at UKIP's offer to "disband" if Cameron's Tories held a referendum on membership of the EU - I am pleased to say that it was all a bit of fluff and nothing.

UKIP's new leader, Malcolm Pearson, has addressed members concerns and I share his message with readers of this blog. I am still convinced that UKIP is the only hope left for oppressed British subjects who want to see a return to independence for Britain and individual freedom for it's citizens.

The only thing left to say is vote UKIP next year - you know it makes sense!

"Many of you have concerns about recent media coverage, and I want to answer some of them now. We did anticipate that sections of the Conservative Press would attack UKIP in general and the new leader in particular. We were proved right and I must admit to a certain satisfaction at having drawn fire so quickly. Naturally some media stories will be written to deliberately upset members and lose us future supporters. They will sometimes be false and frequently twisted, or 'spun' and there will be more of them. They are now out to get us, and we should be flattered by this overt recognition of the threat we pose. My appeal to each of you is to keep your nerve and treat the media with the caution it richly deserves. Now for a few facts. The word "disband" has been taken out of context. In a long interview for the Times profile last Saturday, I was looking forward to the great day when we are out of the EU, after winning an 'in or out' referendum (a referendum delivered by Cameron after we had stood aside and helped him into 'Government'). On that day there would have been a complete realignment of British politics, led by a triumphant UKIP, with the political class rebuffed. It is in thinking about this happy prospect that I may have used the 'disband' word, and if I did it was a mistake and I shouldn't have done so. The party will never be mine to disband. That is a matter for the members alone. As for the proposed deal with the Conservatives to stand aside at the 2010 election only, we knew that David Cameron was most unlikely to accept, because he is fully committed to membership of the EU. That's why he does not want an In or Out referendum. But - and this is important- we had to ask. By rejecting the deal he has proved that he would rather risk losing the next general election (because of UKIP's participation) than consult the people of Britain on EU membership. Next time a Tory cries: "Vote UKIP and you'll let in Labour," you can reply: "We gave them the chance and the Conservatives refused it. Roll on the election." I feel this has turned out to be quite a coup for us, and we should be shouting it from the rooftops. We put our country before our party and they did the opposite. I must also settle any worries that UKIP is merely the eurosceptic wing of the Conservative Party. This is not true. Under my leadership, UKIP will continue to target seats right across the political spectrum. The Labour vote will collapse at the next general election, and we must go all out for it as well as for that of the Lib Dems, many of whose members do not realise how Eurofanatic their party is. I am proud to be the leader of such a marvellous Party. Yours sincerely," Malcolm Pearson Lord Pearson of Rannoch UKIP Leader

LORD PEARSON'S LEADERSHIP BID

This is the bloke that I've voted for as the new leader of UKIP. http://www.lordpearsonofrannoch.co.uk/my_video.html

It's a shame that such a talented orator and passionate politician as Nigel Farage has stepped down but it isn't as if he's leaving the party and while he's concentrating on getting that berk Bercow out of Buckinghamshire, the person eventually elected as the new UKIP leader can get on with supporting and rallying the troops who will be standing for seats across the country.

Lord Pearson hopes for a hung parliament after the election. That would be preferable to the painful three party alliance currently ruling the Westminster Roost, but I would still like to see UKIP win, of course, or in opposition. It's about time we had a decent Govt, and just as important is a scrutinising and critical opposition. UKIP deserves a chance and so do those voters who put their faith in the party from sheer desperation at the system. They have had enough of those quangos, organsations, and financial institutions that appear to have a vested interest in Britain's destruction.

Other candidates who are standing for leader are Nikki Sinclaire, Gerard Batten, Mike Nattrass, and Alan Wood. They're all good candidates so it matters not to me who ultimately gets the unpaid job. They have all pledged suport to whoever does become the next leader of an exciting new grass roots party ... er.... what was that song doing the rounds in 1997 ... things can only get....eh?