Monday, 7 April 2008

"UKIP hopeful looks beyond Europe"

Gerard Batten gets a fair write up on the BBC website. That's always puzzled me about the BBC, of all the MSM, they're the ones who treat us most fairly.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Until I started blogging I'd never really appreciated how sensible many of UKIP's policies were and how sensible many of its members are. Previous prejudices presumably came via the MSM.

Add into the mix that a UKIP member (and former candidate) has helped me deliver my leaflets before and I'm even more impressed. I also recall that at a previous election they did not field candidates where compatible eurosceptic conservative candidates stood.

It seems that they're more about achieving practical outcomes than seeing personal party success. I respect that. Wish the Conservatives showed such ideological rigour. Sigh.

7 April 2008 at 17:19
knirirr said...

I don't recall the BBC mentioning anything other than immigration after the last UKIP conference, but then I don't think anyone else reported it at all.

7 April 2008 at 17:21
Mark Wadsworth said...

PT, cool. K, yes, last October they only mentioned immigration policy, but in a factual sort of way, not just 'Oh look at UKIP, they're racist'

7 April 2008 at 18:27
Anonymous said...

That's because they see you as potentially draining support from the Conservatives.

7 April 2008 at 21:17
Mark Wadsworth said...

D, really! The only thing that can possibly stop the Tories winning the next GE is their own sheer and utter incompetence (or lack of will to win). UKIP are not just a Tory splinter/pressure group (if they ever were that in the first place).

7 April 2008 at 21:56

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