Nigel Farage sparked fierce controversy in January when he confirmed that UKIP would legalise and licence handguns in Britain if the party is elected, reasoning that proper licensing policy will prevent irresponsible use. The fact that it would generate demand and illegal trafficking, along with the fact general crime could increase as a consequence, seemed … Continue reading UKIP’s Nigel Farage Gets Trigger Happy and Tory MEP Daniel Hannan Supports Him.
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Guest post – Common UKIP Tropes.
If you spend any amount of time discussing UKIP on social media, then you'll very quickly run into some UKIP supporters. Some of these are merely UKIP voters, while some are full UKIP members & activists (or even candidates). But they all seem to have a few arguments in common. "UKIP are winning elections" Well … Continue reading Guest post – Common UKIP Tropes.
Britain First and EDL attend Farage and UKIP campaign rally at Winter Gardens, Margate.
"Ukip leader Nigel Farage will make a final push for votes at the European election when he leads a campaign rally in Margate today. Security is expected to be tight for the event at the Winter Gardens and organisers anticipate it will attract an audience of several hundred supporters." http://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/protest-ahead-of-farage-rally-17408/ Can you see them in those … Continue reading Britain First and EDL attend Farage and UKIP campaign rally at Winter Gardens, Margate.
The picture that caused an uproar and a police visit, analysed.
Most people have probably seen this infographic now, and are aware of the fallout and media interest after it was tweeted on social media which resulted in a police visit after a UKIP councillor complained. http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/12/police-ask-blogger-remove-legitimate-tweet-ukip So we decided to analyse it in more detail. The 'fact checked' version has been published in many mainstream … Continue reading The picture that caused an uproar and a police visit, analysed.
What is the truth about the alleged ‘brick attack’ on Gerard Batten’s home in London?
14th May - 11:46 UPDATE: ITV News have now covered the story here: Furthermore, Paul Nuttall, deputy leader of UKIP has made allegations that the attack is linked to Hope Not Hate. http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/14/ukip-leader-blames-media-for-alleged-attack-on-meps-home Alleged attack nothing at all to do with Batten's stance on Muslims then? http://www.loonwatch.com/2014/03/exposed-muslim-charter-ukip-mep-gerard-batten-directly-linked-to-extremist-anti-muslim-propaganda-network/ No sir. No way. We must make clear … Continue reading What is the truth about the alleged ‘brick attack’ on Gerard Batten’s home in London?
UKIP MEP candidate calls for anti-UKIP protestors to be arrested for ‘hate crime’ ahead of UKIP meeting.
Janice Atkinson, UKIP MEP Candidate for the South East refers to the definition of 'hate crime' as: "Hate crime involves any criminal offence which is perceived, by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a personal characteristic. Hate crime can be motivated by disability, gender identity, race, … Continue reading UKIP MEP candidate calls for anti-UKIP protestors to be arrested for ‘hate crime’ ahead of UKIP meeting.
What have UKIP got against animals and stronger wildlife protections?
What have UKIP MEPs got against animals? Elephants for example? This article from Wildlife News outlines their stance. http://wildlifenews.co.uk/2014/ukip-leads-fight-against-stronger-wildlife-protection/ and it's easy to find out for yourself. Go here http://www.votewatch.eu/ and search 'Combating wildlife crime' and see how UKIP MEPs voted and search by the following filters in following screenshot, hence these results. "The question … Continue reading What have UKIP got against animals and stronger wildlife protections?
Britain First jump on the Halal and Pizza Express bandwagon.
Earlier this morning we blogged about Britain First and how they are going to 'deploy armoured patrol vehicles to protect UKIP' https://exposingukip.wordpress.com/2014/05/07/britain-first-to-deploy-armoured-patrol-vehicles-to-protect-ukip/ Now they are jumping on the Daily Mail article about halal chicken being used by Pizza Express. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2622052/Pizza-Express-reveal-chicken-use-halal-dont-tell-customers-unless-ask-staff.html Here is their post on Facebook, drumming up support. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=460625150749418&set=a.346633882148546.1073741826.300455573433044&type=1&theater What of course they fail … Continue reading Britain First jump on the Halal and Pizza Express bandwagon.
Britain First to ‘deploy armoured patrol vehicles’ to ‘protect UKIP’
From the Britain First website: "While no great fans of UKIP, Britain First has hundreds of ex-British Forces street activists and several armoured ex-army Land Rovers and we now put our men and our resources at UKIP’s disposal during the period of election campaigning. We shall continue to fight UKIP for votes at the ballot … Continue reading Britain First to ‘deploy armoured patrol vehicles’ to ‘protect UKIP’
PAI (Patriots Against Islam), Bluehand, Homophobia, Islamaphobia and UKIP
PAI is a group of patriots on Twitter who add the acronym PAI to their Twitter name to show their cult-like connections to the online PAI movement, 'Patriots Against Islam'. This is @ProudPatriot101, a prolific tweeter and campaigner against Islam, and friends with many UKIP supporters, tweeting this morning (6th May 2014) This tweet is … Continue reading PAI (Patriots Against Islam), Bluehand, Homophobia, Islamaphobia and UKIP
Exposing UKIP 