Tony Otim
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Post by Tony Otim on Feb 14, 2013 11:33:02 GMT
Marriage is a sacred act between one man and as many women as he likes and this must not be altered  |
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Post by Philip Davies on Feb 15, 2013 20:14:31 GMT
In a Macclesfield Express article in which MP David Rutley explains why he voted against the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, Councillor Hilda Gaddum (Cheshire East, Sutton) states that she tended her resignation to the Conservative party in December. But she is still listed as a Conservative on the CEC website.
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Post by Pimpernal on Feb 17, 2013 6:40:22 GMT
The daughter of the Chair of Labour's governing NEC, Angharad Yeo, has joined UKIP.
Angharad's mother, Cllr Harriet Yeo, is Chair of Labour's NEC, President of the TSSA union and leader of the Labour group on Ashford Borough Council. Her decision to join UKIP will be a major embarrassment for Labour who rely on fear, self interest and nepotism to keep their numbers up.
The main parties are simply not listening when it comes to matters such as immigration. It may be somewhat a taboo subject but it is vital that we talk about it. It is especially valid in Ashford which has suffered from a huge influx of migrants as one of the first ports of call in the UK.
My daughter attends school in Ashford and I have benefited from maternity and healthcare in South Ashford. I have seen for myself the strain put on local services by the swelling population. It is not a question of race or creed, but of numbers. I am of Saudi origin, and it infuriates me when people paint those of us who believe immigration must be better controlled as in some way xenophobic.
I decided to join UKIP as I strongly believe that the two party system we have in the UK is not working. I was brought up in a Labour voting family and my mother still works for the party as Chair of the NEC. But I came to decide neither Labour nor the Conservatives really represent the people anymore. They have become unaccountable to their core voters, and important issues that really matter to hardworking taxpayers are ignored or brushed under the carpet.
I hope I prove that UKIP defectors are not all unhappy Tories. In fact the sort of policies UKIP promotes, from bringing back Grammar schools, to the added cost to energy bills of green policies, and of course, the pressure immigration is putting on jobs and services, are particularly pertinent to traditional Labour voters.
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Feb 17, 2013 7:41:48 GMT
The daughter of the Chair of Labour's governing NEC, Angharad Yeo, has joined UKIP. Angharad's mother, Cllr Harriet Yeo, is Chair of Labour's NEC, President of the TSSA union and leader of the Labour group on Ashford Borough Council. Her decision to join UKIP will be a major embarrassment for Labour who rely on fear, self interest and nepotism to keep their numbers up. You know, it'd probably help UKIP if there press releases weren't quite so fucking moronic. Just a suggestion. Although obviously, 89.4% white British Ashford is a great example of how we're being overrun by immigrants. |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Feb 17, 2013 9:52:27 GMT
Its a fairly good example when it was 95% only 10 years previously - a numebrical increase of 135% in that period when the White British population increased by only 8%
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ColinJ
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Post by ColinJ on Feb 17, 2013 10:11:15 GMT
The daughter of the Chair of Labour's governing NEC, Angharad Yeo, has joined UKIP. Angharad's mother, Cllr Harriet Yeo, is Chair of Labour's NEC, President of the TSSA union and leader of the Labour group on Ashford Borough Council. Her decision to join UKIP will be a major embarrassment for Labour who rely on fear, self interest and nepotism to keep their numbers up. Why should this be embarrassing? Offspring frequently have different political opinions to their parents, it is a fact of life. Of course, as EAL says, the remainder of the above quote is quite risible. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2013 10:16:56 GMT
for there to be a defection then the defector must belong to a party.
If this is the best UKIP can waste their time on, on a non defection no wonder they are a long way from winning a seat in parliament.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2013 16:49:32 GMT
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Pimpernal
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Post by Pimpernal on Feb 20, 2013 19:23:35 GMT
for there to be a defection then the defector must belong to a party. If this is the best UKIP can waste their time on, on a non defection no wonder they are a long way from winning a seat in parliament. Sorry Ian - but she was indeed a member of the Labour Party before defecting - described by local sources as a high flyer within the party too... I guess we ought to add the former Mayor of eastleigh and another former eastleigh Cllr - both Lib dems who today defected to UKIP  |
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Post by gwynthegriff on Feb 20, 2013 20:09:48 GMT
The daughter of the Chair of Labour's governing NEC, Angharad Yeo, has joined UKIP. Angharad's mother, Cllr Harriet Yeo, is Chair of Labour's NEC, President of the TSSA union and leader of the Labour group on Ashford Borough Council. Her decision to join UKIP will be a major embarrassment for Labour who rely on fear, self interest and nepotism to keep their numbers up. The main parties are simply not listening when it comes to matters such as immigration. It may be somewhat a taboo subject but it is vital that we talk about it. It is especially valid in Ashford which has suffered from a huge influx of migrants as one of the first ports of call in the UK. My daughter attends school in Ashford and I have benefited from maternity and healthcare in South Ashford. I have seen for myself the strain put on local services by the swelling population. It is not a question of race or creed, but of numbers. I am of Saudi origin, and it infuriates me when people paint those of us who believe immigration must be better controlled as in some way xenophobic. I decided to join UKIP as I strongly believe that the two party system we have in the UK is not working. I was brought up in a Labour voting family and my mother still works for the party as Chair of the NEC. But I came to decide neither Labour nor the Conservatives really represent the people anymore. They have become unaccountable to their core voters, and important issues that really matter to hardworking taxpayers are ignored or brushed under the carpet. I hope I prove that UKIP defectors are not all unhappy Tories. In fact the sort of policies UKIP promotes, from bringing back Grammar schools, to the added cost to energy bills of green policies, and of course, the pressure immigration is putting on jobs and services, are particularly pertinent to traditional Labour voters. I didn't know you were of Saudi origin Pimp! |
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Post by gwynthegriff on Feb 20, 2013 20:11:05 GMT
for there to be a defection then the defector must belong to a party. If this is the best UKIP can waste their time on, on a non defection no wonder they are a long way from winning a seat in parliament. Sorry Ian - but she was indeed a member of the Labour Party before defecting - described by local sources as a high flyer within the party too...
I guess we ought to add the former Mayor of eastleigh and another former eastleigh Cllr - both Lib dems who today defected to UKIP Defectors are always described as "high flyers" / "senior figures" etc etc |
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Post by Pimpernal on Feb 20, 2013 21:00:39 GMT
That's what labour sources called her before her defection LOL |
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Post by Khunanup on Feb 20, 2013 21:06:53 GMT
for there to be a defection then the defector must belong to a party. If this is the best UKIP can waste their time on, on a non defection no wonder they are a long way from winning a seat in parliament. Sorry Ian - but she was indeed a member of the Labour Party before defecting - described by local sources as a high flyer within the party too... I guess we ought to add the former Mayor of eastleigh and another former eastleigh Cllr - both Lib dems who today defected to UKIP They were both kicked out of the party nearly two years ago and one got crushed when standing in the 2011 election as an Indy. Whereas the other, well you're welcome to him (or did he think he'd joined the Tories?): One of them, former Mayor Glynn Davies-Dear, has a particularly lively track-record, having got into trouble and been censured for driving a car without a car tax disc. He then lost his seat in 2012 after failing to get his nomination papers in on time. (He says he posted them several weeks in advance and only realised there was a problem when the list of nominated candidates was published, making the basic mistake of failing to check his nomination papers had been received and were all ok, which is standard practice for candidates and agents in British local elections.) Aside from switching to UKIP, he also appears on the latest Tory election leaflet As one of our Eastleigh councillors says, you're welcome to him! |
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Post by john07 on Feb 20, 2013 21:08:19 GMT
That's what labour sources called her before her defection LOL If you cited these 'sources' rather than arm waving, you might be believed. |
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Post by Pimpernal on Feb 20, 2013 21:21:22 GMT
I could bother to go back and find the sources... or I could decide I'm not that bothered if you believe me or not...
FWIW it was a quote from a Labour source quoted in the Kent on Sunday... and I suspect this paper has probably got cat shit all over it by now...
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Post by independentukip on Feb 20, 2013 22:25:30 GMT
for there to be a defection then the defector must belong to a party. If this is the best UKIP can waste their time on, on a non defection no wonder they are a long way from winning a seat in parliament. She was a Labour Candidate in the 2011 local elections (and the 2007). I assume you expect your candidates to be members? www.ashford.gov.uk/download.cfm?doc=docm93jijm4n2230.pdf&ver=3714 |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2013 22:27:09 GMT
find it strange the press release did not state she was a labour member.
But there again a child probably wrote it
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Post by independentukip on Feb 20, 2013 22:32:39 GMT
find it strange the press release did not state she was a labour member. Embarrassment probably. |
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Post by stepney on Feb 20, 2013 22:54:24 GMT
find it strange the press release did not state she was a labour member. But there again a child probably wrote itSomeone childish and intellectually backward writing a load of old drivel - is this something you've any experience of? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2013 22:11:39 GMT
werid times we live in, Maria anderssan Ukip mep defects to Tory over Farage dictator style
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