UK Independence Party
Enfield & Haringey Branch
|
|
Home | Contacts & Links | Events | FAQ | Join Us | Policies | Newsletter Archive
ELECTION RESULTS
Fred and I went to watch the vote verification in Enfield on Friday, 5th June (where the number of ballot papers in each box must tally with the number of people who voted). Madge, Fred and I went to the actual vote count on Sunday, 7th June where we were delighted to see UKIP come third with 12.1% of the votes cast. Roy acted as the Haringey sub-agent and attended the vertification and count in Haringey.
Here are the results of the top six parties:
Enfield Haringey Conservatives 20345 Labour 14093 Labour 15385 Lib. Dem. 11550 UKIP 7916 Green 8528 Green 5876 Conservatives 7396 Lib. Dem 5398 UKIP 2164 BNP 3145 BNP 981Countrywide, UKIP came second behind the Tories with 17.4% of the vote, pushing Labour into third place. We have retained Gerard Batten as our London MEP and have 12 MEPs in other parts of the country, including one in Wales which we have not achieved before. Nigel Farage was delighted that Marta Andreasen, the EU’s former Chief Accountant who was sacked by Neil Kinnock for raising concerns about lax accounting procedures, has become an MEP and Nigel is hoping to get her on the EU Parliament budget committee. Watch this space!
Local elections
UKIP gained seats in the local elections in Norfolk, Suffolk, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire (where we got 4 seats).
Norwich North By-election
Owing to the resignation of Labour MP Dr. Ian Gibson, there is to be a by-election in Norwich North on 23rd July. UKIP is putting up Glenn Tingle as its candidate. Glenn is a local resident, an ex-army man now working as a construction manager for a local firm.
Norwich North UKIP need help urgently with leafletting. They can offer free B&B at the local golf club, owned by a UKIP sympathiser. If you are willing to spend a day or two walking the Norwich streets in this glorious sunshine, please contact the North Norwich Campaign Office on 01603 412643. Address: 166 Wroxham Road, Norwich NR7 8DE (davenorwichnorth@live.co.uk).
ID cards
Having spent £200 million on this scheme, the Government has at last decided it should be voluntary for those who might need to prove their age. However, everyone who applies for a passport after 2011 will automatically be issued with an ID card, so in time a large percentage of the population will have one. Even if the UK does not go ahead with its proposed database on all UK citizens, the EU proposes a database of all 500 million EU citizens.
Lisbon Treaty
This has still not been signed by the Czech or Polish Presidents, nor has it been ratified by the German Parliament. The Irish will be voting in a second referendum in the Autumn, possibly 2nd October. The Irish have been given “guarantees” on taxation, neutrality, workers’ rights and abortion but these cannot be included in the Lisbon Treaty so the Irish will be voting again on exactly the same text that they turned down first time round. If the guarantees were included in the Lisbon Treaty, the other countries that have already ratified would have to re-ratify which would give national parliaments another chance to discuss, and possibly reject, it.
German judges have agreed the Treaty does not clash with their Constitution but have demanded a law to guarantee that no further powers can be transferred to the EU without the consent of the German Lower and Upper House.
David Cameron has promised that if he becomes Prime Minister before the Treaty is ratified by all 27 countries, he will give the British people a referendum. There is speculation that Peter Mandelson is propping up Gordon Brown’s administration just long enough to allow the Treaty to be ratified before a General Election is called. Peter Mandelson’s first loyalty is to the EU. He could lose his EU pension if he does not support the EU at all times.
Day-to-day news from June
1st - The sea surrounding the Rock of Gibraltar is designated British Gibraltar Territorial Waters but the Spanish have convinced the EU to include most of it in a new environmental protection zone to be maintained by Spain. A Spanish corvette has already challenged a fishing boat, claiming it was in Spanish waters.
4th - On the eve of the EU election, Stuart Wheeler received a begging letter from the Conservative chairman, Eric Pickles. Stuart had been expelled from the Tory party for supporting UKIP.
10th - EU finance ministers have adopted a text endorsing the creation of 3 new EU authorities with the power to override national regulators in areas of banking, securities and insurances. Make no mistake, this is very serious as the UK has just lost control of the City.
15th - UKIP peer Lord Willoughby de Broke has introduced a Constitutional Reform Bill which details how Britain would withdraw from the EU and the measures needed to do so. Alongside EU withdrawal, the Bill:
- Repeals the Human Rights Act
- Sets up binding national and local referendums
- Passes power from Westminster to local government
- Reviews Regional Assemblies and all quangos, etc. with a view to closure
- Reduces the House of Commons to 250 MPs with transparent expenses. To sit for fixed five-year terms
- House of Lords reformed or abolished by national
- Retains national powers
15th - It is estimated that Neil and Glenys Kinnock have received £12 million of taxpayers’ money in the 15 years they have been employed by the EU. They have both been given seats in the House of Lords and are receiving very generous pensions which are dependent on their supporting EU policies at all times.
18th - The Latvian government is implementing severe austerity measures in order to avoid national default and secure international aid. The plans include 50% wage cuts for teachers, a 20% reduction in other government workers’ salaries and a 10% decrease in pension payments.
18th - Two Bulgarian Mafia bosses have signed up to become MPs in their parliamentary elections next month because they will be free from prosecution for their 4-year term of office.
19th - The first criminal trial in England to take place without a jury has been given the go-ahead.
22nd - Libraries for EU staff are so rarely used that each book loan costs the taxpayer £570. There are 52 libraries serving the EU institutions at a total cost of £16 million.
23rd - Hundreds of protesters arrived in Calais to demand an end to border controls between France and Britain.
25th - Spain has received 2.7 billion euros in EU fishing subsidies in the past 12 years which has contributed to overfishing and the depletion of fish stocks, particularly Mediterranean blue fin tuna.
29th - The EU is proposing to ban smoking in certain outdoor areas, such as beer gardens and concert venues.
29th - The 20-year-old EU legislation regulating the shape and size of cucumbers is to be abandoned this week.
30th - Stephen Hawking has criticised the EU for imposing a 10% import tax on mobility scooters.
30th - Neelie Kroes, the EU Competition Commissioner, has warned Lloyds Bank and RBS that they may have to sell their assets as a condition for receiving state aid.
30th - At last, a sensible suggestion from the EU. As from next year, mobile phone manufacturers will make phones that fit a universal charger.