Saturday, 13 June 2009

EXCLUSIVE: Right wing groups in European Parliament to emerge from Euro Election.

I HAVE it on good authority there is likely to be a large eurosceptic group in the next European Parliament which is set to have over 35 MEPs. This is seperate from the British Conservatives' proposed group and will likely include UKIP's 13 MEPs. This group, combined with the Tories' supposedly eurosceptic group, will rock the boat in a European Parliament that is likely to be far more eurosceptic than ever before.

More worryingly, it is looking increasingly certain that the far-right across Europe are going to team up with the far-left BNP to form an extremist group. This one is going to go down to the wire - the parliamentary group will require 25 MEPs from 7 different countries - but it looks set to happen. If it does, the BNP are going to receive a great deal more funding, commitee positions and speaking opportunities in the Parliament.

I've been told by a very reliable source that this group's fate may well come down to whether Geert Wilders throws his 4 MEPs into such a group. Wilders has in the past attempted to distance himself from people like Le Pen of the French National Front. Lets see if his actions are as loud as his words.

If you want to beat the BNP leave the European Union.


IT IS no secret that the BNP's increasing support is part protest vote, but mostly a reaction to the scale of uncontrolled immigration which has hit the UK. The BNP are known well to be hardline on immigration. Sadly they have got quite good at hiding the fact that they believe in such a policy not due to economic or practical reasons, but because of the Party's deeply-held bigoted views.

So as Labour Minister after Labour Minister like Andy Burnham lines up to talk about taking the BNP on, I have only one reply. It is time for those politicians from mainstream politics, if they truly wish to tackle Nick Griffin's lot, to talk about the real elephant in the room. Britain's membership of the European Union opened it up to unlimited and uncontrolled immigration from Eastern Europe and most notably, Poland. The Labour government clearly know that such a scale of immigration has had a damaging effect, no matter what they say. Just look at how they have tightened immigration controls against non-EU citizens. Britain ridiculously now discriminates against non-EU immigrants as they are the only newcomers the government now have the power to restrict coming and settling.

The simple fact is that EU membership prohibits member states controlling their own borders. If Britain doesn't start to control its borders, the BNP will increase their support as more and more people get angry. UKIP did extremely well in the Euro Elections and their non-racist agenda should be applauded. But the BNP will continue to grow until politicians admit how much the EU affects the running of the UK. If our politicians do not bite the bullet and talk about the crux of the issue, the BNP will continue to grow. It will be our politicians fault if more Nazis are elected if they willfully choose to sidestep the meat of the immigration issue.

Friday, 12 June 2009

Peter Mandelson and Labour can have their euro, but they won't have any votes.


SO PETER Mandelson reckons that Britain "obviously" remains commited to joining the euro. He is not alone. I'll never forget the sight of Charles Clarke insisting on the Daily Politics show that he believed the UK should and would one day adopt the euro, alongside polling results that showed that the majority of British people wished to leave the European Union altogether.

Unfortunately for these numptees, they have no mandate. There is no desire whatsoever for British membership of the euro. Switched-on, in-touch Labour figures like Frank Field and the late Gwyneth Dunwoody recognised this. But then they are a part of the old guard who saw the drift towards professional politics as wholy undesireable. Those of the ilk of Dunwoody - independent thinkers who couldn't care less about being in the right social and political circles - remained fervently eurosceptic thanks to their commitment to constituent and country rather than party leader and desire to schmooze with EU diplomats at posh drink receptions. But they are few and far between and the numbers are dwindling.

The fact that Mandelson, a senior Labour figure, believes the UK should still drop the pound sterling and become engufled fully in a federal Europe, should be exposed in the media. It is absurd to the Nth degree. Labour's failure to listen to its increasingly eurosceptic working class voting base will lead to its vote continuing to leak away to not just the Tories but rightfully to UKIP and regrettfully to the BNP. Not just that, as shown by the entire charade process of the Lisbon Treaty/Constitution, the EU is getting increasingly ambitious and aggressive. We need an in or out referendum once and for all to decide whether the British people wish for a political federal Europe or not. The EU teaming up with our political class to force through EU integration, apparently with much still to come, is totally unacceptable.

Hazel Blears needs to get real.


SO HAZEL Blears has grovelled at the feet of Gordon Brown for her part in his attempted takedown. Make no mistake: while Blears' sorrow is very real, it only exists thanks to failing of her own plan.

Resigning the day before the Euro and Local Elections was an incredibly cynical political punch which sought to knock Brown out. It certainly didn't help and played some part in Labour slumping to third in the Euro Elections, coming after UKIP. Unfortunately for Blears not enough Labour Ministers had the balls to realise that Gordon Brown needs to be replaced.

Conveniently, Blears faces de-selection later this month. Already revealed as a chief trougher during the expenses scandal, Blears is fighting for her political life. They say desperate times call for desperate measures. It would seem for Hazel Blears, the more desperate you get the more pathetic you are willing to be. Blears' apology is simply another cynical political move.

Wednesday, 10 June 2009

Those in Westminster understand the game David Cameron is trying to play.

POLITICSHOME'S INSIDER panel is a valuable resource. It asks for opinions on subjects from MPs, commentators and other non-aligned, in-the-know figures and then publishes the results. Particpants are giving anonyimity, giving the whole thing a good degree of credibility.

Its latest result shows that 74% of people on the panel agree that David Cameron would rather the Lisbon Treaty is ratified by the time he comes to office. In essence this means Dave will secretly be hoping the Irish vote yes to the Lisbon Treaty second time round.

Interestingly it is reported that those who were on the left or were non-aligned took this view almost unanimously. This group will of course include those who accuse anyone who shows resistance to the European Union's anti-democratic nature to be "europhobic" or "anti-European". Clearly they don't think Cameron is going to cause too many problems. If Cameron becomes Prime Minister, the public - along with the Tories' staunch eurosceptic backbencher set - will find out just how europhile Cameron is, very quickly.

You heard it here first: expect a Maastricht-like rebellion under Prime Minister Cameron that leads to headline Tory defections to UKIP.

Gordon Brown is on the money with proposed voting reform.


I AM no fan of Gordon Brown or Labour. In fact I'd go as far to say that Brown's tenure as our graciously unelected Prime Minister has been the worst tenure in my lifetime. Sort of like John Major but without the decency.

Yet some Tory supporters like Donal Blaney have continued their relentless offensive against Gordon Brown, this time calling his plans to reform the Westminster voting system pathetic and desperate.

You can't have it both ways. David Cameron has based his entire bid for the PM hotseat on the basis of "change". Many people in the country who do not vote are put off by the fact that they live in safe seat fiefdoms where their vote has little influence. If Brown proposes electoral reform that opens the system up, he may be seen as trying to change a failing system. That does however depend on his execution and the proposed system. I'm not holding my breath, but it's a radical shake-up that I suspect people will welcome.

Bob Crow: man of the few, not the many.

LEFT-WINGERS like Bob Crow and those from the far-left Trade Union scene who came before him like to pretend that they are standing up and representing the ordinary man. They aren't.

Just like Arthur Scargrill, Crow's platform - which has today seen him spearhead a strike on the London underground - is not populist, it's selfish. Crow and his communist cronies use their political ideology to trash the country to put forth their own politically motivated of anti-capitalist beliefs. The average traind river wage is more than £37k, a fair old whack. But this isn't enough for Crow and his gang. Well that's fine, as long as Crow realises that his following is far smaller than even Nick Griffin's equally extreme cult.

That's right: Bob Crow, man of the people, man of the workers, headed No2EU's London list in the Euro Elections. What did he get? A paltry 17,758 "comrades" backed Crow. That 1% of the vote compares to Nick Griffin's racist cult scoring 4.9% of the vote in London, with 86,420 votes.

Crow has no mandate for his power from working people. Him and his mates don't represent anybody but themselves.