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Martin Harvey · 20-08-2006, 07:55 PM

John Page asked me whether the article was unfair or untrue.

The inference is that Kilroy-Silk gave UKIP our 2004 success, that is untrue. It was the strategy and the hard work of the activists at local level that produced that magnificent result. He refers to a 'derisory 2.2% of the vote at the general election. In fact the 2005 general election was a great success for UKIP and we did make a big difference. Ask the Conservatives in Harlow, my own Constituency. The Cons failed to win by 75 votes, and at the third recount on the Saturday morning, one of their acivists Mr Van Orden and his wife lost their temper with me. Our UKIP candidate and another ex-UKIP candidate had polled 1922 votes, which the Cons claimed should have been theirs. In Broxbourne, UKIP polled 1479 votes, and our best result in the East was almost 8%. results like these make people realise that it IS worth voting for UKIP and we will soon return an MP to Westminster. That is why some are ridiculing us.
As Ghandi said, 'First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, next they fight you and then you win.' UKIP is already at stage two.
Martin Harvey.

20-08-2006, 07:55 PM	#11 (permalink)
Martin Harvey Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: West Essex Posts: 162	UKIP show little sign of threatening anyone- The Business. John Page asked me whether the article was unfair or untrue. The inference is that Kilroy-Silk gave UKIP our 2004 success, that is untrue. It was the strategy and the hard work of the activists at local level that produced that magnificent result. He refers to a 'derisory 2.2% of the vote at the general election. In fact the 2005 general election was a great success for UKIP and we did make a big difference. Ask the Conservatives in Harlow, my own Constituency. The Cons failed to win by 75 votes, and at the third recount on the Saturday morning, one of their acivists Mr Van Orden and his wife lost their temper with me. Our UKIP candidate and another ex-UKIP candidate had polled 1922 votes, which the Cons claimed should have been theirs. In Broxbourne, UKIP polled 1479 votes, and our best result in the East was almost 8%. results like these make people realise that it IS worth voting for UKIP and we will soon return an MP to Westminster. That is why some are ridiculing us. As Ghandi said, 'First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, next they fight you and then you win.' UKIP is already at stage two. Martin Harvey.