UKIP candidate hits out on immigration- Crewe and Natwich Guardian

ukiprule · 13-05-2008, 04:29 PM

Ukip Candidate Hits Out On Immigration (from Crewe Guardian)

Anthony Butcher · 13-05-2008, 04:35 PM

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UKIP'S parliamentary candidate for the Crewe and Natwich by-election has called for a halt to EU immigration.
Addressing a public meeting at the Crewe Arms Hotel on Monday, candidate Mike Nattrass said: "If we need workers here, UKIP policy is that they must apply for work permits.
"There are 60million people here already and the EU open borders policy is over-stretching our hospitals, schools, roads and housing.
"This has nothing to do with race and everything to do with space.
"The other three parties are in denial.
"Any debate mentioning immigration and they don't tell the electorate that because of the EU people from 26 countries are able to freely come here."
Mr Nattrass said that he liked Poles, thousands of who have come to live in Crewe and Nantwich over the past few years.
He added: "But we don't need millions of them. Poland is being stripped and is having to import people from the Ukraine and China.
"We cannot plan our economy because we don't know how many are coming over the border and the EU is constantly expanding."
He said 75% of our laws are made in Brussels while Westminster is being stripped of power.
Also speaking at the meeting was UKIP's MP Bob Spink who urged the constituency to vote for Mike to bring UKIP's presence at Westminster to four.
He said that if Britain was not in the EU it would have billions to spend which could be used locally on services. Outlining UKIP's raft of polices he said these included a flat tax, which would remove 4.5 million people from taxation altogether, bringing back hospital matrons, more bobbies on the beat and the repeal of the Human Rights Act.

Michael Heaver · 13-05-2008, 04:43 PM

Fantastic bit of press there that really portrayed UKIP's stance on this issue well. I'm sure those who read it will mostly agree, especially on the bit about politicians in general not wanting to talk about it.

Anthony Butcher · 13-05-2008, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael Heaver

Fantastic bit of press there that really portrayed UKIP's stance on this issue well. I'm sure those who read it will mostly agree, especially on the bit about politicians in general not wanting to talk about it.

The problem is that while what he has said is fine, it doesn't relate to Crewe specifically. If this is going to be UKIP's quota of news for the campaign (and I am sure that the paper will try to spread coverage across the parties), it really hasn't localised the message. It will still appeal to some people, but I think that it would have been more effective to talk about the local effects of EU immigration, if there are any.

Being a local, I am sure that Mike Nattrass could have drawn on a whole wealth of experience

. Sorry, couldn't resist.

SponPlague · 13-05-2008, 04:51 PM

Wait till you see Thursday's edition, heh heh

Anthony Butcher · 13-05-2008, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SponPlague

Wait till you see Thursday's edition, heh heh

Is it a front cover photo of you in your Union Jack hat again, posing with Gemma Garrett?

Michael Heaver · 13-05-2008, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Anthony Butcher

The problem is that while what he has said is fine, it doesn't relate to Crewe specifically. If this is going to be UKIP's quota of news for the campaign (and I am sure that the paper will try to spread coverage across the parties), it really hasn't localised the message. It will still appeal to some people, but I think that it would have been more effective to talk about the local effects of EU immigration, if there are any.

Being a local, I am sure that Mike Nattrass could have drawn on a whole wealth of experience

. Sorry, couldn't resist.

Thing is, it doesn't say he didn't talk about a whole host of local issues. The press have reported on one important, popular issue Mike talked about, but I'm sure that wasn't the sole content of his and Bob's speeches.

SponPlague · 13-05-2008, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Anthony Butcher

Is it a front cover photo of you in your Union Jack hat again, posing with Gemma Garrett?

Patience, grasshopper!

Anthony Butcher · 13-05-2008, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SponPlague

Patience, grasshopper!

If it's not, I am going to be very disappointed. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to get a photo with her, while wearing your hat

Anthony Butcher · 13-05-2008, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael Heaver

Thing is, it doesn't say he didn't talk about a whole host of local issues. The press have reported on one important, popular issue Mike talked about, but I'm sure that wasn't the sole content of his and Bob's speeches.

True, but given that just about everyone at that meeting would have been UKIP related, it is the article that matters

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13-05-2008, 04:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
Michael Heaver Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 394 Party: UKIP	Fantastic bit of press there that really portrayed UKIP's stance on this issue well. I'm sure those who read it will mostly agree, especially on the bit about politicians in general not wanting to talk about it.

13-05-2008, 04:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
SponPlague Uber Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Zurich Posts: 3,001	Wait till you see Thursday's edition, heh heh