Bulgarian Blair sticks head in sand

mkpdavies · 06-09-2006, 11:01 PM

http://www.ukip.org/ukip_news/gen12.php?t=1&id=2507

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06-09-2006

In a private meeting in Brussels, Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev has denied there will be a mass migration to Britain.

Speaking at a meeting in Strasbourg, Mr Stanishev said "do not expect high waves of immigration from Bulgaria...(we are) doing so well economically that professionals will stay in the country".

UKIP MEP, Nigel Farage, said that with an answer like that, it was little wonder that Mr Stanishev is known as the 'Bulgarian Blair'. Nobody was expecting an influx of Bulgarian accountants, lawyers or journalists.

"The residents of Notting Hill and Islington can sleep sound in their beds - their professions are safe from Bulgarian immigrants.

"The message is not so good, unfortunately, for areas where people have proper jobs. With average wages in Bulgaria of £105 per month, we can expect a further influx of carpenters, plumbers and bricklayers from a nation so poor that they can afford to undercut the Poles who arrived after the last round of EU expansion."

Mr Farage was questioning Mr Stanishev at a meeting in Brussels ahead of Bulgarian accession, amid fears over the number of Bulgarians who will arrive in the UK next year.

Mr Farage commented on the meeting, saying: "This man is so desperate for Bulgaria to benefit from EU (British) money that he is prepared to ignore the truth about immigration - rather like the British Government."

The Bulgarian Premier tried to calm fears that upon accession, hoards of migrants, who are already queuing at the British Embassy, will not come to the country.

Anthony Butcher · 06-09-2006, 11:49 PM

I am not sure that we should be insulting the people of Islington and Notting Hill by telling them that they don't have 'proper' jobs.

Millennium3 · 07-09-2006, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Anthony Butcher

I am not sure that we should be insulting the people of Islington and Notting Hill by telling them that they don't have 'proper' jobs.

I think NF means a 'proper' job as in MEP.

mkpdavies · 07-09-2006, 09:06 AM

I read it very much tounge in cheek that accountants, lawyers or journalists are not propper jobs, but that carpenters, plumbers etc are.

In other words he is having a dig at the metropolitan elite that some like to dig at, as they benefit from cheap plumbers etc, without having to fret over their own jobs like the others do.

Fair enough in my opinion.

Millennium3 · 07-09-2006, 10:51 AM

My comment was tongue in cheek too.

C_steam · 07-09-2006, 12:26 PM

I'm puzzled.

On Derek Clarkes site - and e-mailed around by Don ransome, RO, is a press release. Part of the press release states:-
(see http://www.derekclarkmep.co.uk/news....cat=3&TB=home3)

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UKIP MEP Derek Clark said that with an answer like that, it was little wonder that Mr. Stanishev was called the Bulgarian Blair. No-one was expecting an influx of Bulgarian accountants, lawyers or journalists.

"The residents of Notting Hill and Islington can sleep sound in their beds - the professions are safe from Bulgarian immigrants".

"The message is not so good for, unfortunately, for areas like the East Midlands where residents have have seen their jobs taken away by EU migrant workers in the agricultural and service industries. With average wages in Bulgaria of £105 per month, we can expect a further influx of carpenters, plumbers, bricklayers and land workers from a nation so poor that they can afford to undercut the Poles who arrived here after the last round of EU expansion.

but apparently, from the first post above, it is Nigel that says:-

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UKIP MEP, Nigel Farage, said that with an answer like that, it was little wonder that Mr Stanishev is known as the 'Bulgarian Blair'. Nobody was expecting an influx of Bulgarian accountants, lawyers or journalists.

"The residents of Notting Hill and Islington can sleep sound in their beds - their professions are safe from Bulgarian immigrants.

"The message is not so good, unfortunately, for areas where people have proper jobs. With average wages in Bulgaria of £105 per month, we can expect a further influx of carpenters, plumbers and bricklayers from a nation so poor that they can afford to undercut the Poles who arrived after the last round of EU expansion."

could this be the first 'one size fits all MEP's' press release?

Anthony Butcher · 07-09-2006, 12:28 PM

I am sure that it wasn't meant seriously but, given UKIP's somewhat precarious public perception, I don't think that we can really afford to risk insulting potential voters.

It isn't a big deal - I was just commenting that I thought it was unnecessary

shoot the sick UKIP dog · 07-09-2006, 07:17 PM

I suppose Clarke needs all the help he can get with press releases, including copying Nigels.

After all, Clarkes record on asking written questions in the EU parliament is very poor - NO written questions during his career as an MEP. Neither has Bloom.

Whittaker has asked one. breaking his duck, though barely, as has Graham Booth and Roger Knapman.

Nattrass has asked 4

six for Titford.

Tom Wise asked 10

Batten asked 13.

Farage asked 92 (well done - best of the UKIP bunch)

That's 128 TOTAL for all UKIP MEP's since 2004.

For comparison, ex UKIP Mote asked 134.

Even RKS asked 246!

Go on - someone try and defend that!

Tom Wilde · 07-09-2006, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by shoot the sick UKIP dog

Go on - someone try and defend that!

Why? :?

07-09-2006, 09:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 31,028 Party: Libertarian Party	I read it very much tounge in cheek that accountants, lawyers or journalists are not propper jobs, but that carpenters, plumbers etc are. In other words he is having a dig at the metropolitan elite that some like to dig at, as they benefit from cheap plumbers etc, without having to fret over their own jobs like the others do. Fair enough in my opinion. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

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06-09-2006, 11:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Anthony Butcher Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Long Ashton, Bristol Posts: 10,184 Party: None	I am not sure that we should be insulting the people of Islington and Notting Hill by telling them that they don't have 'proper' jobs.

07-09-2006, 10:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
Millennium3 Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Berkshire Posts: 4,568	My comment was tongue in cheek too.

07-09-2006, 12:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
Anthony Butcher Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Long Ashton, Bristol Posts: 10,184 Party: None	I am sure that it wasn't meant seriously but, given UKIP's somewhat precarious public perception, I don't think that we can really afford to risk insulting potential voters. It isn't a big deal - I was just commenting that I thought it was unnecessary

07-09-2006, 07:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
shoot the sick UKIP dog Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 11	I suppose Clarke needs all the help he can get with press releases, including copying Nigels. After all, Clarkes record on asking written questions in the EU parliament is very poor - NO written questions during his career as an MEP. Neither has Bloom. Whittaker has asked one. breaking his duck, though barely, as has Graham Booth and Roger Knapman. Nattrass has asked 4 six for Titford. Tom Wise asked 10 Batten asked 13. Farage asked 92 (well done - best of the UKIP bunch) That's 128 TOTAL for all UKIP MEP's since 2004. For comparison, ex UKIP Mote asked 134. Even RKS asked 246! Go on - someone try and defend that!