John in Scotland

charlie endell

Obviously not that hard to get an apology retraction from the press if the circumstances warrant it.

Farage still hasn't got a retraction from the Sunday Times. I'd love to know what they have on him, although I suspect the whole world will find out in the run-up the the 2009 euro-elections.

Legin

Lets hope it is before the elections Charlie, I consider he should be kicked out NOW!!

Hartlepool

Perhaps Farage and the ST came to an agreement to just let it all drop from public view?

I would think that if I had been in Farages position I would have pushed as hard and as loudly as I could to get at least a withdrawal of what was supposedly said by the ST if it was untrue as Farage claimed weeks and weeks ago.

It seems strange that nothing is being said by either side on this subject for such a long time.

charlie endell

Why would the ST do that? If they knew they had it wrong, they would face up to it rather than leave Farage with a sword of Damocles. NF would want it to drop, for obvious reasons.

The much-vaunted letter NF wrote to the ST failed to deny that Farage Jr was being employed by, or thanks to the influence of, another MEP or UKIP figure.

It also conceded that there is an OLAF investigation....

The latter point should, according to the rules, bar NF from standing as a UKIP candidate, or holding any party office, until the conclusion of the investigation.

I think he should step down, he is too much of a liability, and not all that good as a political leader!

Hartlepool

Charlie,I particularly agree with the last line of your #5 post.(and the rest of post#5 as well).

Oliver

Note For ALL

Bob Spink will prove to be a seiously good bloke and we should support him as much as we can.

Nuf Sed :!:

charlie endell

I don't know much about him other than what I have read. I met him once, he is not very imposing, but seems personable.

We need to shift emphasis to Westminster. Anybody else think he should be looking at taking the leadership?

Hartlepool

You mean Bob Spink for UKIP Leader Charlie?

I see no reason why he shouldn't be so.

Get it organised matey.

charlie endell

I remember Farage saying he did not want the leadership, but was only standing because he wanted to keep Petrina out. When Petrina stood down, he still stayed in the race, so that was a lie.

I remember Farage promising that if elected leader, he would devote his time to the UK. He spends more time in Brussels now than ever before, so that was a lie.

Not employing family? Another lie.

No OLAF investigation? Another lie.

His son was never employed?.... that is starting to look a bit ropey, too.

The leadership should be based in Westminster, not Brussels, and since Farage's priorities are obviously furthering the aims of the Independence & Democracy Group in Europe, and making as much money as possible, I think he should step aside and let the party get on with what it used to be good at.

Actually, given what we had to build on, May 1st was a bloody debacle. We lost both London Assembly seats, won an extra couple of nowhere-on-sea council seats, and let the Tories regain their momentum (the latter will probably earn Farage a few pints from his 'H bloc' Tory chums in Brussels).

Was it Cromwell who said "Just go!"?