Category Archives: UKIP

55 Tory MPs believe human-induced climate change is “environmentalist propaganda”

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Miles King

what’s happening to global temperatures? Sometimes you read a news article and you think “that can’t be right” and it is. Yesterday was a case in point. We now know  that CO2 levels have increased at their fastest rate for … Continue reading →

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The New Rise of the Populist Right and Far Right in Europe.

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Miles King

The Euro Elections have finally happened and we know the news – UKIP has won in the UK. UKIP is part of the rightist grouping in the European Parliament called Europe of Freedom and Democracy (EFD) group. Of course, as … Continue reading →

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UKIPs policy for farm subsidies: strip away all environmental protections and public goods.

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Miles King

As we approach the dreaded Euro Elections on Thursday, I have been keeping (or should that be kipping) an eye on some of the claims made by UKIP on matters environmental. Last week they claimed that every household in the … Continue reading →

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A political blog: the unholy alliance between UKIP and the Marxist Libertarians

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Miles King

the cheeky chappy   Last week I forced myself to watch a Channel 4 documentary “Nigel Farage: who are you?”, made by self-styled “fashionable left-wing film-maker turned wicked libertarian” Martin Durkin. He has previously made such edifying and entertaining pieces … Continue reading →

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