UKIP employees give up the ghost on their party

I was surprised to be sent an interesting paper by two former UKIP researchers looking, amongst other things, at the possible outcome of the European elections: John Petley, who worked for the UKIP delegation in Brussels before resigning in mysterious circumstances last years; and Gary Cartwright, who is Tom Wise's researcher in the European Parliament. 

If these UKIP researchers are right, then UKIPs chances are disappearing down the toilet. They accuse Farage of a "spectacular failure to seize the initiative in leading the opposition to Lisbon in the UK", and then add, with more than a little hyperbole, that this was "one of the most calamitous errors in recent political history."

Moreover, they claim that UKIPs credibility "is at rock bottom, except in their South-West stronghold, where many members try to avoid mentioning their leader by name if they can help it". They conclude by asserting that "this June is likely to be Farage's - and UKIP's - swansong".

This is explosive stuff. It seems that even professional UKIP workers think that their party is a busted flush.

Intriguingly, Cartwright and Petley are pretty kind to the fascist British National Party. In their words, (and totally wrong - just check out their Yorkshire top candidate Andrew Brons), the BNP has "shaken off its neo-Nazi trappings, and has struck a chord with its focus on the dangers of Islam and immigration". Although they predict that the number of europhobic MEPs will be few in number, they predict that the BNP will win more seats than UKIP.

All the more reason to get out on the campaign trail to stop both these vile parties.