Who Voted For The BNP?

Who Voted For The BNP?

The election of Nick Griffin and Andrew Brons of the British National Party to the European Parliament has caused an uproar in the UK and beyond, with many lining up to express their disgust and revulsion. Others are looking into how this happened and what effect this will have on the nations reputation and the [...]

June 29th, 2009 by Andy Carling 

Are The Brits Really Eurosceptic?

Are The Brits Really Eurosceptic?

After the results, comes the number crunching and the statistics to tell a story. First of all, is the turnout, of just 34.27%. This is about average, compared to the elections since 1979. Almost two thirds didn’t vote. Although this is an obvious concern, the question must be asked about the non-voters; how eurosceptic are [...]

June 29th, 2009 by Andy Carling 

A Field Guide To The British Eurosceptics

A Field Guide To The British Eurosceptics

All fair minded people would surely agree that the British are revolting. The daily news shames an ever longer list of Members of Parliament who have been caught fiddling their expenses.
Some have gone wild and got the taxpayer to buy and furnish several homes, others have claimed for items that seem unrelated to their work, [...]

June 11th, 2009 by Andy Carling 

Eurosceptics

Eurosceptics

With the approach of the 2009 European Parliamentary elections, there is growing concern that turnout will decline and the fortunes of eurosceptic parties will increase. But who are the Eurosceptics and what do they believe in?

The UK Independence Party (UKIP) advocate a withdrawal from the EU, replacing it with a free trade zone, not political [...]

March 25th, 2009 by Andy Carling 

Interview with Nigel Farage as the Irish Votes Come In

Interview with Nigel Farage as the Irish Votes Come In

This morning I interviewed Nigel Farage MEP, leader of UKIP and of the EU Parliament’s Independence and Democracy movement.
Nigel Farage MEP, UKIP Leader. He had many interesting things to say regarding security, electoral reform, David Davis and civil liberties and the rise of the political class. As you would expect, this interview had to be [...]

June 13th, 2008 by Andy Carling