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UKIP provide further proof of their far-right leanings
This morning in the plenary chamber Martin Schulz announced that two MEPs have joined UKIP’s Europe of Freedom and Democracy (EFD) political grouping. The first of these is Mike Nattrass, though he...
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From the Archive: UKIP’s Godfrey Bloom MEP “I share a glass of wine a few...
This blog was from December of last year, when it emerged that Godfrey Bloom was involved with the European Aliance for Freedom (EAF) that includes the far-right French MEP and former presidential...
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From the Archive: UKIP provide further proof of their far-right leanings
UKIP have proved time and time again that they are a great deal more extreme in their politics than they would have you believe as these archives blog seem to be proving. This blog was originally...
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Marine Le Pen loses immunity as MEP
The far right leader Marine Le Pen has had her right to immunity from prosecution removed following a vote in the European Parliament yesterday. She will now face prosecution after she compared Muslims...
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Beware the ultra-right in Europe
As reported in the British press a few days ago, Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Front in France, and Geert Wilders of the Freedom Party (PVV) in the Netherlands, will attempt to launch a...
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Honeyball’s Weekly Round-Up
This week saw Conservative MEPs vote against a Europe-wide initiative to provide aid for those struggling with food poverty. The £3 billion EU fund, known as ‘European aid to the most deprived’, would...
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The end of the EFD could severely diminish UKIP’s profile
Interesting news as we gather for the start of the new European Parliament mandate. The Europe of Freedom and Democracy (EFD) group, of which UKIP are the biggest party, could be finished. Being the...
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Farage aligns with far right group to form a new bloc
I have written an article for New Statesman online analysing Nigel Farage’s attempts to set up a new political bloc (Europe of Freedom and Democracy) in the European Parliament. I explain how he has in...
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Hitler-defenders and misogynists – UKIP’s new allies
Nigel Farage has struck a deal with a far right MEP in order to save his political group the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD) in European Parliament. The Polish MEP, which Farage has...
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Honeyball’s Weekly Round-up
I managed to catch up with some of yesterday’s Andrew Marr show yesterday. It was great to see two women MP’s sitting on the sofa doing the newspaper review. Yes there was at times a political edge to...
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