Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Taking the money
Andy McSmith in the Independent reports on an interesting interview with UKIP founder, Alan Sked on how their 24 strong MEP group will work in the European Parliament. He is rather scathing:
“They don’t do anything constructive there, they just go there to take the money, the expenses and get pensions…They don’t articulate policies, they are hardly ever there,” said Professor Sked. He launched Ukip in 1993, but left in 1997 after his creation had become “a magnet for bigots.”
It is worth keeping an eye on how accurate his forecast will be.
“They don’t do anything constructive there, they just go there to take the money, the expenses and get pensions…They don’t articulate policies, they are hardly ever there,” said Professor Sked. He launched Ukip in 1993, but left in 1997 after his creation had become “a magnet for bigots.”
It is worth keeping an eye on how accurate his forecast will be.
