Letter from the founder of UKIP

[Rob W 0]

From Dr Alan Sked to the Times this week

 

 

Sir,

 

During the greatest financial crisis facing this country since the 1930s, how typical it is of UKIP’s present pathetic leadership that its flagship policy for the forthcoming general election should be to attack the less than 1 per cent of our female population who wear the burka. This is desperate and inane.

 

If the party is really so obsessed with race, immigration and Islam, it should simply merge with the BNP, which it increasingly resembles. Why have a competition in intolerance? Why not present a united front? After all the political expediency that drives both these anti-EU parties to take up seats in the European Parliament surely dictates such a measure. But let us dismiss any thought that either of them represents “British values”.

 

I founded UKIP as a tolerant, liberal and democratic party. By 1997 I could already see the far-right writing on the wall and quit as party leader and member. It is a decision that I have never regretted, now least of all. I hope that all decent people will condemn the party as you did in your splendid leading article.

 

Dr Alan Sked

London N1

[Guest alex]

Seems a bit ironic for them to be taking their lead from the French.

[AgentAxeman 199]

ukip's a daft party with one policy. i know, i was a member of it (very briefly).

[Rob W 0]

I've heard it now full of the people who are too snobby to join the BNP

[Park Life 71]

I've heard it now full of the people who are too snobby to join the BNP

 

Yup. Like my mum.

[Guest alex]

I've heard it now full of the people who are too snobby to join the BNP

Sounds about right.