A video posted on UTube provides a fascinating insight into the duplicitous world of UKIP. The video clip in question features a mock interview with a UKIP MEP candidate, a Mr John West, that was ostensibly made in order to judge Mr West’s suitability for selection as a prospective MEP.

The unfortunate Mr West was far from pleased, to put it politely, when he discovered that his ‘confidential’ interview had been posted on UTube together with the humiliating title of, ‘How not to do Politics’!

Asked to respond Mr West said, ‘I have been told by the Eastern Counties Regional Chairman that I came across badly and was not competent to represent UKIP. This mock TV interview was the basis for my rejection.’, says Mr West, ‘However, I am appalled that I had to find out in an email from a non member (sent to god knows how many) that this private and confidential interview has been posted on the internet. This video was posted without my permission.’

All most odd, especially as the video is alleged to have been filmed by two people very close to Nigel Farage MEP, namely Clive Page (ex BBC, and Common Purpose Instructor to BBC personnel), and an assistant to Nigel Farage, Annabelle Fuller.  Most cruelly the clip was entitled, ‘How not to do Politics’,  clearly showing that the video was posted with the intention of causing Mr West maximum embarrassment!  And they wonder why so many activists are walking away from the Nigel Farage Party, alias UKIP and joining the BNP!

Another aspect of this very public humiliation of one of their own members that is more than a little puzzling is this: In the process of asking his questions, Clive Page, does a marvellous hatchet job on UKIP’s claimed position within the political hierarchy. His demolition of the familiar UKIP claim to be the 4th largest party in Britain is especially damaging.

What is going on here? Why has this interview been posted into the public domain? Clearly it is something of a gift for UKIP’s political opponents to exploit, but that will not have been the prime purpose. No, this was part of something much bigger!

UKIP’s remaining members are being systematically demoralised by their own leaders. They need to think long and hard about why that is happening. They need to join the BNP, the only party that has a pledge to leave the EU written into its manifesto!