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A media generated storm in a tea cup

  http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/sep/20/nigel-farage-godfrey-bloom-sluts-ukip Ukip's Godfrey Bloom has whip removed after 'sluts' remark     Godfrey Bloom   I am getting very fed up with hearing about, seeing or otherwise being made aware of the antics, or pronouncement of this buffoon. It is clearly obvious that the media and political establishment have their own agenda for discrediting and rubbishing UKIP which they perceive to be a threat to the dominant position of the main parties. It seems to me that fortunately, UKIP will never be a serious challenge for political credibility, since their main platform is centered on one issue and their members views on other political and social matters are as diverse as can be imagined. Consequently, should the media be compelled to continue their campaign against UKIP, perhaps they might find a less irritating individual than Godfrey Bloom  as a vehicle for their criticisms.

Foreign aid is not always routed to the intended recipients.

  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ukip-mep-godfrey-bloom-shrugs-off-condemnation-after-demanding-that-britain-stops-sending-money-to-bongo-bongo-land-8749159.html   Godfrey Bloom shrugs off condemnation after demanding that Britain stops sending money to 'Bongo Bongo Land' UKIP MEP. Godfrey Bloom    It is common knowledge that I do not support UKIP, or any of their "policies", and I certainly do not support Cameron and the ConDem coalition. Having said that however, I find it difficult to construct an argument in opposition to what Godfrey Bloom has said. He has just (09:25 today) been interviewed on BBC News24 where Simon McCoy had a less than comfortable time trying to get the "BBC line" across with constant references to "Bongo Bongo land" only to be rebuked and frustrated by the logic and common sense responses from Bloom. It is common knowledge that huge sums of taxpayers money is sent to countries where greed and c...