UKIP: behind the times?

June 18, 2014 1 Comment

Of course many political commentators have dismissed UKIP as a Party which is just too old fashioned for the modern day voter. The world has moved on, they say – but still UKIP harks back to the glory days when women knew their place (in the kitchen), eating out offered a choice between the local chippy or pie ‘n’ mash and disputes with other countries could be settled by sending a gunboat.

Now it seems that the Tower Hamlets branch of UKIP is trying to have the best of both worlds. The Party is standing candidates in the Blackwall and Cubitt Town by-election. They’re getting stuck into their campaign. On Tuesday, 17th June they were putting leaflets around the ward. The leaflets stated the names of their candidates and urged electors to come out and vote on Thursday, 3rd June. That’s Thursday, 3rd June – a fortnight before the leaflets went out, and a calendar month before all the other voters in the ward go to the polls, which will be on Thursday, 3rd July.

Other by-election candidates are available (see below). If any of you want to know who is going to win, just ask UKIP.

Name of Candidate	Home Address	Description (if any)	Name of Proposer
AHMEDKabir	236A Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 0AA	Tower Hamlets First	Miah Mohammed Maium
AKTARUZZAMANMohammed	16 Prioress House, Bromley High Street, London, E3 3BD	Tower Hamlets First	Miah Mohammed Maium
BAGSHAWElaine	Flat 309 Pasmore Court, 26 New Festival Avenue, London, E14 6FW	Liberal Democrats	Kargili Bulut
CHAPMANChristopher James	Flat 13 Equinox, 1 Douglas Path, London, E14 3GR	The Conservative Party Candidate	Morgan Raymond J.
CHESTERTONDave	24 Capstan Square, London, E14 3EU	The Labour Party Candidate	Young Martin F.
CLARKEStephen	1 Navenby Walk, London, E3 4EZ	Liberal Democrats	Kargili Bulut
FLOWERSRichard	24 Plymouth Wharf, Saunders Ness Road, London, E14 3EL	Liberal Democrats	Wilcock Alexander
GUTTMANNKaty	30 Padbury Court, London, E2 7EH	Green Party	Lomas Mark S.
KASANGAGeeta Mohan	Flat 82, Elektron Tower, 12 Blackwall Way, London, E14 9GB	The Conservative Party Candidate	Morgan Raymond J.
KENYON PEERSEllen	13 Wedgewood House, Warley Street, Bethnal Green, London, E2 0PZ	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	Clarke Charlie
KHANFaruk	82 Byng Street, London, E14 9AR	Tower Hamlets First	Uddin Azir
LOCHNERDiana	276 Boardwalk Place, London, E14 5SH	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	Lochner Wayne
LOMASMark	Poplar Dock Marina, Boardwalk Place, London, E14 5SH	Green Party	Thomas Heather K.
PEERSJohn	31 Galleon House, Glengarnock Avenue, London, E14 3DJ	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	Clarke Charlie
RAHMANAnisur	3 Edwin Street, London, E1 4AY	The Labour Party Candidate	Young Martin F.
RAHMANMohammed Akhlaqur	8 Canton Street, London, E14 6ES	Independent	Ahmed Shirina
REGISTEAnthony	49 Belgrave Street, London, E1 0NG	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	Collins Maria
RONALDCandida	117 Kelson House, Stewart Street, London, E14 3JN	The Labour Party Candidate	Young Martin F.
SHEAPaul	26 Lodore Street, London, E14 6LY	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	Thomas Alan C.
SMITHChris	82 Granby Street, London, E2 6DR	Green Party	Lomas Mark S.
THIENELGloria	183 Manchester Road, London, E14 3DR	The Conservative Party Candidate	Hazlewood James T.G.