Hi,

whilst Mike Nattrass MEP has actually condescended to drift back from a family visit to the Philippines, that he was clearly unable to attend to in the period from July to September when on holiday.

I note he hopes to be taken seriously as a leadership contender!

Some may not have noticed Mike Nattrass is Britain's EUroSceptic representative MEP on the Transport Committee which it seems from the EU web site he has been far too busy (Philippines jollies not withstanding!) to attend so much as ONCE!

I note Nikki Sinclaire MEP is also standing in the leadership contest and unlike Nattrass has done the members the courtesy of attending the hustings! She has also made a number of broadcasts and is in debate on The Politics show this weekend.

This week she has attended hustings in London on Sunday, Exeter also and been to the EU to attend to her duties there. Having returned on Thursday to attend a branch meeting in the evening she heard of an event she believed it was her duty to attend.

Leaving home at 4am she headed back to Brussels to attend a meeting where she secured a pledge from US Secretary of State of Homeland Security to protect British identity when travelling to the United States.

Nikki Sinclaire MEP today welcomed US Secretary of State Napolitano to “the pedantic European Parliament” and highlighted the better quality of freedom of speech that is enjoyed in the USA, based on her personal experience in American political campaigns over the years.

The Secretary of State responded to Nikki Sinclaire's call for American assurances that the UK citizens will remain to be recognised as UK citizens only, following the New Constitution (Lisbon Treaty) on entry to the USA and not as mere EU citizens.

The Secretary of State was attending Friday’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Nikki also called for a more simplified visa process for British citizens seeking to spend longer periods in the US, this included a cheaper route to contacting the American embassy and simplified application process.

The Secretary of State confirmed that this issue would also be considered.

Secretary of State, Janet Ann Napolitano is the third US Secretary of Homeland Security; she is the first female to serve in the office.

Now this is what people vote EUkip for the old style principles of UKIP - not the posturing and lies of Farage, the whoring and boozing, the scandal and sleaze or the lies and spin of the likes of Mark Croucher and Gawain Towler.

Further I understand that Sinclaire is disinclined to make the Islamaphobic rants and faux pas of Lord Pearson, the temper tantrums of Nattrass, the parochialism of Alan Wood nor have deliberately set out to collude in the cover-ups of Tom Wise's criminality as did both Nattrass & Gerard Batten.

I hope this helps give a slightly greater understanding of EUkip to those contributing on the subject recently who seem woefully ill informed.

However why would they know what they are talking about when the average vote for the party is 2>4%!!

Regards,
Greg L-W.