UKIP lose court case

[John West]

Press Release


I am extremely pleased that Ipswich County Court has ruled in my favour and found UKIP guilty of a breach of confidence. This ruling concerns the posting of my MEP mock television interview on the YouTube website.

The Judge ruled that I had every right to expect the interview to remain confidential. He also ruled that UKIP’s defence - that the video was posted without their knowledge - was no defence as they had a clear duty to protect my confidential data.

Peter Reeve and Jonathan Arnott represented UKIP during the hearing. Both failed to provide a coherent defence. It is no surprise that their attempts to exonerate UKIP were rejected by the Judge.

UKIP only has itself to blame for this ruling.

All my attempts to deal with this matter amicably were constantly rejected by both Nigel Farage and John Whittaker.

At the time of the incident Dr Eric Edmond, Del Young and Dr David Abbott all tried to raise this issue with UKIP’s NEC. Their efforts were rejected by their fellow NEC members. As was mine when I attended an NEC meeting to request an apology only to be abused by several of the disreputable individuals on the NEC unfit for leadership of anything let alone what might have been a great political movement to lead Britain out of the EU, which has sadly collapsed due to this and similar dishonourable behaviour.

I would like to publicly thank these three individuals for their support at the time.

To this day I have yet to receive a full apology from ANY member of UKIP’s leadership.

The only people to come out of this badly are Nigel Farage, Annabelle Fuller, John Whittaker and UKIP’s NEC.

Annabelle Fuller lost her job with UKIP after the posting of my video.

UKIP’s image has also been thoroughly tainted by this and other serious issues concerning the lack of probity within the party. Earlier this year UKIP lost out on a donation of £1.2 million after the potential donor was made aware of various allegations of dirty tricks and corruption within UKIP. This included the YouTube incident.

I am relieved to have been vindicated. Justice has been seen to be done.

I would like to thank all those people who have supported me over this issue. There are far too many to mention but special thanks must go to my wife, Petrina Holdsworth, the late Piers Merchant, Greg Lance-Watkins, Geoffrey Collier and Niall Warry and the Defence Fund.

I would also like to thank one of UKIP’s MEPs for their private support. I have agreed not to name them for obvious reasons.

Thank you.
John West

[John West]

These blogs have taken up the story

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Junius on UKIP: UKIP lose court case. A victory for John West

[John West]

Even in defeat UKIP still lack the decency to say sorry for what happened. A truly disgusting party and not worth a single vote.

[Greg Lance-Watkins]

Hi,

congratulations on being so comprehensively vindicated and congratulations for your obsessive determination to clear your name however vile EUkip were to you and about you.

I fully appreciate it was never about taking money off of EUkip members, which would have been the result if you had pushed for compensation. I appreciate you do not have to pay your costs as EUkip were found Guilty of the offence as charged.

As discussed damages were never the point the verdict was everything. As I said I doubted damages would be much above 3 figures as The Courts have a natural antipathy to political issues and those in politics - hardly surprising when you note the caliber of those in EUkip!

I wonder if EUkip's effective leader Farage has deigned to tell the elected leader Malcolm Pearson that the party was even in Court let alone how duplicitous his personal behaviour had been!

At the moment I also wonder if Pearson has been told that Farage is threatening to force Batten before a disciplinary hearing but I expect Batten, gutless and pointless as he is, will issue some groveling apology and cower when in Farage's presence as he has done for so many years - what a dweeb!

I doubt Farage will have the bottle to carry out his threats as he has lost so many members already and Croucher has so comprehensively damaged the party with his dishonesty and underhand behaviour, they have lost any friends they may ever have had in several of the broadsheets - hence so little supportive publicity.

Don't expect EUkip to act honourably John and actually apologise as they will lack the integrity and will spin and lie to try to save face.

They will NEVER learn they lack the OQ.

Just like the Electoral Commission Court Case they are too stupid and too arrogant to learn and there they ended up with a Guilty on all counts judgement against them and a £3/4 Million of debt! Which dumb old sucker will they dishonestly con into paying that bill!!!

Do NOT be disapointed John when EUkip's spokesmen start out with their lies and spin they are far too stupid and far too dishonourable to apologise now even the Courts have found them Guilty. That said your name has been cleared and your actions vindicated.

Regards,
Greg L-W.

[John West]

Hi,

congratulations on being so comprehensively vindicated and congratulations for your obsessive determination to clear your name however vile EUkip were to you and about you.

I fully appreciate it was never about taking money off of EUkip members, which would have been the result if you had pushed for compensation. I appreciate you do not have to pay your costs as EUkip were found Guilty of the offence as charged.

As discussed damages were never the point the verdict was everything. As I said I doubted damages would be much above 3 figures as The Courts have a natural antipathy to political issues and those in politics - hardly surprising when you note the caliber of those in EUkip!

I wonder if EUkip's effective leader Farage has deigned to tell the elected leader Malcolm Pearson that the party was even in Court let alone how duplicitous his personal behaviour had been!

At the moment I also wonder if Pearson has been told that Farage is threatening to force Batten before a disciplinary hearing but I expect Batten, gutless and pointless as he is, will issue some groveling apology and cower when in Farage's presence as he has done for so many years - what a dweeb!

I doubt Farage will have the bottle to carry out his threats as he has lost so many members already and Croucher has so comprehensively damaged the party with his dishonesty and underhand behaviour, they have lost any friends they may ever have had in several of the broadsheets - hence so little supportive publicity.

Don't expect EUkip to act honourably John and actually apologise as they will lack the integrity and will spin and lie to try to save face.

They will NEVER learn they lack the OQ.

Just like the Electoral Commission Court Case they are too stupid and too arrogant to learn and there they ended up with a Guilty on all counts judgement against them and a £3/4 Million of debt! Which dumb old sucker will they dishonestly con into paying that bill!!!

Do NOT be disapointed John when EUkip's spokesmen start out with their lies and spin they are far too stupid and far too dishonourable to apologise now even the Courts have found them Guilty. That said your name has been cleared and your actions vindicated.

Regards,
Greg L-W.

Thanks Greg. UKIP will never learn from their mistakes.