(not satire – it’s the UKIP!)
Nigel Farage and his UKIP entourage have been thrown out of a pub in Bath today after trying to use it to host the launch of their European election campaign in the South West:
Nigel Farage and Ukip asked to leave Bell Inn pub in Bath
The manager of the Bell Inn said UKIP using the pub for their hustings was “not appropriate”
Here’s the pub’s Facebook page if you feel like sending a message of congratulations to them on the success of their selection policy for weeding out trouble-makers.
.
Related articles by Tom Pride:
Supposedly unemployed British builder used in UKIP poster is an Irish actor
Irrefutable statistical proof that bovine TB is caused by UKIP support and not badgers
Nigel Farage expels entire UKIP membership for bringing party into disrepute
The UKIP suspend member until his 163rd birthday (not satire!)
Best of Twitter reaction to UKIP councillor’s rant about gay marriage causing floods
UKIP Cllr who called care children ‘takers’ got state grants for his own children
Nigel Farage, the Tea Party Godfather and the man who tried to trash the pound. Twice.
Bananas, nuts and racist fruitcakes express outrage at being compared to UKIP
UKIP chairman – every UK city should have 1 or 2 ‘holding’ camps for immigrants
If UKIP is so bloody libertarian – why has it said nothing against secret courts?
.
Please feel free to comment.
.
Pride's Purge 
Reblogged this on Far be it from me –.
LikeLike
Reblogged this on chunkyfunkymunky.
LikeLike
I don’t think we should get too exercised about this minorincident: According to The Western Daily News, it was the idea of local Bath businessman Martin Tracy who wanted to introduce Mr Farrago to local traders and thought the Bell Inn would be a convenient venue for a stop-off and a pint. I get the impression that the pub manager Mr Matthews objected because Mr Tracy wanted a camera crew there as well, or maybe he objected because he doesn’t vote UKIP, or didn’t want his pub associated with the views of UKIP. Which ever, when Mr Matthews stated that the visit “was inappropriate”, Mr Tracy backed down and apologised to Mr Matthews and the camera crew stopped filming. All in all, Bath is a lovely city to visit and so is Walcot Street, where the Bell Inn is situated, so I guess we can say it was all a little ‘storm in a UKIP beer cup” 🙂
LikeLike
Hopefully is was from the 10th floor!
LikeLiked by 1 person
he’s OK Nigel he says i put his points across better then he’ i should do I’m more balanced for starters and keep to what goes on in 98% of countries and their full proof immigration policies which are basically if people don’t know are just plain common sense
only a fool could make a hash of them in the first place. I’m not sating Nigel is a fool because he’s not it’s just he’s making a mountain out of a mole hill with regards immigration
all he need do is to talk about how the rest of the world deals with immigration and that we the uk should align ourselves in keeping with the rest of the world and not try to be the odd man out and therefore a failure like we are at present
LikeLiked by 1 person
The trouble with UKIP, is they are SOOO concentrated on the EU and Immigration…things that make peoples’ blood boil on both sides of the argument…to the TOTAL exclusion of any other policy discussion. WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT FARAGE WANTS. If abyoone grilled them on things like The NHS or their Welfare proposals..you’d see they are actually WORSE than the Tory scum.
LikeLiked by 1 person
very true Stephen again Nigel lacks a balance it’s all or nothing when all is needed is common sense
LikeLike
ukip are all lizards.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Reblogged this on kickingthecat.
LikeLike
Bath pubs are for drinking beer, like all pubs. Nigel Farage and his political affiliates see an opportunity to exploit this ‘normality’ as an intrinsic part of their philosophy. The ejection of Nigel from the Bell is a ‘normal’ reaction to the sour undercurrent of UKIP policy. The point being that the ‘normal’ reaction to their manifesto is that of rejection, not inclusion. There has to be a beaming message there surely?
LikeLike
perhaps they were worried about earthquakes!
LikeLike
The title is incorrect as they were not thrown out. If you read the article you will see the landlord only objected to the filming but allowed them to drink in the pub. Very poor smear attempt.
LikeLike
grow up
LikeLiked by 1 person
What’s childish about telling the truth?
LikeLike
Farage was also hounded out of an Edinburgh pub by a bunch of students – and that one was for real.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yep. Hounded is the right word. Did you get the irony of him being called racist by a mob of fascists denying him his right to free speech by bullying him?
LikeLike
Modern political PR is not concerned with truth. Headlines and media-worthy scenarios are the game today, as they have been since the days of Rome. This is a game of power and spin. The truth matters little if at all. Do you live in the woods or something?
LikeLike
“Modern political PR is not concerned with truth.” Exactly why UKIP are doing so well.
No I don’t live in the woods I live in Lytham a town in the North West. Give me a shout if you’re ever round my way and we’ll meet up for a pint eh?
LikeLike
your one of the lizards arnt you
LikeLike
No mate. I’m not a member of the royal family.
LikeLike
It’s been bugging me all day: I’m pretty sure Farage did this before, at another pub, and with a similar – equally reasonable – response. Can anyone remember where/when? I want to say it was in Scotland…
LikeLike
Lytham St Annes? I had a girlfriend from there years ago. I was in The Bell in Bath today 10 minutes after Farage was there – that is why I am on this wesite/ blog or whater it is The manager was very cool about the whole affair. It’s the best pub in Bath, it’s a residents collective that bought the pub after it went bust a couple of years back. Thank you for your offer of a pint. I’m not sure if it’s genuine or just an empty threat?
LikeLike
steve
it was in edinbugh and alex salmond took the piss out of him for being spineless..
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/may/16/nigel-farage-edinburgh-protesters-van.
LikeLike
p s steve
oh yeah, when a taxi driver found out who he was he threw him out of his cab…
LikeLike
augutus
irony! prevention is better than cure…sorry alice didn’t see your post as i posted on that visit below…
LikeLike
Haha, good. Hopefully it will be part of a trend. If Farage wants to do photo-ops in pubs, he should be restricted to the dingy St George Cross-draped depression-holes that he wants to consign his voters to.
LikeLike
p s augutus
he could have carried on speaking, that he was drowned out , unless you expect others to listen meekly and quietly, is his look out….others were also exercising their rights to free speech….perhaps, the best approach is for every one else but him and his entourage to clear the area, but then again it is a public place/area…then we arrive at, it was poor judgement on his part, surely he would have known that their would have been hostility towards himself, before hand….so draw your own conclusions….
LikeLike
steve
did you watch the vid in the guardian link i posted to you…. 🙂
LikeLike
Yeah, I saw it at the time. The word “bawbag” needs to be added to the OED.
LikeLike
steve
all heartwarming stuff….
LikeLike
Pingback: UKIP to ban teaching of climate change in UK schools | Pride's Purge
So you don’t believe in free speech then? Mob rule is perfectly reasonable behaviour when it suits? All men are equal but some are more equal than others? Am I wasting my time here? Yep.
LikeLike
I don’t do empty threats or insults for that matter. Just the truth.
LikeLike
Reblogged this on Beastrabban’s Weblog and commented:
This is very interesting indeed. Bath is a very expensive city. On one of the holiday programmes years ago, they compared the prices of a stay in various hotels around the world with those in some of Britain’s foremost tourist cities, like London. It turned out that Bath was more expensive to stay in than Milan. It’s also the constituency of Jacob Rees-Mogg, now doing is best to drum up support for the Tories while personally embodying all the class privilege you associated with the party. As for the Western Daily Press, the bias in that paper for the West of England is very strongly Europhobic Conservative./ UKIP. So it’s very interesting indeed that the pub landlord here threw them out.
LikeLike
augutus
there is a time and place for political debate, this can be done here, or in hired hall, on tv etc etc…but in a pub in the city of edinburgh, was asking for trouble and he knew it…..this act was very provocative…he got the reaction that he knew he would get/wanted/goaded….he failed to properly introduce himself, barged in, this is very rude and bad manners….
LikeLike
Reblogged this on Vox Political.
LikeLike
Reblogged this on Jay's Journal.
LikeLike
I don’t think he did know he was asking for trouble. He came to Edinburgh (to campaign in an Aberdeen by-election, just to show how much he understands Scotland) and thought his ‘genial bloke having a pint in the pub’ act would go down here just as well as it does it in the Home Counties. He got a rude awakening.
LikeLike
Reblogged this on .
LikeLike
farage is as popular as ever i see…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27242557
LikeLike
Pingback: Newark UKIP refers to its “indigenous, white candidate” | Pride's Purge