Marathon Jim's a winner for charity
UKIP member Jim Carver has raised more than £6,000 so far for his effort in Sunday's London Marathon on behalf of the Scleroderma Society.In his first bid to finish the gruelling 26-mile course, Jim clocked a time of 4:43:30.
After the race he said: "I want to to say thank you to everybody for support, encouragement and generous donations.
"It was the most amazing experience, and, as a participant, the response from the public was, to say the least, fantastic, and most emotional."
Jim, a long-time UKIP member and activist, who lives in Dymock, Gloucestershire, was running in memory of his late wife Carmen, who died two years ago, aged 42, as a result of Scelorderma, a relatively unknown connective tissue disease.
To contribute to the cause, or to learn more about Scleroderma, go to http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/runningforcarmen |
Sanjay's first Sovereign Draw winner!
UKIP's Sovereign Draw lottery has turned up it's first lucky gold sovereign winner, party supporter Sanjay Puri from Rochester, Kent.Married dad-of-two Sanjay, 43, was the first name selected by the Sovereign Draw computer in the Party's new fundraising initiative and was delighted with the result.
"It's the first thing I've entered, and I'm the first to win," he said."I think now I should become a UKIP member!"
Sanjay runs his own business, Ruxley Manor Leisure Buildings based in Sidcup, Kent and is married to Joyti with two sons, Rahul, four, and Shivam, aged two.
He said: "I don't exactly remember what prompted me to sign up for the Draw but I'm very pleased I did."
Party Treasurer Stuart Wheeler said he was delighted the first winner had been drawn and said he hoped it would encourage even more interest among UKIP supporters and members.
"Congratulations to Sanjay on being our inaugural winner," Mr Wheeler said.
"The Sovereign Draw is a fantastic idea and a fabulous prize, as |
A Party full of optimism
UKIP Leader Nigel Farage launched the party's local election manifesto as the party announced that it was standing in its highest number of seats.Speaking in Westminster he said the party had been attracting members from all over the political spectrum since 2010, not just former Conservative supporters. He said that he expected candidates to do well in areas where they had stood before and to perform "respectably" in areas where candidates were standing on a UKIP ticket for the first time."We're not like other parties who have pockets of support in different areas of the country" he said. "You're as likely to find a UKIP voter in Hull as you are in Exeter.""This of course makes it difficult to predict where we will do well but the party as a whole is on the rise and I expect that to be shown in the results on May 4th."He was joined on the platform by former Young Independence Chairman Michael Heaver who said the party was gaining huge levels of support in the 16-21 age bracket."This |
Legal query on minimum pricing
The legality of the Government's plans to introduce minimum prices for alcohol have been brought into question by it refusal to respond to a very simple question: Are their plans legal under European law?The question was raised by the UKIP Peer, Lord Willoughby de Broke who asked whether the proposal was compliant with European Union law.The Government replied that "the legal advice which the Government have received on this issue is subject to legal privilege. We do not, therefore, believe it appropriate to disclose this advice (or any summary of it)."Lord Willoughby said: "Surely the very basic question about whether a new law is legal or not is something that should be in the public domain?"He went on to point out that in February the European Commission had made it very clear in February of this year that it did not know whether Scottish proposals to introduce minimum pricing were legal."If the Scottish proposals are a legal grey area, what confidences have we that the English an |
