Homophobic incidents are so common in UKIP that the party has started recycling old apologies

[pampango]

Ukip seems to be re-using old statements apologising for homophobia by its supporters after a rush of similar incidents in recent months

The party has twice released the same statement in response to two separate incidents, both weeks apart – prompting jokes that the party could be “running out of ways to say sorry”.

In the most recent incident, the ‘Christian Soldiers in UKIP’ group handed out a leaflet at the party’s spring conference in Margate arguing that sexual education in schools was “sexual grooming”.

On Friday, Ukip released a statement which said: “These groups are authorised but not official, they are mechanisms for members with shared interests to associate but have no official role or status. They do not represent the party or its policies. The statement is identical to one issued about a month ago in response to a separate incident.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/homophobic-incidents-are-so-common-in-ukip-that-the-party-has-started-recycling-old-apologies-10079342.html

UKIP is so much like our tea party that I think they were simply separated at birth so their accents are a little different.

[stevenleser]

1. And of course you won't be surprised when I say the leader of UKIP is a Putin admirer

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/mar/31/farage-i-admire-putin

Nigel Farage has named Vladimir Putin as the world leader he most admires, praising the Russian president's handling of the crisis in Syria.

But the Ukip leader had less kind words for Angela Merkel, describing the German chancellor as "incredibly cold".

He also said he saw little to choose between the leaders of Britain's three major parties, telling GQ magazine he does not give a damn whether David Cameron or Ed Miliband wins next year's general election.

Farage's comments emerged just days after the Eurosceptic MEP said the European Union had "blood on its hands" for encouraging rebellion in Ukraine, Syria and Libya. While stressing he did not approve of Putin's annexation of Crimea, he said EU leaders had been "weak and vain", adding: "If you poke the Russian bear with a stick he will respond."

[pampango]

2. Of course, he is. Le Pen in France and the far-right all over Europe admire him. n/t

[stevenleser]

3. Yep, but Putin apologists here on DU want us to believe opposing Putin makes you a fascist

They keep saying it. Despite the fact that Putin himself is a fascist and all fascist right wing parties in Europe love him.

[uhnope]

4. K&R