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14-04-2009, 11:47 PM
OUTSPOKEN farmer and writer Robin Page is to battle it out for a seat in the European Parliament.
He will stand as a candidate for the United Kingdom First Party, the breakaway organisation founded by disgruntled former members of UKIP, the United Kingdom Independence Party.
As the News has reported, the First Party claims that UKIP is "imploding" and has accused some of its elected MEPs of being seduced by the "Euro gravy train".
Barton-based Mr Page, famous for hosting TV's One Man And His Dog, is a former UKIP member.
He said: "I have decided to stand for the United Kingdom First Party at the European Elections in June. It has been a long and hard decision. I want to spend my time farming and writing, but the state of our country is more important, so I must be involved.
"The British people, me included, have been let down by those who misrule them. Our culture, our freedom and our democracy are being eroded as our politicians stand idly by claiming their generous salaries and expenses paid for by us. It is an outrage, and at the heart of this outrage is Europe - the undemocratic superstate of Europe that has destroyed our agriculture, our fisheries, our legal system, our borders, our industries and has done nothing to prevent economic meltdown.
"As all this has been happening our politicians have not been 'fiddling while Rome burns', they have been filling their pockets from the European gravy train and forgetting why they were elected."
Mr Page, who served as an independent councillor on South Cambridgeshire District Council for 36 years, stood down in 2006, claiming local politics "reeked of political deceit and corruption". He stood again for the council last year, but failed to get elected.
He was arrested in 2008 on suspicion of incitement to racial hatred after police received a complaint about a pro-hunting speech. He claimed wrongful arrest and was awarded an out-of-court settlement of £2,000.
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_home/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=407928
He will stand as a candidate for the United Kingdom First Party, the breakaway organisation founded by disgruntled former members of UKIP, the United Kingdom Independence Party.
As the News has reported, the First Party claims that UKIP is "imploding" and has accused some of its elected MEPs of being seduced by the "Euro gravy train".
Barton-based Mr Page, famous for hosting TV's One Man And His Dog, is a former UKIP member.
He said: "I have decided to stand for the United Kingdom First Party at the European Elections in June. It has been a long and hard decision. I want to spend my time farming and writing, but the state of our country is more important, so I must be involved.
"The British people, me included, have been let down by those who misrule them. Our culture, our freedom and our democracy are being eroded as our politicians stand idly by claiming their generous salaries and expenses paid for by us. It is an outrage, and at the heart of this outrage is Europe - the undemocratic superstate of Europe that has destroyed our agriculture, our fisheries, our legal system, our borders, our industries and has done nothing to prevent economic meltdown.
"As all this has been happening our politicians have not been 'fiddling while Rome burns', they have been filling their pockets from the European gravy train and forgetting why they were elected."
Mr Page, who served as an independent councillor on South Cambridgeshire District Council for 36 years, stood down in 2006, claiming local politics "reeked of political deceit and corruption". He stood again for the council last year, but failed to get elected.
He was arrested in 2008 on suspicion of incitement to racial hatred after police received a complaint about a pro-hunting speech. He claimed wrongful arrest and was awarded an out-of-court settlement of £2,000.
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_home/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=407928