The revolting French
This blog focuses, as the title suggests on British political issues. Only occasionally do we venture into other nations political issues unless they have a direct baring on the British national scene. The French riots are so horrendous, with 15 cities in turmoil and over 4,000 vehicles burnt that comment is clearly needed.
The biggest explosion of street violence in France since the late 1960's has jolted the country into confronting its failure to include its seven million residents of Arab and African origin in the national French mainstream society.
President Chirac andhis Prime Minister Dominic de Villepin seem at a loss as to how to deal with the current situation both in the short or long term.The situation is both complex and has its roots in the influx of immigrant workers who came to France in the 1950s and 60sfrom the former former colonies in North and central Africa.
In practice France turned its back on the minority immigrants, shunting them into suburban cities denying them access to the so called as censeur social (social elevator) that was supposed to lift immigrants into the mainstreem.
France has always deemed its model superior to the Anglo-Saxon approach of diversity. Clearly the system of 'communarianism' is not all that it is cracked upto be. So far, as is almost traditional in France every 30 years or so, neither the peasants (sorry rural French people) nor the students have joined in the riots. When they do, as is inevitable La belle France will be truly revolting - yet again.
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Veritas: The Quest
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'' Veritas, a dose of silliness which may test the patience and credulity of even the teen crowd.'' A quote from the LA Times not on the UK's newest political party but on a production by the US ABC network called ''Veritas: the Quest'' a controversial series which was cancelled after two episodes because it failed to attract viewers. The plot apparently centred on the activities of the Verities Foundation A '' mysterious brotherhood '' dedicated to ''seeking the truth behind the universal mysteries of history and civilisation''.
The Veritas Party in the UK has already been threatened with legal action by the American computer company of the same name. Which will tie in nicely with the legal papers that are due to be served shortly on Martin Cole by a consortium of those that have been defamed by the expatriate who has been slagging off UKIP activists from his home in Switzerland for far too long. As Churchill once said of Baldwin: '' He occasionally stumbled over the truth, but hastily picked him self up and hurried on as if nothing had happened.'' How very true of R K-S's chief-of-staff.
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Michael Phillips
A candidate in the UKIP Elections for the National Executive Committee has asked fellow members to vote for him on the grounds that he supports Robert Killroy-Silk's bid for the leadership of UKIP.
Michael Phillips, the Chairman of UKIP's Milton Keynes Branch since 1998, states in his election address: '' It is simply stark recognition that Robert Killroy-Silk can delever millions of votes to UKIP''.
Michael Philips was on the candidates list for the Euro Elections in Scotland in June. I was at that time not particulary impressed with Mr Phillips's campaigning techniques, but cleary the man has now surpassed his previously low level skills of political understanding.
When we met for the first time in a car park in Perth prior to a campaign planning meeting Mr Philips declined to shake my hand citing the negative exposer that I had on a certain blog site as the reason that I was unworthy. It is amazing how people cannot distinguish the ramblings of vanity fiction writers with obvious facts.
Mr Phillips asks UKIP members to vote for him (or not) on the basis of his support for a change of leadership. Clearly Mr Phillips is about to be given a lesson in truth.
In the meantime I am delighted to welcome my former fellow candidate in Scotland to being 'uncovered'.
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