Playing on children’s emotions to push vegetarian propaganda
Posted by Martin Wingfield in Constituency News on 30. Nov, 2009 | Comments
ON December 3rd, Nick Griffin will be attending a hearing in the European Parliament’s plenary chamber addressed by former Beatle and now vegetarian activist Sir Paul McCartney.
Nick Griffin signs Written Declarations 53 and 54 on animal welfare
Posted by Martin Wingfield in EU News on 30. Nov, 2009 | Comments
IN Strasbourg last week, Nick Griffin signed both Written Declaration 53 (on animal testing) and Written Declaration 54 (on transportation of horses). The MEP for the North West Region has had a substantial mail bag from his constituents on both these issues and was pleased to sign the declarations on Thursday.
Making our votes count when UKIP prefer to abstain
Posted by Nick Griffin in EU News on 26. Nov, 2009 | Comments
I SPENT several hours this morning going through the voting lists for Motions for Resolution on Enlargement Strategy. (There were 19 amendments to consider, several of which were worth voting for as they would have the effect of making accession more difficult for Turkey). One of the amendments, put forward by the EPP, changed a paragraph to make specific reference to the plight of Christians in Turkey, interestingly UKIP MEPs refused to vote for it.
Parents need to know who their children are at risk from
Posted by Martin Wingfield in Constituency News on 26. Nov, 2009 | Comments
THE Constituency Office of Nick Griffin MEP has made a Freedom of Information request to Lancashire Police concerning its Operation Engage which has been running for the past four years. Operation Engage is an investigation into very young girls being groomed for sex by older men in Lancashire.
Thoughts from Strasbourg
Posted by Nick Griffin in Constituency News on 26. Nov, 2009 | Comments
It’s Tuesday afternoon:
I am preparing the draft of a short speech to use if I can manage to ‘catch the eye’ of the speaker during question time. In the event – perhaps because I had two full minutes in the morning – I do not get called to speak before I have to go to a meeting for Non-Attached MEPs about changes in the rules on the use of the Communications Allowance.
Constituency Office helps ex-servicemen
Posted by Martin Wingfield in Case Work on 25. Nov, 2009 | Comments
AN ex-serviceman who suffers from severe tinnitus as a result of a head injury received in the field, contacted his MEP after being refused an interpreter for his incapacity benefit medical interview.
