Godfrey Bloom addresses the Cambridge University Conservative Association

by Irn Bru Thu Feb 13, 2014 10:30 pm

“Welfare is the cancer of the nation”, according to Godfrey Bloom, the independent MEP for Yorkshire and Humber who addressed the Cambridge University Conservative Association (CUCA) last night.

Speaking about his constituents, Bloom said that “the Yorkshire farmer is the most miserable bastard I’ve ever met in my life”. He talked of “tribal” voting in his constituency: “[Voters] know that if they don’t vote Conservative, their hand will fall off".

Amid laughter in the forty-four-strong meeting, Bloom targeted the honours system for criticism: “This is the problem. You want your wife, Sharon, to be Lady Sharon. You want it for her, for being a nice little wife – you’ve not cheated on her. Much. People will sell their souls for an honour.”

The Cambridge Universities Labour Club (CULC) was outraged by his comments, criticising CUCA for its decision to invite Bloom. A spokesperson for CULC said: “His questioning of the ability of women to hold an equal standing in our society is shocking, making his visit to Cambridge a particularly inappropriate one, given the Conservative Party's existent problem with women – more men from Eton and Westminster being in the cabinet than women.

“Comments like these are likely to cause distress on both sides of the political spectrum and therefore, his presence simply helps to maintain the view that politics attracts people with deeply outdated and irrelevant opinions and does little to contribute to students’ experiences of constructive debate and discussion.”

There were five women at the meeting.

In a wide-ranging speech which swung from Alfred the Great to Bismarck and the Roman Empire to World War One, Bloom was not afraid to snipe at the establishment: “Who gives a shit if Dave Wiliband or Ed Spameron gets in next?”

http://www.varsity.co.uk/news/6864

The Tories seem to lap him up.

by Guest Thu Feb 13, 2014 10:36 pm

He sounds like a real child. What an idiot.

Godfrey Bloom addresses the Cambridge University Conservative Association

Godfrey Bloom addresses the Cambridge University Conservative Association

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