Lord Mandelson: ‘UKIP routinely insult gay people’

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Labour’s former Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has taken a swipe at UKIP’s treatment of gay people.

The ex-Labour cabinet minister and former European trade commissioner has written a column in defence of Britain’s EU membership for the London Evening Standard.

Briefly touching upon equality, Lord Mandelson said: “For most Londoners, there is a lot to dislike about UKIP. Their attitudes to women and maternity rights belong in the dark ages. They routinely insult gay people.”

Despite disagreeing with its politics, Lord Mandelson admitted Nigel Farage’s party was likely to perform well in next month’s European elections.

He said: “UKIP can expect to be a beneficiary of this boot up the backside for the Coalition parties. Nigel Farage and his party of unknowns escape detailed scrutiny because you would need a giant magnifying glass to discover what their policies are and because, for most they are a passing joyride for the protest voter.”

During a recent appearance on Have I Got News for You, Mr Farage attempted to make light of several anti-LGBT incidents by UKIP members from the past 12 months.

He laughed along with the audience as John Sullivan, a UKIP candidate who said last year that physical exercise “releases boys’ tensions and thus avoided homosexuality”, was branded a loony by host Stephen Mangan.

The UKIP leader was also embarrassed by David Silvester, the former UKIP councillor who blamed floods on same-sex marriage.

Earlier this month, a UKIP chairman defended a prospective councillor in Portsmouth who described anal sex as “sodomy”, and said he was against “aggressive homosexuals” who pretend they are “normal”.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/04/22/lord-mandelson-ukip-routinely-insult-gay-people/

Catman wrote:

smelly_bandit wrote:

that would be amazing

if UKIP replace the LD's then they will be the king makers

if the tories have lowered their standards to get into bed with shithouses like the LD's then UKIP will be a step up for them

we need at least 1 RW party to balance the madness

Shows how thick you are then, you fascist, filthy scum.

They can't be the kingmakers with no fucking MP's you moron!   

have i been promoted to fascist scum now??   

who took my place as racist scum???

i hope they are doing the position justice

smelly_bandit wrote:

Catman wrote:

Shows how thick you are then, you fascist, filthy scum.

They can't be the kingmakers with no fucking MP's you moron!   

have i been promoted to fascist scum now??   

who took my place as racist scum???

i hope they are doing the position justice

Keep it up and you can soon take my place as the forum Nazi!  ::roglol:: 

smelly_bandit wrote:

Catman wrote:

Shows how thick you are then, you fascist, filthy scum.

They can't be the kingmakers with no fucking MP's you moron!   

have i been promoted to fascist scum now??   

who took my place as racist scum???

i hope they are doing the position justice

Something to remind you of that home that you fled!   




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Tesstacious wrote:

smelly_bandit wrote:

have i been promoted to fascist scum now??   

who took my place as racist scum???

i hope they are doing the position justice

Keep it up and you can soon take my place as the forum Nazi!   ::roglol:: 

that promotion is all i live for

Handy Andy wrote:What is encouraging is that there is now an alternative RW party, UKIP, that are leeching votes from the traditional Tory heartlands. It is UKIP the tories have most to be afraid of, 8/10 voters new to UKIP have been drawn from the Conservatives, and threaten the two party politics that we presently endure - with the LibDems seemingly a spent force.
If I were Ed, I would leave the cons and UKIP to squabble amongst themselves, Labour's vote seems to be holding firmly around 36-38%, which will give them a decent commons majority. The only spoiler would be if UKIP and the cons did a deal, which at present seems highly unlikely - but who knows, 14 months is a long time in politics.

I agree,what I TRULY ADORE  about UKIP is they are stealing Tory votes but hopefully won't get enough to actually have any power of their own yet they will have enough impact to ruin The Tories   

I am sure the Conservatives have a team of staff dedicated to keeping tabs on Labour and UKIP as well, with an unwritten remit to uncover anything worth starting a smear campaign over.

FluffyBunny wrote:

Handy Andy wrote:What is encouraging is that there is now an alternative RW party, UKIP, that are leeching votes from the traditional Tory heartlands. It is UKIP the tories have most to be afraid of, 8/10 voters new to UKIP have been drawn from the Conservatives, and threaten the two party politics that we presently endure - with the LibDems seemingly a spent force.
If I were Ed, I would leave the cons and UKIP to squabble amongst themselves, Labour's vote seems to be holding firmly around 36-38%, which will give them a decent commons majority. The only spoiler would be if UKIP and the cons did a deal, which at present seems highly unlikely - but who knows, 14 months is a long time in politics.

I agree,what I TRULY ADORE  about UKIP is they are stealing Tory votes but hopefully won't get enough to actually have any power of their own yet they will have enough impact to ruin The Tories   

You've not actually read this thread then?

"Labour has a staff member monitoring Ukip full-time amid fears that the party is not taking the threat posed by Nigel Farage’s party seriously enough, Douglas Alexander has said.

Mr Alexander, the party’s election chief and shadow foreign secretary, said that he takes Ukip “very seriously”. He told The Independent that Labour now has “staff dedicated to exposing the gap between the rhetoric of Ukip and its record”.

Figures in the party are concerned that Ukip could attract traditional working class Labour voters in the north of England.

Recent studies have suggested that Ukip has more working class support than any of the other three parties. "

Tesstacious wrote:

FluffyBunny wrote:

I agree,what I TRULY ADORE  about UKIP is they are stealing Tory votes but hopefully won't get enough to actually have any power of their own yet they will have enough impact to ruin The Tories   

You've not actually read this thread then?

"Labour has a staff member monitoring Ukip full-time amid fears that the party is not taking the threat posed by Nigel Farage’s party seriously enough, Douglas Alexander has said.

Mr Alexander, the party’s election chief and shadow foreign secretary, said that he takes Ukip “very seriously”. He told The Independent that Labour now has “staff dedicated to exposing the gap between the rhetoric of Ukip and its record”.

Figures in the party are concerned that Ukip could attract traditional working class Labour voters in the north of England.

Recent studies have suggested that Ukip has more working class support than any of the other three parties. "

I have read this elsewhere and it is because of the fear of immigration and some of the working class who would traditionally vote Labour agree with one policy pony UKIP in this regard.

But what these voters don't seem to realise is that Farrage has nothing in common with working class people as his other few policies demonstrate like cutting taxes for the rich.

FluffyBunny wrote:

Tesstacious wrote:
You've not actually read this thread then?

"Labour has a staff member monitoring Ukip full-time amid fears that the party is not taking the threat posed by Nigel Farage’s party seriously enough, Douglas Alexander has said.

Mr Alexander, the party’s election chief and shadow foreign secretary, said that he takes Ukip “very seriously”. He told The Independent that Labour now has “staff dedicated to exposing the gap between the rhetoric of Ukip and its record”.

Figures in the party are concerned that Ukip could attract traditional working class Labour voters in the north of England.

Recent studies have suggested that Ukip has more working class support than any of the other three parties. "

I have read this elsewhere and it is because of the fear of immigration and some of the working class who would traditionally vote Labour agree with one policy pony UKIP in this regard.

But what these voters don't seem to realise is that Farrage has nothing in common with working class people as his other few policies demonstrate like cutting taxes for the rich.

well then i suggest you hit the streets and make people aware of it or else they will be voting in their droves