Sir Nicholas Winterton on Multiculturalism

Sir Nicholas Winterton has spoken his mind in a forthright manner about the link between multiculturalism and terrorism. I would not be as extreme as Sir Nicholas, I do believe he has gone over the top, but he is no fruitcake and I'm certain many British people from all ethnic backgrounds agree with him, including many Muslims who want Britain to be the freedom loving Country it is, not a future Sharia state as the religious fanatics keep screaming about, usually with threats of dominion and violence.

This is from the 5 July 2006 edition of the Macclesfield Express:

Tories rebuff Sir Nick over attack on British muslims

Manic Depression or Bipolar Disorder

I came across an interesting article in the Mirror online yesterday and have been pondering whether to post about it or not. You can read it below. It is about Stephen Fry and some other well known names from showbiz who suffer from a condition called Bipolar Disorder (newer term) more well known as Manic Depression. The late Sir Spike Milligan suffered from it too.

Some people know I suffer from the same condition and I did once or twice post it publicly in response to people criticising me for swapping parties in 2005. I wasn't blaming my illness entirely for bad judgements because I was not ill enough to be hospitalised at that time, but I was ill enough to miss 3 consecutive appointments my Psychiatrist at that time. So, one purpose of this entry on my blog is to be a written account, without going into detail, that I can post in response to any further criticisms online. The other purpose is to inform people about the television programme which the Mirror story is based upon. Please don't miss it, people need to know about an illness that is hard to talk about and Stephen Fry has already accomplished one of his aims with this blog entry.

Mirror Story - Stephen Fry

An article I wrote for UKIP Home

I wrote an article for UKIP Home which has now been published. It is about the leadership election in UKIP. The content is below.

I decided to leave the Conservative Party when Cameron reneged on the EPP pledge. I wasn't thinking of getting involved with UKIP at the time, because despite good intentions, I didn't think they were going anywhere. I was actually thinking of building a campaign website to promote the idea of Peter Hitchens that people should write "NONE OF THE ABOVE" on ballot papers. This changed when David Campbell Bannerman published his campaign website.

I was immediately struck by his clear honest appraisal about Bromley and how UKIP were not attracting the disenchanted voters and this was because "UKIP needs to improve its messages, policies, presentation and brand." I have said for many months that UKIP suffers from severe communication problems and often shoots its own messages in the foot, because of the way they are communicated.

I disagree with Nigel's appraisal of Bromley and fear that with him as leader things may not change enough. Nigel is willing to work harder, but David Campbell Bannerman wants to work smarter as well. A key difference. I believe many UKIP activists are feeling drained and just working them harder will not do, they may become burnt out. If something isn't working, examine to see what is wrong, as it is madness to keep working and working in an ineffective manner.

David Noakes I find scaremongering and a step backwards.

Richard doesn't really grab me as a man of vision. I think of his campaign as a protest vote by the modernisers. Anthony Butcher's 2 horse race claim(Nigel and Richard) seems based upon a ridiculous notion that David Campbell Bannerman shares the blame with current leadership, even though he has only been Chairman since January 2006. I was misled by the claim and Richard has to take the buck for allowing a typical Liberal Democrat tactic onto his website. Not only that, I think it does him harm as I think UKIP Chairman is at least on a par with UKIP Wales Chairman! I find the claim funny now.

David Campbell Bannerman comes across as a man of ideas and action. His credentials are very impressive indeed. He also states the importance of listening to divergent views, getting on with people, and uniting the Party. He is clearly a Consultative leader who knows the importance of input from others. His policies give a good sense of direction and his thinking, but he is clear that they are for discussion, not the next UKIP manifesto completed already, as some others seem to think.

Although an aside on his website, I am impressed by the fact that he is a scriptwriter too. This tells me that as a character creator, he has the ability to think as someone else. We need a leader who can imagine what our enemies would say about our communications and avoid wording things in ways that can be misunderstood. This is crucial for UKIP. We must not shoot ourselves in the foot with our messages.

I do not think anyone would disagree that having a Leader with a thorough understanding of how the media works, is a huge plus, and David does havethat understanding as well as experience in the media. This coupled with marketing such well known brands as Imperial Leather, shows me he has the potential to make a very big difference in the way UKIP is portrayed. UKIP's reputation will be cleaned up and the name of UKIP may yet smell sweet to the public, under his leadership.

For the first time, I see a candidate for UKIP which has me thinking that he could do the Prime Minister's job. Yes, really.

Web Design and Graphics

Are you someone who would like to learn more about website design, graphics, animations and Flash movies or other related topics?

Are you someone who has already learned about one or more of these things and would like to gain some fresh ideas from an online forum for that purpose? Would you also like to help others with what you already know?

Are you an expert who enjoys helping learners to become experts themselves, and hopefully pass that on, as you have done?

Here is a forum to join. It was started and is run by by good online friend, Raymond. Others will know him as Intbel.

Intbel's Graphics

Preacher of Hate begs Britain to save him?

There's an exclusive in the The Sun which may persuade readers that Karma may in fact be true. Please don't be put off that it's in The Sun, because if you are concerned or angry about Preachers of Hate glorifying terrorism in Britain and elsewhere, this may just make your day.

Bakri begs

Karma, karma, karma chameleon! It ain't just Cameron who likes to change his tune!

Canadian Rock Band predicted the EU in 1976!

Temples of Syrinx by Rush from album 2112


And the meek shall inherit the earth.

Ii. the temples of syrinx
Words by neil peart, music by geddy lee and alex lifeson

(... the massive grey walls of the temples rise from the
Heart of every federation city. I have always been awed
By them, to think that every single facet of every life is
Regulated and directed from within! our books, our music,
Our work and play are all looked after by the benevolent
Wisdom of the priests...)

"We've taken care of everything
The words you hear the songs you sing
The pictures that give pleasure to your eyes
Its one for all and all for one
We work together common sons
Never need to wonder how or why

We are the priests of the temples of syrinx
Our great computers fill the hallowed halls
We are the priests of the temples of syrinx
All the gifts of life are held within our walls

Look around this world we made
Equality our stock in trade
Come and join the brotherhood of man
Oh what a nice contented world
Let the banners be unfurled
Hold the red star proudly high in hand

We are the priests of the temples of syrinx
Our great computers fill the hallowed halls.
We are the priests of the temples of syrinx
All the gifts of life are held within our walls."

The title of this entry is in jest, but ...

UKIP Home

There are blogs and there are forums, so what is UKIP Home meant to be?

Let me tell you a story of an initiative which is very successful today. It's called Conservative Home and is run by Tim Montgomery and Sam Coates.

Con Home represents views more akin to UKIP's than the Conservative Party. Indeed Tim recently wrote a piece for the Guardian Comment is Free, to challenge Cameron to start appealing to the right of their Party. Tim is EU-Skeptic, but I don't believe he is for withdrawal at least at this time.

Con Home now receives more Internet traffic than the CP website. Not bad going.

Today's relevent stories are posted in one section, there are comments on another section, where people can post there own comments to, there is a community section where people can post a bit about themselves.

It has been announced that there is going to be a television section too now.

Chad Noble started UKIP Home to give us all a chance of having something that adds significantly to what we have already.

Do you have an idea that could help UKIP do better? You could write one for UKIP Home if you'd like. Unlike the unofficial forum, where a well-written post may not go anywhere except there on the forum, UKIP Home is aiming to provide a place where your hard work would be potentially useful. Suppose UKIP Home took off, like Con Home. Many people would read it, including leaders of our Party, as Con Home is read by them too. Cameron has posted there, and Maude.

Although Chad Noble has only recently started UKIP Home, and didn't exactly get an encouraging response by quite a few unofficial forum members, David Campbell Bannerman has already answered 10 questions that Chad asked.

Now you may be thinking that David Campbell Bannerman may think too much of himself, high and mighty, etc.

Thing is, he went to the trouble of answering questions asked by a small new initiative. Cool, uh?

So, when DCB writes that he believes it important to communicate with all sections of the party, various viewpoints, etc, we have some evidence that it is true. He did so with UKIP Home.

Note: UKIP Home is not an official UKIP Party website. It is a grassroots initiative by a bright and tenacious newish member, Chad Noble, who wants to help our beloved Country.

UKIP Home

Progressive Rock Music

I just love progressive rock music! My fave bands being Yes, Rush and one you may not have heard of, but who are my fave right now.

Dream Theater!

The album I most recommend of theirs is 'Metropolis Part II: Scenes from a memory."



It is a concept album about a guy who undergoes hypnosis and finds himself involved in the murder of a young woman, in a past life. The music is terrific, and the lyrics.

There is another version which is even better, the DVD of the live performance. Images of the story appear and illustrate the lyrics with movies and pictures and logos. If you have epilepsy, I wouldn't recommend it as there is a lot of flashing light during the first 10 minutes.

Other bands and artists I like include: Led Zep, Genesis, Neil Diamond, Sinatra, The Who, the Jam, Marillion, Rainbow, Deep Purple, REM, Pink Floyd, Radiohead.

BUT, I just lurve Prog Rock!

First post

Yep! It's me, Christina. About time to write a blog I thought.

I have a lot of interests and don't intend this blog to just be about politics.

I'll start with that though.

I have faith now that UKIP can actually achieve its objectives. It was DCBs website which produced that faith. If he should not win, I'll be disappointed, but Richard could be a good Leader I guess, too.

If Nigel wins, then I hope he delegates some power to the Chairman for the UK end.

I've written my article for UKIP Home with my thoughts about the candidates. I believe I have been fair in my criticisms of the others, which I had to do to contrast them with DCB. The only candidate that would do UKIP harm, I believe to be David Noakes. I do not believe scaremongering to be an unfair description of his language.

You can see what I've written about the other 3 when I post my article here, once UKIP Home has published it.

Thanks for reading and have a great day.