Greg Lance - Watkins (Greg_L-W)
Councillor Philip Winter, 57, wrote to a friend on Facebook on Wednesday night saying: “The feeling most Service-minded folk have these days is one of betrayal of government regarding r*ghead problems.
“[They] are just waiting for the “balloon” to go up when they all start rioting and cutting our throats in our neighbourhoods.”
Cllr Winter recently joined Almondsbury Parish Council in South Gloucestershire and is one of their four UKIP members; he was also previously a Wings Officer for the city and county of Bristol RAF Association.
His racist comments have been described as severely unacceptable and offensive by those who saw it.
When asked to explain himself, Cllr Winter apparently suggested that many people shared his opinions which he believed had been taken out of context.
He also reportedly made it clear that he was not speaking on behalf of the council and that he did not intend for his ‘personal message’ to go public.
South Gloucestershire Council are apparently dealing with complaints regarding Cllr Winter.
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UKIP councillor Philip Winter causes outrage as he calls Muslims ‘throat-cutting ragheads’
| Posted: October 16, 2015
Cllr Philip Winter
A UKIP councillor has defended his comments after he described Muslims as ‘ragheads’ and said people were worried an influx of refugees would ‘start rioting and cut our throats in our neighbourhoods’.
Philip Winter, a UKIP councillor in Almondsbury, near Bristol, said he ‘really could not see’ how the words he used could be seen as offensive, and critics had ‘blown it out of proportion’.
The councillor made the comments in a post on the Facebook profile wall of leading
Conservative councillor Jane Martin, who is a Tory cabinet member of Ashford borough council in Kent.
The UKIP councillor explained to his new Facebook friend that he was really a Tory at heart, before explaining his switch to UKIP came because of the ‘threat’ from Muslim immigrants.
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geoffbastin said
Anyone can embrace the Muslim faith and that does not denote nationality. Therefore speaking against Muslims cannot be racist although, of course, it can be rude, demeaning and unacceptable depending on the language used. To refer to a group of people as ragheads is no more insulting than someone else calling UKIP supporters racists. These sorts of expressions do nothing to enhance political debate. Standards in those elected to represent us has certainly not enhanced our impression of some from all the main parties, but surely it reflects the times when we expect a high degree of good behaviour from an elected few whilst the rest of us continue to do and say what we are thinking without due regard for others in our midst.
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Greg Lance - Watkins (Greg_L-W) said
Hi,
your desperate attempt to justify overt racism is in my opinion dishonest and unmittigated drivel.
If you asked 1,000 British citizens what nationality Muslims are I would hazard a guess less than 50 would name English, Scots or Welsh.
On your risible logic one must presume that calling someone a honkey, a ho, a nigger, a coon or a kaffir is nothing more than a bit rude!
Your effort to justify this type of racism is as despicable as Gerard Batten’s efforts to incite racial hatred with his Ukip sponsored anti Islamic propaganda, which he publishes.
That Ukip has a hard core of racist, xenophobes & bigots amongst its ranks, disproportionate to those found in the two mainstream parties as is clear from not just the perception they have created but also from the 100s of actual examples well documented in the media see: https://ukip-vs-eukip.com/racism-in-ukip
I unequivocally reject your effort to whitewash this the latest example of racism in Ukip which has hit the media. As I am sure you would were you acting with integrity.
Regards,
Greg_L-W.
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geoffbastin said
Your continued use of others articles in a desperate attempt to smear UKIP and your suggestion that I’m not writing with integrity does not excuse your deliberate misinformation and the incorrect use of words or descriptions. That is what I was addressing and your pretence at being horrified is simply a weak response. Having read many of your comments I’m far more insulted by some of your statements than me picking you up on false descriptions. I realise that many people hate to be corrected but obviously I’ve touched a raw nerve. Your persistent hatred of UKIP tells everyone of your blinkered approach to politics generally when the most important issue at this time is the EU and whether or not we retain our membership. My advice must be to broaden your comments to matters of the greatest concern and lessen the attempted political assassination of minor local politicians and their less than helpful statements. By the way your repeating of those terms of abuse says more about you than it did about that councillor.
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Greg Lance - Watkins (Greg_L-W) said
Hi,
yes indeed my use of the terms of racial abuse says more of me as an active campaigner against racism for over 50 years than it does of Philip Winter’s racist comment – which of course is hardly surprising as it was addressing your disingenuous attempt to whitewash the use of the term ‘raghead’ which Philip Winter used.
I have listed 100s of articles regarding Ukip racism not to desperately achieve anything but to make it abundantly clear that with such a track record of documented racism from ALL levels in Ukip starting at the top it is nothing more than down right dishonest to claim Ukip is not racist in many ways and all too often and at all levels.
Yes you have hit a raw nerve and I am sure that I am not alone in having a raw nerve regarding the odious practice of racism and appologists for the crime.
As a reminder of your many febrile attempts do accept that never once have you corrected me on a single posting – merely ratjher ineffectually attacked me for publishing facts about Ukip.
Yes I do persistently hate what Ukip stands for and will continue to do so – perhaps you would be well advised to learn rather more facts if you wish to engage in discussion further. I hate Ukip’s sham amateurism, the self enrichment of its leadership, its racism, its dishonesty, its malicious and vindictive bullying, its failure to act with gravitas, its rigging of internal votes, its failure to honour its debts, its nepotism, its band wagon jumping, its lack of loyalty both up and down, its phillandering and sexual abuse, its contempt for British law and judiciary there is much to hate about Ukip – not least of which is the damage it has done to the body politic and our Country’s chances of a Leave-The-EU vote in the upcoming referendum.
The dishonesty of Ukip is quite staggering in terms of vote rigging, profiteering and lies about people and events, to name but three areas.
To date Ukip has since its inception in 1993v achieved next best to nothing for our Country – it opposed Goldsmith making it harder for him to block membership of the €Uro, though he did achieve it. Ukip did absolutely nothing to oppose The Lisbon Treaty in Britain. Ukip did all it could to try to prevent Nikki Sinclaire from completing the petition to present to Parliament yet despite Ukip efforts she obtained almost 1/4Million signatures forcing a debate and vote in Parliament which led to Cameron’s largest defeat in Parliament at that date and the promise of an In/Out Referendum on the EU to be held in 2017.
Just what has Ukip done in its 22 years, beyond steal and squabble letting its supporters and the electorate down besides instances of embezzling, various proven cases of fraud and dishonesty, the enrichment of members of its leadership clique and I stand by my comment that your appologia in defence of overt racism in Ukip is dishonest and lacks integrity.
That Ukip has a hard core of racist, xenophobes & bigots amongst its ranks, disproportionate to those found in the two mainstream parties as is clear from not just the perception they have created but also from the 100s of actual examples well documented in the media see: https://ukip-vs-eukip.com/racism-in-ukip
I suggest you start learning some of the facts to TRY to support your regurgitation of the spin you seem to have swallowed from the self serving rascals running Ukip.
Regards,
Greg_L-W.
PS. You falsely accuse me of misuse of words and false descriptions to ‘smear’ Ukip yet fail to provide a single plausible example. Do try not to get carried away with your own fantasies. G.L-W.
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