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with a hat tip to Guido!+ Stuart WHEELER to FUND !
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despite Rich & Mark’s slightly modified cartoon it is clear that Paul Nuttall will not put a dent in the election result – EVEN WITH the announcement of the injection of support for UKIP being announced.
It is expected that although he has little or no time for the vacuous and as he made clear last year ‘untrustworthy & profligate’ Nigel Farage – Stuart Wheeler having made a bit of a mess of his backing last year and having opted NOT to fully support UKIP he went on to form his own Party and stand in the General Election against UKIP.
Interestingly Stuart Wheeler also made a small donation – sadly below the declarable limit, to The INDEPENDENT Leave-The-EU Alliance which was most welcome if for no other way than as encouragement for the initiative
It is believed that this time Stuart Wheeler will make a stand and sadly, much as I have some time for Wheeler as a professional gambler I do foresee UKIP being little more than a toy in his toy box and for funded survival UKIP will lose its independence to be led by the nose by Stuart Wheeler, wherever he chooses to go – that how ever can only be better than led by Nigel Farage’s gonads as it lurched from crisis through scandal and back to the gutter on a regular circuit for lack of ANYONE of competence within sight, let alone reach of the tiller!.
Just as with the large donation and support of Dr. Vernon Colman was a tremendous confidence boost that we were in fact taking a valid and worthwhile action.
The I L-T-EU A is at least all set up and legitimately valid for when UKIP finally collapses as it surely will under the weight of its own corruption – regardless of the well meaning if somewhat confused support of Stuart Wheeler UNLESS he is willing to exchange his money for HIS control and remove the scum that has risen to control UKIP that has so demeaned the party.
HERE is SKY NEWS’ TAKE ON THE FUNDING:
Ex-Tory Donor Defects To UKIP
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Adam Boulton January 10, 2011 12:24 PMUKIP have put out notice of an urgent press conference in Oldham this afternoon at 3pm to announce that a “Very important well known wealthy Tory grandee is today joining UKIP”.Word is that Stuart Wheeler, the online betting tycoon, will take up official Treasurer duties for the anti-EU party.The charming 75-year-old, old Etonian and ex-guardsman is one of those not afraid to put his money where his mouth is.In 2001 he donated £5m to the Tory Party which was then at the height of its Euro-scepticism.But disappointed by David Cameron’s approach, he was expelled from the Conservatives in 2009 after giving £100,000 to UKIP.However, he formed his own Trust Party to fight in the 2010 General Election. On home territory in Bexhill, Kent, he polled 4.9% almost saving his deposit.It won’t come as a surprise that Mr Wheeler has finally opted for UKIP, and he’ll certainly go on expressing his own opinions whatever the party line – but his voice and his deep pockets will be a definite boost for UKIP.This is just the latest surprise to come out of the Oldham and Saddleworth by-election. My advice is that it won’t be the last.I’m not saying that Labour aren’t going to hold the seat on Thursday but I am saying that I place very little faith in opinion polls carried out in the constituency and absolutely none in the posturing of the rival bookies.
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Former Tory donor Stuart Wheeler becomes UKIP treasurer
Stuart Wheeler was expelled from the Conservative Party in 2009 over a donation to UKIP The wealthy former Conservative Party donor Stuart Wheeler has joined the UK Independence Party as its treasurer.The spread-betting tycoon, who gave the Tories £5m in a single donation in 2001, was expelled from the party in 2009 after donating £100,000 to UKIP.Mr Wheeler, who has criticised David Cameron’s attitude to the EU, said UKIP’s success was “vital”.He unsuccessfully ran for Parliament last year, after setting up his own “anti-corruption” party.The announcement of Mr Wheeler’s decision to join UKIP as treasurer was made at a press conference in Oldham East and Saddleworth, where a by-election is taking place this Thursday.‘Honoured’
He said: “I believe that what UKIP is doing is vital for this country, and of course the party’s financial management is crucial.“So I am very honoured to have been appointed Treasurer and I shall do my very best in both helping to raise money for the party and in the management of its financial affairs under Nigel Farage as leader and Steve Crowther as executive chairman.”Mr Farage said: “I am absolutely thrilled that Stuart Wheeler has become UKIP’s Treasurer. Our policies are now mainstream in British politics: all that is holding us back is a lack of funds and I believe that a highly respected Eurosceptic like Stuart will help us do the job.”Mr Wheeler previously made a donation to UKIP – which wants the UK to leave the European Union – in the run-up to the 2009 European elections.He was expelled from the Conservatives, with Mr Cameron saying politics was a “team game and, in the end, you’re either in the team or not”.Mr Wheeler later set up his own Trust Party last year in the wake of the MPs’ expenses scandal, promising to “clean up” Westminster. He came fourth in the ballot in Bexhill and Battle, in East Sussex, at last year’s general election.
Mr Wheeler worked as a barrister before setting up IG Index in 1974. The company allowed UK residents to speculate on the price of gold at a time when exchange controls prevented them from buying it, except at a premium.
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