Lord Pearson claimed £100k expenses in 8 years ... what a shocker
Shock horror!  Lord Pearson has claimed £100k in second home expenses that were not fraudulent and significantly less than most of the inhabitants of Westminster. Lord Pearson's main home is his estate in Scotland, his second home is in London.  He says he spends almost exactly half the year there. The £100k is the total claimed since 2001 - £12.5k per year.  This is significantly less than

Lord Pearson and Nigel Farage offered to stand aside for the Tories
Let me start by disappointing all those LibLabCon sheep who have been reading the "news" that UKIP is facing hundreds of resignations after Lord Pearson announced that UKIP had offered to stand aside for the Tories if they agreed to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty/EU Constitution.   There is no revolt in the party, there will be no wave of resignations. Lord Pearson, on the instructions

Telford & Wrekin Christmas Party
Telford & Wrekin UKIP are holding their annual Christmas dinner on the 7th of December at the Holiday Inn in Telford. Tickets are £20 and includes food and entertainment. For more details, contact wonkotsane@bloggers4ukip.org.uk.

Lord Pearson elected leader of UKIP
The votes have been counted, the results are in and Lord Pearson has been elected as Leader of UKIP. Lord Pearson came top with 47.7% of the vote, followed by Gerard Batten with 25.8%.  Nikki Sinclaire came third with 12.2% of the vote with Mike Nattrass and Alan Wood finishing up with 11.0% and 3.2% respectively. Lord Pearson's victory was hardly a surprise as he was the leading candidate

Border-crossing consequences
Purloined from a mailing list: Crossing borders If you illegally cross the:  North Korean border, you get 12 years' hard labour. Iranian border, you are detained indefinitely. Afghan border, you get shot. Saudi Arabian border, you will be jailed. Chinese border, you may never be heard from again. Russian border, you will be branded a spy and your fate will be sealed. Cuban