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There’s always been a deeply unpleasant side to the anti Hs2 campaign. It’s not just their willingness to lie and deceive, it’s the darker side. This manifests itself in their xenophobic & racist tendencies and willingness to use threats & intimidation. A good example of their bigotry has surfaced on the Facebook page of ‘Yorkshire doesn’t buy Hs2’
This unpleasant little group group appears to be run by UKIP supporters. Of course UKIP have been heavily involved with the StopHs2 campaign as (cynically) they saw it as a way of snatching votes. UKIP dropped its 2010 manifesto pledge to build three high-speed rail lines as they’d been conned by the anti Hs2 campaign into believing there was mass opposition to Hs2 & so lots of votes to harvest by opposing Hs2. Of course, the reality was very different & UKIP failed to gain a single seat in any area that Hs2 will pass through. Despite the general election humiliation, it’s clear UKIP & the StopHs2 campaign are still working together through groups like this. Not that it’s doing them much good, this Yorkshire group only has around 250 followers. Truth be told, there’s bugger all opposition to Hs2 in Yorkshire. There’s only a couple of anti ‘action’ groups in the county, neither of which are very active.
Rather typically, when I drew attention to this bigoted nonsense there was a deafening silence from anti Hs2 campaigners. Not a single one condemned it. Instead, one of the usual suspects (fond of resorting to bigotry himself) tried to accuse me of faking it, which is rather stupid when the post is still displayed on this groups Facebook page for all to see!
I’ll leave you to draw your own conclusions about what this says about the anti Hs2 campaign, its members and their tactics…
Paul Bigland 
A picture which has been condemned by a majority of UKIP supporters on the site.
But you missed that bit didn’t you?
No it hasn’t. Yet again UKIP supporters show they’re strangers to the truth. The only recent condemnation comes from – Oh, you…Hardly a ‘majority’, eh? Please don’t treat people like idiots as the Facebook timeline shows you up every time.
How many have liked it and commented on it out of the 250 on the group?
Stop digging a hole for yourself. Far more people have liked it & shared it then anything else. The ONLY reason more than 1 person has condemned it is because I’ve drawn attention to it – much to UKIP’s embarrassment.
You going to answer the question?
How many people have liked it?
You reflected it upon UKIP entire..? How many people liked it?
Like most UKIP supporters you really struggle with reality. It’s not just about liked. More significant is the number of bigots who decided to share it. You can try & put up as much of a smokescreen as you like but you can’t hide the truth – UKIP & its supporters have a long history of bigotry, racism & intolerance.
Still waiting for an answer to my question…
Bless! Thank you for demonstrating why UKIP (& its supporters) have always been treated with derision by most well-balanced folk. Your inability to see what ordinary folks can see really is quite special.
Meanwhile, I note that the UKIP members who run this website are in no hurry to remove their offensive & bigoted post. Not that this is surprising. UKIP trying to deal with the racists amongst its membership & support base is akin to playing ‘wack a mole’….
Still waiting for an answer…
How many people out of the 250 in the group have liked it?
That Peter Jones chap is a very odd individual, it’s amazing how ignorant some people can be.
Ignorant, or simply deluding himself? Jones clearly has a talent – but it’s one no sensible or decent person would want…