UK Independence Party members gather for their autumn conference in Torquay with the search for a new leader top of its agenda.

I was surprised by the recent letter from Cllr Nigel Dix regarding his fellow True Wales "No Campaigners". Lets not forget Cllr Dix will be delivering leaflets next year for the "No Campaign" bought and paid for by right wing donators from UKIP, BNP and the Tory party. What a political Mercenary Cllr Dix is becoming.

Labour pundits were eagerly predicting the Lib Dems would be slaughtered in a Sheffield local by-election yesterday, and would simply be hoping to avoid coming last.  The reality was a little different. Labour comfortably held on to their safe Woodhouse seat, with both them and UKIP taking votes from the Conservatives, who were pushed into

UKIP that is, over the European Arrest Warrant. The truly Kafkaesque bit about it is this: Foreigners, as a flight risk, are often refused bail and pretrial detention in some European jurisdictions can last years. Youi’re denied bail because you’re a flight risk….but the very existence of the EAW means that you’re not a

Judith Woods thinks Lord Pearson of Rannoch's resignation is admirable, the British Museum is constantly surprising and that motorways are worse than airports.

Recovering from the earthquake news that Lord Pearson has quit as UKIP Leader, I found myself wondering if anybody could name any UKIP Leader other than Nigel Farage? Some bloggers are getting very excited today about a Farage comeback, others claiming huge names like David Campbell-Bannerman (against whom I once debated) will stand. Either way I can't see this contest setting the political (...

That didn't take long, did it? After only a year in charge of UKIP, Lord Pearson has quit the role even more abruptly than he took it. In his resignation statement, he confesses that he is "not much good" at party politics – and it is hard to disagree. A memorable low was his interview on the Campaign Show in which he was only dimly acquainted with his party's own policy....

UKIP's Lord Pearson admits he is not cut out for party politics

The BBC has the story about Lord Pearson standing down as UKIP’s leader following his less than successful general election performance (with that TV interview): In his resignation statement, Lord Pearson said he was “not much good” at party politics and UKIP “deserved a better politician… to lead it”. The outgoing leader had a difficult general

Lord Pearson of Rannoch, who has announced that he is to step down, said the UK Independence Party "deserved a better politician to lead it".