After reading Alex Kane's article on ukip leader nigel farage in Monday the 29th July newsletter, I thought I would pen a few words. Ukip leader nigel Farage is one one the most honest and down to earth politicians I have ever met, he tells things as they are and that's why everyone wants a piece if him , all media outlets want to talk with him , that is giving the perception that Ukip is a one man band , which couldn't be further from the truth , we have other great politicians in Ukip like Paul Nuttall, Godfrey bloom and Diane James, and locally in Ukip NI we have Ukip NI leader David McNarry MLA and Ukip NI chairman Clr Henry Reilly from kilkeel , these people are at the forefront of driving the Ukip message in NI . We as a party has seen membership rise in less than a year from around 80 to over 330 now , proof that Ukip policies resonate equally in NI as they do on the mainland, in NI we have established branches across the country with spokesmen across all areas , which means there are not just a few people at the forefront in NI .ukip NI is putting the people of NI at the heart of our policies , and will continue too do so , With candidates standing across NI at the next council DEA elections in 2014 and assembly in 2016 .I myself have Been interested in politics myself for many a year , and it was a meeting with Ukip NI chairman Henry Reilly that persuaded me to join Ukip , after reading there policies I was hooked as they say and have enjoyed playing an active role in setting up the Lagan valley branch of Ukip NI .and in early July I had the pleasure to finally meet Nigel Farage in Belfast at a meeting , and was amazed by his honesty and down to earth approach to people , as he set amongst us in the hotel lobby as if we were just there for a bit of Craic . Nigel will continue to grab the headlines and quite rightly so as he is the man of the moment , and he will be back in NI soon , so don't miss him if you hear he's back in Belfast
Brian Higginson
Vice/ chairman Ukip Lagan valley branch
Ukip Ni culture spokesman.