THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH

As Britain’s “anti-immigration” parties line-up for a quick bout of democracy, we examine the latest to join the braying pack. Yesterday we covered the launch of Silky’s latest wheeze – Veritas. The Independent’s excellent Johann Hari is sitting semi-conscious listening to Kilroy speak:

“I ask if he accepts that Enoch Powell - who made exactly the same points about immigration and Europe - was a racist. In the spirit of straight-talking, this is his answer: "I understand agendas. You have come with an agenda. You want to fit me to your agenda. It's a press agenda. I've been there, and it's sloppy journalism." There is a line on his forehead that tightens like a noose when he is angry. I ask again. He spits, "Enoch Powell? What are you going to ask me about next, Genghis Khan?" No, I'm asking about a very similar politician who espoused the same agenda - and appealed to the same people - just a few decades ago. Although now I think of it, it is clear Genghis Khan would have been an avid Veritas supporter.

Eleanor Goodman from Channel Four News asks if Kilroy is trying to appeal to BNP voters. "Bitch! Bitch!" snarls the pack of Kilroyites sitting behind me. Kilroy responds - of course - by citing The People and how they love him. "The People don't say I'm racist. They support me - people of all races." It reminds me a line from Citizen Kane - "You talk about the people as if you owned them."

Another journalist asks about Kilroy's notoriously orange tan. I would have expected a self-deprecating laugh, a little joke at the Dear Leader's own expense. But Kilroy reacts as though he has just been accused of paedophilia. "You see, this is why people are turned off politics. That is the kind of smart-arse stuff you get from the supercilious metropolitan elite. I've read what you people write about me." And then he reels off a list that is clearly seered onto his capacious ego: "The Telegraph called me a big head. The Independent called me 'orange gob.'" He is almost shaking. "Well, I refuse to hide my tan. I'm not going to hide my looks. I'm not ashamed. I'm not ashamed!" Kilroy has never been more animated, nor more passionate. The crowd roars, and their Master nods firmly at their approbation.”

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