Damian Hockney is a magazine publisher who became involved in politics through his opposition to the plan to give Europol officers immunity for life from prosecution. A former vice-chair of UKIP, he was elected to the London Assembly in 2004 and was a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority from 2004 to 2008.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDon't make crude assumptions about young people's attitudes to the EUUntil recently, young people were one of Britain's most Eurosceptic demographics.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe resilience of UKIPDespite hysterical coverage of “splits” and “crises”, UKIP is likely to be the big beneficiary of UK politics over...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKUKIP's "contradictions" are a strength, not weaknessUKIP does indeed have both left and right tendencies - on some issues it is clearly to the left of Labour. This...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA Labour MP defecting to UKIP?UKIP is stealing important weapons in the progressive armoury, and Labour seems powerless to respond, almost losing...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKUKIP is closer to the left than many thinkUKIP is a work in progress. Its membership is among the most receptive to policies which many see as left wing, and...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Bulgaria and Romania debate is mired in cynical fantasyPoliticans are stoking fears and tensions because they are powerless to do anything of substance. This is the worst...