The UK Independence Party's latest celebrity cheerleader

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From today's Standard, just in:

The United Kingdom Independence Party has already signed up Robert Kilroy-Silk and Joan Collins. Now Max Clifford, the PR wizard who is assisting the resurgent party with its publicity, is about to unveil their most important celebrity so far to show that UKIP would not be a soft touch towards Brussels.

"Simon Cowell is going to be joining," Max tells me. "He's in the States at the moment and he doesn't know about it but he's one of my clients and his views are very much in line with UKIP. Expect a formal announcement just before polling day."

Given that Cowell is known as Pop Idol's Mr Nasty, presumably this means UKIP has now taken over from the Tories as the official nasty party.

I love that "he doesn't know about it but he's one of my clients."

Other celebrities confidently expected to join the UKIP electoral bandwagon: Ben Elton, Graham Norton, Lynsey de Paul, Alan Titchmarsh, Peter Greenaway, Derek Bailey, Paul Foot and George Galloway.

― Marcello Carlin, Thursday, 27 May 2004 11:31 (twenty-two years ago)

bloomineck. I'm no Simon fan, but what the heck when your agent can sign you up for a political party endorsement in your absence!

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 27 May 2004 11:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Gross, UKIP is for racists with money - and most of the figureheads seem to be, or have been, tax exiles. Make of that what you will.

― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 27 May 2004 11:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Tax exiles and (ex)socialists either (Elton, Foot, Galloway, arguably Kilroy once upon a time). I really despise 'enemy of the enemy' type political alliances.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 27 May 2004 11:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Norton!

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 27 May 2004 11:42 (twenty-two years ago)

uh, chaps, i made that last bit up... ;-)

― Marcello Carlin, Thursday, 27 May 2004 11:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Uh, Marcello, you'll notice I didn't fall for the roll-call ;-).

― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 27 May 2004 11:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Norton!

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 27 May 2004 11:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Nonetheless I do have a running bet on that Ben Elton will turn out for the Tories at the next General Election. Apparently their big cheerleaders are going to be Bryan Ferry and Marco Pierre White.

― Marcello Carlin, Thursday, 27 May 2004 11:49 (twenty-two years ago)

If Derek Bailey's for it, I'm agin it

― Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 27 May 2004 11:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Evan Parker is standing for Respect.

*supply your own punchline*

― Marcello Carlin, Thursday, 27 May 2004 11:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll leave the punching of Parker to Derek

― Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 27 May 2004 11:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Marcello, I'll send the missile that is my friend Steph out to keel-haul Bryan Ferry for this, he wants to be her friend right now and came to her book thingie on Tuesday.

― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 27 May 2004 11:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Pol Fot, Ben Elton and Gorgeous George are all backing the UK1Ps? Kin ell

― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 27 May 2004 11:59 (twenty-two years ago)

The Brown Ferret a Tory? His old dad'll be spinning in his grave... as will his old dad's pit pony.

― Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 27 May 2004 11:59 (twenty-two years ago)

uh, chaps, i made that last bit up... ;-)
-- Marcello Carlin (marcellocarli...), May 27th, 2004.

― Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 27 May 2004 12:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Marcello - haha, even if it was made up I would not be surprised AT ALL if any of that lot threw their hat into the ring.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 27 May 2004 12:01 (twenty-two years ago)

what, even derek matt?

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Thursday, 27 May 2004 12:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes keep these foreign improvisers out! They're only in it for the sex, the drugs, the slightly embarassed applause.

― Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 27 May 2004 12:04 (twenty-two years ago)

for some reason, today i simply hate all people. thought i would use this thread to make that announcement.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 27 May 2004 13:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Why, what did we do?

― All People (mark grout), Thursday, 27 May 2004 13:20 (twenty-two years ago)

And how can we make it up to you?

― More People (Dada), Thursday, 27 May 2004 13:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Dave, you say that on every thread!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 27 May 2004 13:24 (twenty-two years ago)

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The UK Independence Party's latest celebrity cheerleader - or are they getting desperate?