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Ukip MEP ridiculed on Twitter after call for ban on spoof Trumpton account
I thought UKIP were meant to be enthusiastic about British culture? If you can't recognise a classic children's programme, or a bit of comedy, you don't seem to have much knowledge or empathy for Britain, to me.
A UK independence party (Ukip) MEP has been ridiculed on Twitter after calling for a spoof account based in the fictional town of Trumpton to be banned.
David Coburn, the party’s sole Scottish MEP, said on Tuesday that the @Trumpton_UKIP account was “fake”, asking his 9,000 followers to “please block/report”.
Since making his appeal, the Trumpton account has gained thousands of new followers, bringing the total to more than 11,000.
The account was set up in September by Mike Dicks, whose aim was to “gently take the mickey out of Ukip”. He wrote on Facebook today: “It struck me that most Ukip supporters, or ‘Kippers’, were reminiscing about a Britain of their youth that was more like the classic kids show Trumpton than the reality I remembered, so I chose to start Trumpton Ukip and pretend the Mayor and Mr Troop had defected to the people’s army.”
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/dec/06/ukip-mep-ridiculed-twitter-call-ban-spoof-trumpton-account
David Coburn, the party’s sole Scottish MEP, said on Tuesday that the @Trumpton_UKIP account was “fake”, asking his 9,000 followers to “please block/report”.
Since making his appeal, the Trumpton account has gained thousands of new followers, bringing the total to more than 11,000.
The account was set up in September by Mike Dicks, whose aim was to “gently take the mickey out of Ukip”. He wrote on Facebook today: “It struck me that most Ukip supporters, or ‘Kippers’, were reminiscing about a Britain of their youth that was more like the classic kids show Trumpton than the reality I remembered, so I chose to start Trumpton Ukip and pretend the Mayor and Mr Troop had defected to the people’s army.”
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/dec/06/ukip-mep-ridiculed-twitter-call-ban-spoof-trumpton-account
This week the account has become a bit of a social media celebrity, or a meme, because a rather silly ukip MEP - David Coburn decided to warn his 9000 followers that @Trumpton_UKIP was a fake account which they should all report to Twitter. He then went on to threaten legal action over the use of the ukip trademark - and even the use of the letters U K I and P.
Twitter being Twitter, many people piled in to sollow us, and then something magical happened. A Trumpton BNP, EDL, Labour Party, Tory and Lib Dem appeared (not my doing) and then a Trumpton WI, local radio station - even a Trumpton BBC arrived. When Windy Miller defected from us to the Greens, after Roger Helmer from ukip told him to take down his windmill, we even got a Green candidate and then communists, feminists and libertarians popped up.
At one point UKIP branches atarted appearing in neighbouring childhood memories, and UKIP Narnia, Tatooine and the Shire joined UKIP Toyland and Poggles Wood in cyberspace.
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Last night in the wee hours, Mr Troop and I witnessed the last ballot paper counted - we had 9041 followers when I went to bed - to Davids 9030 - a decisive victory for a bunch of puppets over a big muppet.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152977307498969
Twitter being Twitter, many people piled in to sollow us, and then something magical happened. A Trumpton BNP, EDL, Labour Party, Tory and Lib Dem appeared (not my doing) and then a Trumpton WI, local radio station - even a Trumpton BBC arrived. When Windy Miller defected from us to the Greens, after Roger Helmer from ukip told him to take down his windmill, we even got a Green candidate and then communists, feminists and libertarians popped up.
At one point UKIP branches atarted appearing in neighbouring childhood memories, and UKIP Narnia, Tatooine and the Shire joined UKIP Toyland and Poggles Wood in cyberspace.
...
Last night in the wee hours, Mr Troop and I witnessed the last ballot paper counted - we had 9041 followers when I went to bed - to Davids 9030 - a decisive victory for a bunch of puppets over a big muppet.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152977307498969
He's now being interviewed for PM on Radio 4 (a story they couldn't resist, I suspect). There's also The Trumpton Express - "Fair & balanced news and views from the only pornographer in the village. We Back #UKIP #HurrahForTheTweedshirts".
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