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Gerard Batten
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“Successive governments have refused to accept the threat posed to our society by Islamic fundamentalism and extremism and to take the necessary measures to meet it head-on. We should esteem our own values of freedom, free speech and liberal secular democracy and start defending them.”
Gerard Batten (born 1954) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Islamic fundamentalism is incompatible with freedom and Western liberal democracy (2006)
“Freedom cannot be expected to tolerate that which would destroy it. Fundamentalist and extremist Islam is incompatible with freedom and Western liberal democracy. The real issue for those wishing to remain free is not an argument about headdress but the threat posed to our freedoms and way of life by a minority of people and how the state chooses to deal with it - if indeed it has the courage to do so at all.”
Gerard Batten (born 1954) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Islamic fundamentalism is incompatible with freedom and Western liberal democracy (2006)
“Instead of asking the EU how we may leave we should have been explaining to them how we are going to leave.”
Gerard Batten (born 1954) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: UKIP facing 'difficult' local elections - Gerard Batten BBC News (27 April 2018)
“We are determined to protect our freedom of speech and the right to speak our minds without fear of the politically correct thought-police knocking on our doors.”
Gerard Batten (born 1954) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: UKIP aiming to be 'radical, populist' party - Gerard Batten BBC News (21 September 2018)
“[Tommy Robinson is] entitled to speak at rallies organised by people who believe in democracy”
Gerard Batten (born 1954) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: UKIP aiming to be 'radical, populist' party - Gerard Batten BBC News (21 September 2018)
“The people of Wales voted to leave the European Union and return our United Kingdom to the status of an independent democracy.”
Gerard Batten (born 1954) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Plaid Cymru's Adam Price says Brexit must be stopped BBC News (3 October 2018)
“[Having described Tommy Robinson as a "high profile" figure who had been "persecuted by the state because of his views".] I think he's a good person to have on side, a lot of people respect his stand on things and his courage.”
Gerard Batten (born 1954) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: UKIP leader defends hiring Tommy Robinson BBC News (23 November 2018)
“If Parliament does not take Britain out of the European Union it will be the biggest constitutional crisis since the English Civil War. In 1642 the king put himself in opposition to parliament. Parliament won and the king lost his head.”
Gerard Batten (born 1954) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: UKIP AM Neil Hamilton's appearance with Tommy Robinson 'shameful' BBC News (11 December 2018)
“What we do know is that if we do not leave the EU it will mark the end of democracy in the UK.”
Gerard Batten (born 1954) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Brexit: Protests held at Parliament over delay BBC News (29 March 2019)
“Tommy Robinson is not far-right... and does not have far-right views. He is someone who can give some information and research which is useful to me. We have always been a democratic, non-racist party. That has always been in our constitution and that is exactly the way we are going to keep it. It is very odd in this day and age when you get called far-right, when what you have spent the last 25 years trying to do is to return government to our own democratically elected Parliament.”
Gerard Batten (born 1954) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: UKIP: Gerard Batten says Nigel Farage trying to 'discredit' party" BBC News (14 April 2019)