The Reader has a really interesting interview with Nigel Farage, MEP and ex-leader of UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party) where he claims that British people have been dupped into thinking buying properties in Spain was safe, and that Britain is effectively powerless to defend the rights of it’s subjects under EU policy.

The Interview In Full

Nigel Farage, MEP and ex-leader of the UK’s anti-European Union party “UKIP” (United Kingdom Independence Party), has told The Reader that in UKIP’s opinion “British citizens were tricked into buying property in Spain by EU propaganda [..] making them think they were as safe in Spain as they were in the UK, when, in fact, this is far from true”.

Mr Farange’s office have said that “UKIP is attempting to precipitate some action, in the EU’s consultative assembly, which might assist property-owners, in Spain, who are suffering this kind of treatment from the authorities there” in conjunction with other political groups.

Britain cannot defend British rights in Spain

Speaking via his office, Mr Farage said that the British government is unable to defend the rights of British subjects in Spain because

both Britain and Spain being part of the EU, their international relations are absorbed into an EU-policy, controlled by the Council, Commission and Court of the EU, which, in turn, find themselves unwilling, or unable, to offend Spain, by taking any punitive action themselves.

This, in UKIP’s view, is why the British government refuses to intervene on behalf of British pensioners who are loosing their homes in Spain.

Brits “tricked” into buying in Spain by EU propaganda

In our view, these owners have been effectively tricked into investing in Spain, by propaganda – from the EU and its client-governments – which has led such investors to believe that they would be as safe in Spain as in Britain, when, in fact, this is far from true.

Secondly, successive British governments, having fostered the myth of “freedom and justice” throughout the EU, have also incapacitated themselves with regard to redressing the lack of freedom and justice, which they have, at the same time, allowed to come into existence.” said Mr Farage.

When asked about the possibility of Spain obeying the Auken report or paying attention to EU demands that they respect British homeowners in Spain, he replied that:

“The EU’s “parliament” is little more than camouflage for the autocracy of the EU’s legislative processes, and is unlikely, under almost any circumstances, to rouse itself ever to use such theoretical powers, as the ability to hold up the entire EU-budget or to sack the entire Commission. Nevertheless, it can make noises, which might shame the authorities of the EU and Spain into drawing back from the worst excesses of their policies.

Mr Farage’s office has confirmed that they are working with other EU groups to attempt to “make noise” about the issue and “attempt to shame Spain into doing what it must”.

Mr Farage, until recently leader of UKIP currently remains a UKIP MEP and is co-chair of the Europe of Freedom and Democracy grouping.

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