Libertas and the League of Polish Families

[myk]

I didn't even know that the two groups had been linked. According to the Irish Times today, Libertas has severed its links with the League of Polish Families.

Libertas to cut links with controversial Polish political party - The Irish Times - Thu, Mar 19, 2009

LIBERTAS IS reportedly distancing itself from the League of Polish Families (LPR), a key political ally in its European election campaign in Poland, after its leader was charged with drink driving.

The moved, confirmed by a Libertas official to Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita, comes as the government in Warsaw announced a new Bill to reform Polish public television and remove its controversial director, an LPR member and former skinhead.

Libertas founder Declan Ganley appeared with members of the extreme-right, ultra-Catholic LPR at the launch of the Polish wing of the party to contest the June European elections. LPR politicians saw it as a chance to boost their dwindling political relevance two years after failing to make it into the Polish parliament.

But expectations of a revival in the fortunes of a party weakened by infighting and splits are dwindling further after its leader, Miroslaw Orzechowski, was charged with ramming two cars while drunk in Lodz earlier this month.

Can anyone elaborate further on the previous links, if any, between the two groups?

[OMahonyMunster]

I didn't even know that the two groups had been linked. According to the Irish Times today, Libertas has severed its links with the League of Polish Families.

Libertas to cut links with controversial Polish political party - The Irish Times - Thu, Mar 19, 2009



Can anyone elaborate further on the previous links, if any, between the two groups?

He signed their failed funding application and was one of the ones who did not retract , there is a lot on the web,

http://www.libertas.eu/en/news/news-poland
Candidate censured

Irish Times

http://www.eureporter.co.uk/politics/202609-money-grabbers.html


and Wikipedia Libertas Poland

[OMahonyMunster]

ah new site Libertas

[Christine Murray]

And how the LPR/PiS lost that attempt to change the Polish Constitution to 'protect life from the moment of conception', quite a constitutional crisis and rightwing split was caused by that nasty bit of provocation. two words for LPR supporters:
Alicia Tysiac :http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/mar/21/poland

[Christine Murray]

O! and Marek Jurek : a value lesson in how a state can fail to meet its legal obligation to protect the human rights of its citizens. The article 38 controversy is ongoing. Alicia Tysiac , thankfully won her case in 2006. bravo !

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marek_Jurek

[Verhofstadt]

The fact that Libertas got into bed at all with a party with strong links to skinheads, anti-semitism and street violence against gay pride marches is pretty shameful.

Interesting to see who else they attempt to distance themselves from.

Will it be hard right eurosceptics in the UK, France or Austria next?

By the way this site is an excellent source of tales of wonder re Libertas

Libertas? Nein Danke! Say NO to Europe's New Right Wing

Even CookieMonster gets a mention!

[myk]

The fact that Libertas got into bed at all with a party with strong links to skinheads, anti-semitism and street violence against gay pride marches is pretty shameful.

in fairness, you can't expect Ganley to distance himself from skinheads. Male-pattern baldness is not something you choose. Its genetic!

[Christine Murray]

Saying what l said above, the new 'Compassionate Conservatism' espoused by Cameron amongst others, still fiddles in women's rights, including using the HFEB to reduce the upper limit without consultation. Enda , btw is not known for his ability to acknowledge the need to legislate for 'x' : pots and kettles.

HFEB: The Human Fertility and Embryology Bill, David Cameron tried amendments which
would reduce the upper limit on abortions without consultation. People have to learn to consult on these
issue.

[myk]

saying what l said above, the new compassionate conservatism espoused by cameron amongst others, still fiddles in women's rights, including using the hfeb to reduce the upper limit without consultation. enda , btw is not known for his ability to acknowledge the need to legislate for 'x' : pots and kettles.

i think you are speaking about abortion law, but beyond that I have no idea what you are saying dot. sorry!

[Christine Murray]

In 2006 the LPR/PiS attempted to change article 38 of the Polish Constitution to : protect all human life from the moment of conception. Even the RC Church distanced themselves. At the same time Alicia Tysiac won a case against Poland on her right to a medical abortion. Poland was judged to have failed in its responsibility to her health. Now, while critiquing Ganley myk forgot Enda's failures.