I am a retired solicitor living with my wife in Langstone, Gwent.

I am a founder member of UKIP Wales. I joined the party when I became increasingly concerned with the project of the European Union.

The Assembly Government is just another step in the break-up of the United Kingdom. Wales is recognised only as a region in Brussels and the Assembly Government merely as a regional Government.

What would happen to those government jobs in Wales such as those at DVLC, The Patents Office, The National Statistics Office and Companies House, to name just a few which are based on having a united United Kingdom?

A vote for any of the established parties is a vote for the continued dissolution of the UK. A vote for UKIP is a vote against ever increasing governmental control.

The National Assembly costs £110 million a year to run and this money would be better spent on schools, hospitals, doctors, nurses, and policemen rather than a "talking shop" of politicians in Cardiff Bay.

Our aim is to reduce beaurocracy and the ever increasing amounts of regulation and legislation by abolishing the Welsh Assembly and withdrawing from the European Union.

The UK Independence Party proposes a Welsh National Council which will be made up of the 40 MPs we already pay for at Westminster. These would meet one week in every four to discuss any new legislation which might affect Wales differently to England and to draft proposals for Wales which would be debated at Westminster.

UKIP is the only major Party which believes mass immigration (1.4 million in the past 2 years) is unsustainable and will lead to a destabilisation of the way of life for the indigenous population and those already domiciled here.

UKIP believes in a strictly controlled immigration policy. We would reinstate our island borders, (only possible if we regain our independence from the European Union.) Any potential immigrant would be checked for possible criminal records.

Medical records would be scrutinised, as would whatever skills they may have to offer. They would be expected to show an ability to sustain themselves until they are in gainful employment. Seasonal workers would be issued with visas as and when necessary.