Which Ukip politician was in trouble for talking about ‘bongo, bongo land’ in the summer?
Bongo Bongo Land denied the comment had any racist overtones, claiming it had simply been a reference to the President of Gabon, Omar Bongo. In 2004 Taki Theodoracopulos called Kenya "bongo-bongo land" in his "Spectator" column. "The Guardian" later criticized his use of "offensive and outdated stereotypes". In July 2013, Godfrey Bloom, Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) was filmed referring to countries which receive overseas aid from the United Kingdom as "Bongo Bongo Land". UKIP later banned use of the term, and while Bloom refused to apologise for his remarks, he later
Bongo Bongo Land stated that he regretted "any genuine offence which might have been caused." A spokesperson from Show Racism the Red Card stated that Bloom's remarks were: "crude stereotypes that see Britain as a civilised place and overseas as tribal". Matthew d'Ancona wrote in "The Daily Telegraph": "There may indeed be some who inwardly cheered Bloom’s choice of words. But there will be many – including, crucially, some who agree with his position on aid – who felt queasy at the use of such antediluvian language." Bongo Bongo Land In British English, Bongo Bongo Land (or Bongo-bongo Land) is a pejorative term