Lazy UKIP Politicians OR Propaganda?

Are UKIP MEPs hard-working or lazy?
You may have seen in the media questions being raised about the attendance records of some UKIP MEPs. Different MEPs have different roles – for example, Nigel and Paul are in a position to generate substantial media coverage, and have roles within the Party as Party Leader and Deputy Leader respectively. For them, it is a priority to spend as much time as possible in the UK speaking to people across the country and letting them know what is going on. Other MEPs have roles in Brussels, directly leading the work in fighting the EU directly.
John Tennant is a political assistant to Derek Clark MEP and stood for the European Parliament in 2009 as well as standing for Westminster in 2010. He has written an article in response to media criticism. This article is well worth reading. In the article John Tennant says “UKIP MEPs are among the hardest working in the country. Farage regularly has 18-hour working days - debates, public meetings, television and radio appearances take time and preparation. That is what our MEPs are up to. This is often the way for the leaders of political parties. In the 2012-2013 session in the House of Commons, when Speaker John Bercow spoke on 140 days – David Cameron and Ed Miliband spoke on only 39 days and Nick Clegg just 15 days.
As a party, we work for British withdrawal from the European Union. We do not wish to help the EU work or get better. The party campaigns to get out of the union and has been very effective in making that argument in the public square. That is the reason it is attacked.” To read the full article, please go to http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3567/ukip-is-proud-of-never-turning-up-in-european-parliament#ixzz2W2kqNKdI.