Mr Farage wants to build a powerbase in local government to help win seats at Westminster at the 2015 general election.

BBC: Local elections: Farage predicts UKIP breakthrough

In the former East Germany, far from the country's football powerbase, one lowly team's fortunes are being transformed by Austrian soft drink company Red Bull's takeover.

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All the spin doctoring in the world cannot hide the fact that Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has been deprived of a huge part of his powerbase by Tony Blair.

BBC: Blair weakens Prescott powerbase