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Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 04 Sep 17 3.18pm Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by Part Time James

You don't think they've had a significant impact on the political landscape over the last 10 years?

I am referring to them at the present time.Might be witnessing the "Dying embers" of the party.

 

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Part Time James Flag 04 Sep 17 3.40pm Send a Private Message to Part Time James Add Part Time James as a friend

Originally posted by Willo

I am referring to them at the present time.Might be witnessing the "Dying embers" of the party.

Yes, I think that's true. No Arran Banks or Nigel Farage and with Article 50 triggered I think that this was about as predictable as a Mad Dog Tara video.

 




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jamiemartin721 Flag Reading 04 Sep 17 4.27pm

Originally posted by Part Time James

You don't think they've had a significant impact on the political landscape over the last 10 years?

More so I think than either the Conservative and Labour governments (until Corbyn) - who were guilty of failing to represent the interests of citizens of the UK.

Ok, they're a one trick pony, but at the Referendum and previous election they demonstrated that they were a significant impact. If we had a reasonably fair political system, they'd have returned twice as many MPs at that election as the Liberal Democrats.

I don't like em, but in terms of representing their voters, you can't really condemn UKIP, and really forced the Conservatives into a referendum they didn't want, that they managed to lose.

 


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jamiemartin721 Flag Reading 04 Sep 17 4.31pm

Originally posted by Willo

I am referring to them at the present time.Might be witnessing the "Dying embers" of the party.

Be interesting to see what happens to their voters, most I suspect will drift back to Labour or Conservative.

I also suspect that the rise of Mr Farage as a 'alternative' might not indirectly have been something of an inspiration to the more left in Labour with Corbyn (rather than another bland tory lite public school boy new labour indenti-kit)

 


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Stirlingsays Flag 04 Sep 17 4.32pm Send a Private Message to Stirlingsays Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add Stirlingsays as a friend

Originally posted by jamiemartin721

More so I think than either the Conservative and Labour governments (until Corbyn) - who were guilty of failing to represent the interests of citizens of the UK.

Ok, they're a one trick pony, but at the Referendum and previous election they demonstrated that they were a significant impact. If we had a reasonably fair political system, they'd have returned twice as many MPs at that election as the Liberal Democrats.

I don't like em, but in terms of representing their voters, you can't really condemn UKIP, and really forced the Conservatives into a referendum they didn't want, that they managed to lose.

Fair comment.

 


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matt_himself Flag Matataland 04 Sep 17 7.17pm Send a Private Message to matt_himself Add matt_himself as a friend

Maybe they should promote that British foreign policy should be reclamation of the Empire.

 


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Part Time James Flag 04 Sep 17 7.25pm Send a Private Message to Part Time James Add Part Time James as a friend

Originally posted by jamiemartin721

More so I think than either the Conservative and Labour governments (until Corbyn) - who were guilty of failing to represent the interests of citizens of the UK.

Ok, they're a one trick pony, but at the Referendum and previous election they demonstrated that they were a significant impact. If we had a reasonably fair political system, they'd have returned twice as many MPs at that election as the Liberal Democrats.

I don't like em, but in terms of representing their voters, you can't really condemn UKIP, and really forced the Conservatives into a referendum they didn't want, that they managed to lose.

Exactly. And I think love them or hate them they put the traditional 'big three' on their toes for a while.

 




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nickgusset Flag Shizzlehurst 04 Sep 17 7.44pm

Originally posted by matt_himself

Maybe they should promote that British foreign policy should be reclamation of the Empire.

You know Darth Vader was a baddie...

 

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crystal balls Flag The Garden of Earthly Delights 05 Sep 17 12.31pm Send a Private Message to crystal balls Add crystal balls as a friend

Originally posted by Ouzo Dan

When it comes to ukip and waters I don't bother with the Huffington post, they paint her as some kind of right wing ultra facist when in reality she is quite left of centre, she is however deeply anti Islam and with good reason being a lesbian.
Waters popularity is considerable.

She becomes the ukip leader or she forms a new party which will consume the majority of ukip voters.

She will NOT consume anyone; if (a very big if) she were to become leader, UKIP would move ever further up it's own fundament and consume it's own arsehole from the inside. If she forms a new party she will be able to hold party meetings in an old style telephone box.

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jamiemartin721 Flag Reading 05 Sep 17 12.39pm

Originally posted by nickgusset

You know Darth Vader was a baddie...

Of course he does, he was black

 


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jamiemartin721 Flag Reading 05 Sep 17 12.49pm

Originally posted by crystal balls

She will NOT consume anyone; if (a very big if) she were to become leader, UKIP would move ever further up it's own fundament and consume it's own arsehole from the inside. If she forms a new party she will be able to hold party meetings in an old style telephone box.

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She'll be the death of the party as a real contender. UKIP need someone who can avoid falling into cheap political holes - Someone with savy and charisma. UKIP needs to appear reasonable, which is what Farage managed - The survival of UKIP really will be about pulling voters from the left and right wing parties on common shared themes.

Notably the 'anti-Islam' parties haven't done particularly well.

 


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Yellow Card - User has been warned of conduct on the messageboards Hrolf The Ganger Flag 05 Sep 17 12.51pm Send a Private Message to Hrolf The Ganger Add Hrolf The Ganger as a friend

Originally posted by jamiemartin721

Of course he does, he was black

Yeah, but he was a bit of a coconut.

 

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