Antlion Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Why would an "anti establishment" man of the people like Nigel want knighted? For that matter, why would an "anti establishment" party be so keen to be inducted into the establishment via presence in the Lords? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Antlion said: Why would an "anti establishment" man of the people like Nigel want knighted? For that matter, why would an "anti establishment" party be so keen to be inducted into the establishment via presence in the Lords? £300 pound a day for popping in and out again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 All those UKIP MEPs are going to be looking for a cushy number that keeps them in the manner they are accustomed to. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 http://www.itv.com/news/2017-03-09/farage-visits-ecuadorian-embassy-but-refuses-to-say-whether-he-met-with-assange/ Nigel Farage visits Ecuadorian embassy - but refuses to say whether he met Julian Assange “I never discuss where I go or who I see,” Aye. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Aaron Banks kippers biggest donor has split from the party and is now trying to start up The Patriotic Alliance 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Now they have no MPs will be see a bit less of these bams on QT.....?I saw this on the BBC and thought you should see it:Douglas Carswell quitting UKIP - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39393213 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooky Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Was only a matter of time, wasn't it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Their MEPs will be hoovering up every Euro they can get from Brussels before we come out. Their money streams are drying up rapidly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 What a top boy Carswell is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zidane's child Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) How ironic that Brexit has pretty much killed off UKIP. It's still good to watch though. Edited March 25, 2017 by zidane's child 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 I can see sooky joining this lot in the next couple of years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 13 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: I can see sooky joining this lot in the next couple of years. Sure he was a Farage fan back in the day on here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 I could not have less sympathy for Carswell. There is a compelling case to argue that he is even more despicable than Farage. At least with Farage, you know you are getting unapologetic demagoguery and barely disguised bigotry; Carswell kicked up a fuss with his vanity by-election in Clacton, and then opted to remain as a UKIP MP and spokesperson whilst - because he is an utterly disingenuous coward and a self-serving opportunist - attempting to distance and separate himself from more or less everything distasteful that UKIP/Farage/Banks/Leave.EU said and did. He deserves the political wilderness more than anybody else in British politics. At least his principles will compel him to call another by-election, right? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Was only a matter of time, wasn't it? Aye, the Tories have moved enough further right to allow him to slither back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
git-intae-thum Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Has farage et al not all run off to America yet. To leave the rest of us to clear up their shite. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooky Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Sure he was a Farage fan back in the day on here. Years ago, back in the day, when my politics consisted of watching YouTube videos, I was - idiotically - quite impressed by him. Then I became impressed by the Lib Dems instead, before calling the Tories home about 3/4 years ago.It's been a weird journey. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 No short money and no Aaron Banks cash now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zidane's child Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 24 minutes ago, doulikefish said: No short money and no Aaron Banks cash now Nuttall was clutching at straws in his interview earlier. "If May slips up in the negotiations, we'll be the party to turn to". I'm sure they will will 0 MP's. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapelhall chap Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Carswell has now left an independence Party in order to become an Independent MP. Maybe his next move is to join another Independence Party? I am confused. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Somewhat ironically, UKIP's easiest route to post-Brexit relevance is probably through the consequences of a hard, chaotic Brexit. If 'Leave' voters feel as if Brexit is making them worse off or has hit them in the pocket - and that they weren't expecting that to happen to them, you would imagine the Tories and Labour would both stand to lose from such an outcome: the Tories being the governing party at the time of Brexit, and Labour solemnly nodding it through. UKIP and the Liberal Democrats would likely be the primary beneficiaries south of the border; the former amongst working-class 'Leave' voters - we supported Brexit, but not this sort of Brexit, and the latter amongst more metropolitan and middle-class 'Remain' backers. You also have the additional possibility of 'Leave' voters in England and Wales not feeling as if immigration is sufficiently declining: the country becomes poorer > we need immigrants to fill skills shortages > immigrants still getting jobs > pre-Brexit resentment persists > UKIP avoid the blame because they didn't enact Brexit, whereas the Tories did and Labour went along with it > UKIP recover some electoral ground. Until then, existing primarily as an 'anti-immigration' pressure group - pushing Farage to the forefront and more or less allowing everything else to exist around him, even if Nuttall technically remains as Leader - rather than as an electorally viable political operation is probably the most sensible approach. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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