My partner read something about ukip being able to claim back from the royal mail above a certain weight for malicious posting, but that is not certain.
Farage seems to have bottled the Newark by-election. Either he doesn't fancy having his policies picked apart even further or that he didn't want to become the first person to be an anagram of his constituency.
But he agreed that UKIP was taking votes off the BNP, claiming "a lot of decent people" who were not racists had voted BNP in the past "out of desperation".
No, Neil. They didn't. That's not why they voted for the BNP.
UKIP effectively are the BNP. It's just that someone has managed to dress them in people clothes.
Sean of the Shed wrote: Farage seems to have bottled the Newark by-election. Either he doesn't fancy having his policies picked apart even further or that he didn't want to become the first person to be an anagram of his constituency
It's War, Ken (Clarke, also a Nottinghamshire MP).
Two risks if he had stood and won: losing the easy money from Brussels, as he would probably have resigned that gig. And the likelihood of the Tories winning back in next year's general election.
Farage seems to have bottled the Newark by-election. Either he doesn't fancy having his policies picked apart even further or that he didn't want to become the first person to be an anagram of his constituency
It's War, Ken (Clarke, also a Nottinghamshire MP).
Two risks if he had stood and won: losing the easy money from Brussels, as he would probably have resigned that gig. And the likelihood of the Tories winning back in next year's general election.
Not to mention that his expenses would be open to public scrutiny as an MPa lot more than they are as an MEP.
That and he wouldn't be able to fit it in with his TV schedule.
Guy Potger wrote: This bloke involved in the Lenny Henry furfuraw.
He's standing as a candidate for the council, isn't he?
Doesn't that mean he will still be on the ballot?
(As opposed to having been on a "party list" for the Euro elections - meaning he can effectively be dropped by being demoted to "last" place?)
Too late to edit his name on the ballot papers too (because of postal votes).
Farage seems to have bottled the Newark by-election. Either he doesn't fancy having his policies picked apart even further or that he didn't want to become the first person to be an anagram of his constituency
It's War, Ken (Clarke, also a Nottinghamshire MP).
Two risks if he had stood and won: losing the easy money from Brussels, as he would probably have resigned that gig. And the likelihood of the Tories winning back in next year's general election.
Not to mention that his expenses would be open to public scrutiny as an MPa lot more than they are as an MEP.
That and he wouldn't be able to fit it in with his TV schedule.
Guy Potger wrote: This bloke involved in the Lenny Henry furfuraw.
He's standing as a candidate for the council, isn't he?
Doesn't that mean he will still be on the ballot?
(As opposed to having been on a "party list" for the Euro elections - meaning he can effectively be dropped by being demoted to "last" place?)
Too late to edit his name on the ballot papers too (because of postal votes).
But is he standing in the Euro elections (where the candidates aren't named, IIRC) or for a local (council) - where they are?
Farage seems to have bottled the Newark by-election. Either he doesn't fancy having his policies picked apart even further or that he didn't want to become the first person to be an anagram of his constituency
It's War, Ken (Clarke, also a Nottinghamshire MP).
Two risks if he had stood and won: losing the easy money from Brussels, as he would probably have resigned that gig. And the likelihood of the Tories winning back in next year's general election.
Not to mention that his expenses would be open to public scrutiny as an MPa lot more than they are as an MEP.
That and he wouldn't be able to fit it in with his TV schedule.
Not forgeting Newark is awfully common. It's very nearly in "the north", after all.
(Didn't they have a lot of miners around there as well? Oh dearie me, no. Can't be seen with those sorts of people)
Chucked out by Paul Sykes apparently, their big donor. He likes to give money with strings, like in 1997 where he gave it to Tory candidates who said they'd vote against their parties own agreed policy on the EU.
His judgement on Hamilton is probably sound enough.
The couple lived in a property just outside Ripon, North Yorkshire. Disturbed by noise from an English Civil War re-enactment within the grounds of Fountains Abbey, which is near his home, he unsuccessfully offered to buy the historic site from the National Trust.[2]
Sean of the Shed wrote: Farage seems to have bottled the Newark by-election. Either he doesn't fancy having his policies picked apart even further or that he didn't want to become the first person to be an anagram of his constituency.
I'm in Newark constituency.
I'm extremely relieved that the inevitable media circus in our area will not include Farage or Johnson. Looking forward to the local by-election and will definitely show up at the hustings, though I suspect they will be busier than they were for the GE in 2010.
Not looking forward to the inevitable hype UKIP will get over the coming weeks here.
Yes, they do. To be fair, though, whilst the ECHR originally had nothing to do with the EU or its predecessors, the two are becoming inextricably linked through the Treaty of Lisbon and other mechanisms by which the ECHR principles become obligatory for EU member states, see the attached link.
So if you want to be entirely free of the constraints of the ECHR, you probably need to leave the EU in order to be able to achieve that, due to recent developments in EU law.
Evariste Euler Gauss wrote: Here's another charming UKIP fellow:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27176803
Roger Helmer, a UKIP MEP for the East Midlands who is standing for re-election, said Mr Henwood's comments did not represent his party and were only being reported because of a campaign against it.
Mr Helmer told the BBC: "We have an individual who has made totally unacceptable comments but you will find individuals like that in all parties, and behaviour like that in all parties.
Helmer on date rape: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/tory-causes-more-outrage-with-date-rape-comments-6404327.html
Helmer on gay people: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/ukip-politician-hating-gay-people-justified-some-dislike-different-types-tea290414
But you know, UKIP can't be responsible for the views of every activist: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27292214
Incredible that they've chosen Helmer. They found someone quite presentable for Eastleigh (albeit rather obviousy embarrassed with some of the shit her party were talking).
Tories to win. Then watch the media "narrative" go into overdrive.
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