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Originally Posted by Lynn Riley
I am not asking for Tories to be excluded. We are only speaking of the Tory/BDI's on this site because of this parties new leaning.
I need a decision in principle. Will you agree not to stand against BDI candidates whoever they are and regardless of which party they belong? It's that simple.
UKIP live on presenting promises of jam tomorrow to their supporters. There is no 'opportunity' for UKIP. The electorate are not stupid and know opportunism when they see it, that is not to say that some members of UKIP don't sincerely have those politics, but the operative word is 'some'.
All UKIP will do is target Tories with those politics specially. And maybe put them out of office. How in the world does that help?
If your Constitution precludes you from agreeing, in principle not to stand against declared BDI candidates, then we will take the decision in principle regarding dealing with that challenge from UKIP.
And next time we meet it will be daggers drawn and a fight to the death. I don;t for one moment thing UKIP supporters knew the implication of their vote. They just wanted to give the party what it wanted.
Careful of what you wish for - you have just got it!
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I can think of some very good reasons to refrain from fighting every seat and carefully targeting our efforts. If this is accepted then there would be every reason to accomodate BDI. If it is genuine then some advantage may accrue. If not - provided we fight our best supported seats - little would be lost.
But a decision will have to wait until the dust settles on recent and forthcoming changes.