One thing that might be being missed here:
Most Tory supporters want out of Europe. They believe that it is only a matter of time before the party has the guts to say so.
The problem is that with Cameron and the current bunch of crazies they can see that it just isn't going to happen.
As long as the voting public think that the only chance of us getting out of the EU is with one of the two main parties 'seeing the light' then they will conitinue to do so.
If, say fifty MPs shifted and had the guts to go against the concrete weight around their necks, formed a new party and UKIP merged with it - it would not be a good move to simply rebrand UKIP - then it is entirely possible that it could get the desired result and produce a proper anti-EU party with sitting MPs that people would see has a real chance of government.
It would also present an opportunity for other anti-EU MPs from Labour to join as well.
With the two main parties only having a fag paper between their policies it shouldn't be too difficult to establish a manifesto that has broad appeal.
What would be the kiss of death would be for a 'gang of four' situation to arise or it would be a complete failure and the kiss of death for the anti-EU movement.
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