I think the idea of the Grassroots conference was a very good one. Every political party should have something like this. I however do have issues with the proposal that was on the agenda to form a new party.
As for an MEP and "sidekick" telling people they would be blacklisted, please say who said so? I know one "sidekick" who is not, in general, supportive of the aims of the "Grassroots" who was positively encouraging people to go just to see the alternative points of view. I was going to go to see what was going on but I had been working for 16 hours the night before and had the same coming up so a 2 hour drive each way wouldn't have been a great idea.
Some of the proposals were very interesting. Particularly the MEP one about them only serving for one term. I would support that completely. It should not be seen as a career. It is an opportunity to get us seen as electable. I would make an exception for NF or whoever is party leader at the time as I think it helps for the Party Leader to hold an elected position.
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