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Originally Posted by British-Conservatism
Best thing the DUP could do is expand into Great Britain as a Unionist Right Wing Populist party.
I have no doubt they would get seats in the Scottish Parliament right away.
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It would only see more and more vote splitting between moderate Unionists.
Instead, a union between UKIP and the DUP would be needed. The "UK Democratic Unionist Party" (or whatever its name would be) would command at the first instance:
* Over 30,000 members
* 9 MPs
* 9 MEPS
* 36 Members of the Nortnern Ireland Assembly
* 5 Lords
* Over 100 Councillors
This ready-made party would have experienced politicans with governmental experience, plus with the situation of nearly 50 full-time figures a sizeable annual income to party funds.
The party would have have two bases in London and Belfast - helping it to become a truly British movement - and the large of amount of catholics that support UKIP and even the DUP, combined with the protestant wing of the DUP (now without Paisley) would hopefully see a healthy, non-sectarian mix. It would attract many of genuine conservtavies within the Tory party who will displaced should Cameron take over after a couple of years, I do not doubt either that people such as the English Democrats would supplement this too. most of all it will probably also attract a sizeable portion of the millions who have an interest in politics but no longer vote.
A few issues would be what to name the party and who should lead it, but the strengths would easily outweight these - with this movement supplying a strong and vibrant movement that has a strong mix of conservative and libertarian values, supports the religious, traditional and cultural bases of the nation whilst also favouring a free-marker economy in an independent Britain.
It can work.