Roger Knapman to appear on BBC 2

Sheila · 22-02-2005, 03:15 PM

Stuck at an airport, so I heard.

Tom Wilde · 22-02-2005, 04:07 PM

I thought Nigel Farage did okay. He made one clear point - that the immigration and asylum debate between Labour and the Tories was a charade when the decisions on this issue are in future to be taken in Brussels. Then he repeated the same point when he was given a chance. That's pretty much all that was possible within the format of the programme. It got across the core UKIP message that you have to repatriate powers to Westminster. It wasn't a barnstorming performance but it was pretty competent and effectively undercut the arguments of the other two MEPs in the debate.

eublues · 22-02-2005, 04:28 PM

Agreed. Farage did a perfectly competent job in the circumstances of a short discussion with weak chairmanship, and I am someone only just staying in UKIP following recent hopeless events. If Farage was the formal leader (rather than the leader behind the scenes) he would probably be perceived more positively by most people, and so might UKIP.

Percy the Poodle · 22-02-2005, 04:28 PM

The fact we have so few opportunities can easily make you angry when it doesn't go perfectly.

I think after seeing video that Nigel did better than the other two who were so desperate to get over their election messages that manners went out of the window :roll:

The presenter was useless and pathetic :evil:

algypug · 22-02-2005, 06:46 PM

[SNIP! - I think that comment should have been in the War Zone!]

Bellatrix · 23-02-2005, 12:27 PM

Roger and Godfrey were stuck for several hours at Gatwick airport.

Bryan Parry · 23-02-2005, 12:41 PM

No matter how well Farage may have done... he is not the leader!! Once again I feel slightly saddened by Knapman. What's a guy to do?

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22-02-2005, 03:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
Sheila Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Reading Posts: 573	Stuck at an airport, so I heard.

22-02-2005, 04:07 PM	#12 (permalink)
Tom Wilde Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: London. Posts: 2,757	I thought Nigel Farage did okay. He made one clear point - that the immigration and asylum debate between Labour and the Tories was a charade when the decisions on this issue are in future to be taken in Brussels. Then he repeated the same point when he was given a chance. That's pretty much all that was possible within the format of the programme. It got across the core UKIP message that you have to repatriate powers to Westminster. It wasn't a barnstorming performance but it was pretty competent and effectively undercut the arguments of the other two MEPs in the debate.

22-02-2005, 04:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
eublues Uber Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,970	Agreed. Farage did a perfectly competent job in the circumstances of a short discussion with weak chairmanship, and I am someone only just staying in UKIP following recent hopeless events. If Farage was the formal leader (rather than the leader behind the scenes) he would probably be perceived more positively by most people, and so might UKIP.

22-02-2005, 04:28 PM	#14 (permalink)
Percy the Poodle Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: East Devon Posts: 362	The fact we have so few opportunities can easily make you angry when it doesn't go perfectly. I think after seeing video that Nigel did better than the other two who were so desperate to get over their election messages that manners went out of the window :roll: The presenter was useless and pathetic :evil:

22-02-2005, 06:46 PM	#15 (permalink)
algypug Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 254	[SNIP! - I think that comment should have been in the War Zone!]

23-02-2005, 12:27 PM	#16 (permalink)
Bellatrix Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 623	Roger and Godfrey were stuck for several hours at Gatwick airport.

23-02-2005, 12:41 PM	#17 (permalink)
Bryan Parry Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Middlesex, England Posts: 394	No matter how well Farage may have done... he is not the leader!! Once again I feel slightly saddened by Knapman. What's a guy to do?