MEPs, NEC and Leadership

harryaldridge · 19-01-2006, 03:33 PM

Should UKIP MEPs be allowed to hold positions on the NEC and/or hold the position of party leader?

mkpdavies · 19-01-2006, 03:38 PM

Yes they should, but personally I would not vote for MEPs for the NEC and the leadership I would have to be convinced that an MEP spends enough time back in Britain to warrant being leader.

The whole EU parliament is a big distraction and that's fine for the people going over there to fight in the heart of the beast. If they are doing that though, I don't believe they can give the party or British issues enough attention, which is what the leaders priority should be.

harryaldridge · 19-01-2006, 03:46 PM

My personal view is that we need a leader who is present in the UK working to raise the party profile over here.

I feel the time constraints of being an MEP also, and spending long periods of time out of the country mean the party lacks direction and leadership back home.

I agree that it would be possible for the leader to me an MEP if they were the right person so perhaps my views are skewed based on the current leadership.

John Page · 19-01-2006, 05:14 PM

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I agree that it would be possible for the leader to me an MEP if they were the right person so perhaps my views are skewed based on the current leadership.

I know where you're coming from, but I think it's just a matter of time. MEPs have to spend a lot of time not only in the European Parliament but also travelling back and forth.

I don't think that leaves them with enough time to be a good MEP and a good leader, whoever the person is. It's a question of hours in the day.

Being leader is a full time job on its own.

Tillycat · 19-01-2006, 08:01 PM

We need a Leader from Woking!

Millennium3 · 19-01-2006, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by John Page

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I agree that it would be possible for the leader to me an MEP if they were the right person so perhaps my views are skewed based on the current leadership.

I know where you're coming from, but I think it's just a matter of time. MEPs have to spend a lot of time not only in the European Parliament but also travelling back and forth.

I don't think that leaves them with enough time to be a good MEP and a good leader, whoever the person is. It's a question of hours in the day.

Being leader is a full time job on its own.

This has my vote - as has been pointed out elsewhere, being the Leader is a full-time job as is being an MEP. We are being short changed. If someone who is an MEP want to be leader the should give up the day job.

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19-01-2006, 03:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
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19-01-2006, 03:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 31,182 Party: Libertarian Party	Yes they should, but personally I would not vote for MEPs for the NEC and the leadership I would have to be convinced that an MEP spends enough time back in Britain to warrant being leader. The whole EU parliament is a big distraction and that's fine for the people going over there to fight in the heart of the beast. If they are doing that though, I don't believe they can give the party or British issues enough attention, which is what the leaders priority should be. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

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19-01-2006, 03:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
harryaldridge Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: West Sussex Posts: 1,912	My personal view is that we need a leader who is present in the UK working to raise the party profile over here. I feel the time constraints of being an MEP also, and spending long periods of time out of the country mean the party lacks direction and leadership back home. I agree that it would be possible for the leader to me an MEP if they were the right person so perhaps my views are skewed based on the current leadership.