10 candidates for leadership

mkpdavies · 30-05-2006, 10:59 AM

Dual membership should be scrapped for sure.

Intbel · 30-05-2006, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by John Page

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Originally Posted by <Edit> it wasn't Intbel that

Candidates for the leadership of UKIP would have to clearly rule themselves out as UKIP candidates for the EU 'Parliament' to get the support of those UKIP members who want a leader who is not and will not be an MEP and who will be firmly rooted in the UK - making only brief and occasional courtesy visits to the EU headquarters.

Erratum: I never wrote that - someone else did.

C_steam · 30-05-2006, 08:54 PM

Better now?

Intbel · 30-05-2006, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by C_steam

Better now?

Thank you very much. 8)

Britannist · 30-05-2006, 11:06 PM

But presumably you want the votes of the 1.2 million Conservatives who voted UKIP in the last EU Election? Of course, you may not want those votes - in which case, if those Conservative votes are lost and UKIP has to rely on the votes of Labour and Campbell's Fib Dims in the next EU Election (2009) the party (UKIP) would probably fall to about 2 seats (not the original 12 EU seats won by UKIP in June 2004).

As for Tories (Conservatives) in UKIP. There are people in UKIP who were once voters or supporters of the Conservative Party. Their party is now UKIP and their loyalty with UKIP. I'm sure it's the same in the Green Party. There must be quite a few ex-Labour and ex-Liberal 'Democrat' people now Green Party members (I know of one former anti-EU Conservative who is now a Green Party member). But I'm sure the Green Party are not going to ask them to leave the party. If it did their membership numbers would fall by at least 75%.

30-05-2006, 10:59 AM	#11 (permalink)
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30-05-2006, 11:06 PM	#15 (permalink)
Britannist Uber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 22,896	UKIP relies on Tory votes and support of ex-Conservatives But presumably you want the votes of the 1.2 million Conservatives who voted UKIP in the last EU Election? Of course, you may not want those votes - in which case, if those Conservative votes are lost and UKIP has to rely on the votes of Labour and Campbell's Fib Dims in the next EU Election (2009) the party (UKIP) would probably fall to about 2 seats (not the original 12 EU seats won by UKIP in June 2004). As for Tories (Conservatives) in UKIP. There are people in UKIP who were once voters or supporters of the Conservative Party. Their party is now UKIP and their loyalty with UKIP. I'm sure it's the same in the Green Party. There must be quite a few ex-Labour and ex-Liberal 'Democrat' people now Green Party members (I know of one former anti-EU Conservative who is now a Green Party member). But I'm sure the Green Party are not going to ask them to leave the party. If it did their membership numbers would fall by at least 75%.

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30-05-2006, 08:54 PM	#13 (permalink)
C_steam Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Paddling up 5hit creek..... Posts: 7,803	Better now?