Letters in Telegraph 8.1.07

eublues · 08-01-2007, 08:43 AM

Ukip's Tory threat

Sir – The threat that the UK Independence Party (Ukip) poses to the Conservatives should not be overstated (report, January 6). The Tories have been ahead in the opinion polls for a year and won 40 per cent of the vote at last year's local elections.

The Tories must not allow their small but vocal "militant tendency", which mostly comprises dinosaur Eurosceptics still fighting the battles of the early 1990s, to derail the only electoral strategy capable of defeating Labour.

Philip J. Duly, Haslemere, Surrey

Sir – Ukip promises what the Tories should be offering: selection at schools, lower taxes, controlled immigration and withdrawal from the EU.

Gerry Hanson, Iver Heath, Bucks

Bluemerle · 08-01-2007, 08:53 AM

Philip Duly worked for The Freedom Association until last year.

eublues · 08-01-2007, 09:12 AM

Sounds like he was in the wrong job as their Campaign Manager - "dinosaur Eurosceptics".

mkpdavies · 08-01-2007, 09:27 AM

Sounds like he was a plant with that attitude.

You can bet the whole EUsceptic movement is riddled with them. Maybe this explains why Nigel wants a tight reign on things.

Can you blame him?

08-01-2007, 08:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
eublues Uber Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,014	Letters in Telegraph 8.1.07 Ukip's Tory threat Sir – The threat that the UK Independence Party (Ukip) poses to the Conservatives should not be overstated (report, January 6). The Tories have been ahead in the opinion polls for a year and won 40 per cent of the vote at last year's local elections. The Tories must not allow their small but vocal "militant tendency", which mostly comprises dinosaur Eurosceptics still fighting the battles of the early 1990s, to derail the only electoral strategy capable of defeating Labour. Philip J. Duly, Haslemere, Surrey Sir – Ukip promises what the Tories should be offering: selection at schools, lower taxes, controlled immigration and withdrawal from the EU. Gerry Hanson, Iver Heath, Bucks

08-01-2007, 09:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 30,604	Sounds like he was a plant with that attitude. You can bet the whole EUsceptic movement is riddled with them. Maybe this explains why Nigel wants a tight reign on things. Can you blame him? __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

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08-01-2007, 08:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
Bluemerle Uber Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dorset. Posts: 3,252	Philip Duly worked for The Freedom Association until last year.

08-01-2007, 09:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
eublues Uber Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,014	Sounds like he was in the wrong job as their Campaign Manager - "dinosaur Eurosceptics".