"UKIP Dep. leader says parties can't put up their own candidates at 2014 EU Election"

Britannist · 20-10-2007, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by brian lee

MEPs do not represent anybody but themselves. The size of their constituencies prevents that. They are just window dressing to make the EU look democratic. Anti EU MEPs have another disadvantage. Whereas Pro EU MEPs can claim credit for getting money for their constituents, when that happens all the antis can do is say, "You are only getting your own money back".

So you would rather UKIP not contest EU Elections and the seats UKIP won last time go to people from pro-EU parties instead? Or to your party, the English Democrats (which you joined after spending a long time in UKIP).

Your anti-EU party - the English Democrats - are contesting the next EU Election. I assume you will support any of your candidates who get elected to the EU 'Parliament'?

You write (above) "MEPs do not represent anyone but themselves" and claim anti-EU have a "disadvantage". In that case I take it that you will be writing to the boss of your party to tell him you will not be supporting your party's candidates at the next EU Election?

Hurry up and make up your mind - you can't be both for and against anti-EU MEPs at the same time.

SuperiorSteve · 20-10-2007, 09:23 PM

You should be supporting all of the members of your party, otherwise what is the point of you being that party????

devilskitchen · 22-10-2007, 04:45 AM

I should ignore Brian Lee if I were you: I think that Brian made a pass at NF and NF turned him down. Either that or he's a troll.

eublues · 22-10-2007, 08:51 AM

I would say that Nigel's 'grandstanding' speeches have had a major effect on the climate of opinion about the EU (certainly in the UK) - though admittedly UKIP has not been benefiting electorally at home.

20-10-2007, 09:23 PM	#12 (permalink)
SuperiorSteve Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southampton Posts: 686	You should be supporting all of the members of your party, otherwise what is the point of you being that party???? __________________ "Remember that you are an Englishman, and have consequently won first prize in the lottery of life" Cecil Rhodes

22-10-2007, 04:45 AM	#13 (permalink)
devilskitchen Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: London Posts: 418	I should ignore Brian Lee if I were you: I think that Brian made a pass at NF and NF turned him down. Either that or he's a troll. __________________ Unio Europaea delenda est

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eublues Uber Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,005	I would say that Nigel's 'grandstanding' speeches have had a major effect on the climate of opinion about the EU (certainly in the UK) - though admittedly UKIP has not been benefiting electorally at home.