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Tom Wilde · 30-03-2008, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by SponPlague

There have been even earlier attempts: Nikki Sinclaire ran it for a while, for example...

Wasn't that version called YUK! (with exclamation mark?)

Tom Wilde · 30-03-2008, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by ryansoton

I will have nothing to do with Young Independence all the time a particular person is on the committee.

And to put an end to rumours which serviced on here recently, I have not joined The Liberal Party.

That's a pity. I'd better put the champagne back in the fridge, then.

SponPlague · 30-03-2008, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom Wilde

Wasn't that version called YUK! (with exclamation mark?)

YUP! It was...

Barboo · 30-03-2008, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by SponPlague

YUP! It was...

Nikki chaired YUK! (Youth for the UK) in December 2000. Don't know what happened to that, but in December 2001 Carl Tomson (or might have been Thomson), a student at Dundee University, wrote in the party newsletter that he was trying to get a Young UKIP group started nationally. He and another guy whose name I've forgotten did get something going called, I think, 'UK OK!'. It had a distinctive logo of a large sticker with jagged edges, a face, and arms giving a thumbs up. Don't know what happened to that either. And earlier, of course, Alan Sked had established Young UKIP in about 1995, headed by Paul Sharp.

Anthony Butcher · 30-03-2008, 12:01 PM

Does that put us up to a total of at least nine attempts to set up a youth group in UKIP now?

We don't seem to have covered the years 2002 to 2004 though.

Barboo · 30-03-2008, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Anthony Butcher

Does that put us up to a total of at least nine attempts to set up a youth group in UKIP now?

We don't seem to have covered the years 2002 to 2004 though.

What, footle around with the grassroots and bring on board hungry young talent from universities and colleges to supplant the old guard? With only two years to build a Euro-election campaign?

What d'you think this party's for, Anthony?

douglas denny · 30-03-2008, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Anthony Butcher

How can someone resign when they then say that they didn't? If there was some misunderstanding about what Del meant, then surely his clarification of "I did not resign" should clear up the matter? In the real world someone saying that his words were misinterpreted would be the end of it.

Did anyone say "are you sure that you want to quit?" No.
Did he provide a letter of resignation? No.

As I understand it, he uttered the words "I might as well resign then" (or something very much like that) and it was jumped upon as an opportunity to remove him. Given the disgraceful way Whittaker ambushed him in that meeting by bringing in a surprise presentation attacking Del, one might even suspect that the entire thing was engineered to get rid of Del.

I assure you he resigned.

If however, later he changes his mind and says not so ....... (?)

DED.

SponPlague · 30-03-2008, 04:25 PM

The reason there are so many attempts at Student UKIP is fairly obvious, when you think about it: Students are at UNI for 4 years, so:

Year 1: Form a UKIP grouping.
Year 2: Decide you have to conentrate on exams
Year 3: Sandwich year, away from UNI, another group needed.

Repeat cycle. Cynical, moi?

Westcountryman · 30-03-2008, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SponPlague

The reason there are so many attempts at Student UKIP is fairly obvious, when you think about it: Students are at UNI for 4 years, so:

Year 1: Form a UKIP grouping.
Year 2: Decide you have to conentrate on exams
Year 3: Sandwich year, away from UNI, another group needed.

Repeat cycle. Cynical, moi?

I don't know of many courses that still have sandwich years.

Anthony Butcher · 30-03-2008, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Eurosceptic Atlanticist

I don't know of many courses that still have sandwich years.

Plenty of beer years though.

I'll get my coat.

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30-03-2008, 04:25 PM	#38 (permalink)
SponPlague Uber Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Zurich Posts: 2,484	The reason there are so many attempts at Student UKIP is fairly obvious, when you think about it: Students are at UNI for 4 years, so: Year 1: Form a UKIP grouping. Year 2: Decide you have to conentrate on exams Year 3: Sandwich year, away from UNI, another group needed. Repeat cycle. Cynical, moi?