Should Bob Spink call a bye-election.

T.N.Warry · 04-07-2008, 09:42 PM

In my Eurofacts today David Owen wrote a letter suggesting Bob Spink should do what David Davis has done except he would call his bye-election on the issue of leaving the EU. I think this would be a great idea, despite the possible risk, for I feel sure properly organised UKIP would a lot of anti EU support.

HM · 04-07-2008, 09:49 PM

He should have called a by-election upon his defection. But not one now. It is unnecessary and we are already due another three by-elections, I think, so the media effect would be puny (keeping in mind the low amount of reporting on Davis' so far). Thus the by-election would be rendered worthless and would probably just rip another chunk out of UKIP anyway, since a large Tory win would probably be inevitable there at the present time.

04-07-2008, 09:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
T.N.Warry Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 351	Should Bob Spink call a bye-election. In my Eurofacts today David Owen wrote a letter suggesting Bob Spink should do what David Davis has done except he would call his bye-election on the issue of leaving the EU. I think this would be a great idea, despite the possible risk, for I feel sure properly organised UKIP would a lot of anti EU support.

04-07-2008, 09:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
HM Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 911 Party: None	He should have called a by-election upon his defection. But not one now. It is unnecessary and we are already due another three by-elections, I think, so the media effect would be puny (keeping in mind the low amount of reporting on Davis' so far). Thus the by-election would be rendered worthless and would probably just rip another chunk out of UKIP anyway, since a large Tory win would probably be inevitable there at the present time. __________________ Respice post te; hominem te esse memento!

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