Nigel/BBC

jim h · 10-07-2008, 07:23 AM

Nigel was on the main BBC news last night commenting on Cameron's demand for MEPs to be upfront about their expenses. As usual he came across well.
What amuses me is that the Conservative Party selection system for MEPs is so undemocratic that all those MEPs who have had their snouts in the trough and have singularly failed to defend the UK's interests will , as long as they want to stand again, be at the top of their Party's list . Their members have no say, they can only vote for those who will fill the lower positions on the Party list
At least UKIP is much more democratic in the way we will chose our Party list.

eublues · 10-07-2008, 07:31 AM

Sadly by the 10 o'clock news the Nigel bit had been replaced by Denis McShane!

Mikeuk · 10-07-2008, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by jim h

Nigel was on the main BBC news last night commenting on Cameron's demand for MEPs to be upfront about their expenses. As usual he came across well.
What amuses me is that the Conservative Party selection system for MEPs is so undemocratic that all those MEPs who have had their snouts in the trough and have singularly failed to defend the UK's interests will , as long as they want to stand again, be at the top of their Party's list . Their members have no say, they can only vote for those who will fill the lower positions on the Party list
At least UKIP is much more democratic in the way we will chose our Party list.

The Tories have changed their rules.

10-07-2008, 07:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
jim h Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 361	Nigel/BBC Nigel was on the main BBC news last night commenting on Cameron's demand for MEPs to be upfront about their expenses. As usual he came across well. What amuses me is that the Conservative Party selection system for MEPs is so undemocratic that all those MEPs who have had their snouts in the trough and have singularly failed to defend the UK's interests will , as long as they want to stand again, be at the top of their Party's list . Their members have no say, they can only vote for those who will fill the lower positions on the Party list At least UKIP is much more democratic in the way we will chose our Party list.

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10-07-2008, 07:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
eublues Uber Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,189	Sadly by the 10 o'clock news the Nigel bit had been replaced by Denis McShane!