tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post7669273630676176229..comments2024-03-28T22:32:50.562+00:00Comments on Liberal England: New research reveals the threat UKIP poses to the Tories and Lib DemsJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-89760996357612765522011-03-16T12:29:56.339+00:002011-03-16T12:29:56.339+00:00The idea of UKIP taking Lib-Dem votes is a grave p...The idea of UKIP taking Lib-Dem votes is a grave possibility and a desperately sad state of affairs to boot. <br />Check out this analysis of what might happen in Wales at the Welsh Assembly elections if the polls are to be believed and remain the same. <br />http://www.allthatsleft.co.uk/2011/03/lib-dems-in-wales-how-low-could-they-go/Ray Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302051824933258706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-58515268980497523272011-03-10T20:56:29.568+00:002011-03-10T20:56:29.568+00:00I don't get it ...
These UKIP guys - are the...I don't get it ...<br /> <br />These UKIP guys - are they just loonies or kind of Neonazis (like BNP ?) or what ?<br /> <br />Is there some reliable source on their make-up ?<br /> <br />You know we have a lot of political idiots too here in Germany, but UKIP ?wolfinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-8694131078677004062011-03-10T07:38:24.176+00:002011-03-10T07:38:24.176+00:00UKIP candidates tend to be a bit on the 'odd&#...UKIP candidates tend to be a bit on the 'odd' side and their record with expenses leaves much to be desired e.g. http://thetim.es/V0Cbf<br />If they do start to become a threat to the Tories they'll start to get more attention from the press and may implode. Also they may not be too bad at getting publicity but their campaigning on the ground is poor.Chris Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03826249519401171255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-35142317160659756602011-03-09T22:50:03.659+00:002011-03-09T22:50:03.659+00:00That all sounds about right to me.
Say what you l...That all sounds about right to me.<br /><br />Say what you like about Tony Blair, he gets politics. There's a clip somewhere of him talking about being mystified by the comments of a Labour members in the 1992: "The public have voted against us four times now. What's wrong with them?"<br /><br />It's all healthy democratic processes, though. It's no bad thing if parties shift from relying on their headbangers to get things done, to relying on moderates in a different party altogether.Jonhttp://www.contrastingsounds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-32904777737498072462011-03-09T20:04:19.782+00:002011-03-09T20:04:19.782+00:00Good article. Food for thought given the result i...Good article. Food for thought given the result in Barnsley. Also would be interesting to know whether UKIP are now in a better position to finance their campaigns than we seem to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com