Glenlivet Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 Diane James seems to have binned the UKIP leadership - is Nige on his way back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 Where did you get that from ???????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37558485 This is chaos on a scale far beyond what the Labour party is capable of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 Where did you get that from ? ? ? ? ? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/04/diane-james-quits-as-ukip-leader-after-just-18-days-as-successor/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/04/diane-james-quits-as-ukip-leader-after-just-18-days-as-successor/ Beat you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 Beat you! : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 oopppss sky news 11.01 pm now for the speculation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 I do not think that Farage will be back for a while yet it all depends if they can choose a decent replacement for here if not then he will have to come back to stop the party from falling apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveboy Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 He says "not for $10,000,000" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adge Cutler Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 Why did she resign if it wasn't to open the door to Farage ? I think the senior members ( all three of them) knew very quickly after the elections that the party would evaporate once Farage resigned and now realising the turmoil the Labour party is in, have realised his return can lead them to opposition. I don't think he would take much persuading as he loves the limelight and the kudos which comes with it so I think I might get down to the bookies PDQ.. Everyone has their price.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 (edited) You are missing the big question, about why did she throw the towel in after a few weeks? Find the answer to that and you may find the reason why Nigel won't want to come back either. Infighting probably My guess, and its only a guess, centres on the statement that she couldn't get the backing of her fellow MEPs. Why would that be? Could it be that the UKIP MEPs have now grown rather attached to the gravy train and favour a very soft Brexit or even Brexit Lite so they can keep their big salaries?. Turkeys and Christmas. If you are a UKIP MEP, although it may be your stated political ambition, getting a brexit vote is an absolute flaming disaster at a personal level. I reckon they never believed it would happen and they would be very comfortably there for years to come giving it large on expenses Their potential now could be absolutely massive, they can become the 'not the Labour party' party fighting for workers employment rights, British jobs for British workers, homes for people on the waiting list not queue jumpers from abroad. All the things the Labour party should be fighting for but have actually caused. They could do all that and more because they are starting with a blank sheet, no old political ideologies to drag them down. Edited October 5, 2016 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRYAN3 Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 She had Steven Wolfe at her door huffing and puffing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 I do not think that Farage will be back for a while yet it all depends if they can choose a decent replacement for here if not then he will have to come back to stop the party from falling apart. He says "not for $10,000,000" So who's paying the 10,000,001? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37561065 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adge Cutler Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 (edited) So who's paying the 10,000,001? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37561065 Managed to get £50 quid down at 10/1 ....just contacting PP now to see if that means a pay out... I knew a fellow mercenary wouldn't let me down... Edited October 5, 2016 by Adge Cutler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 The story is that she could not take the abuse from stupid members of the public, Spat on and verbally abused at a train station etc etc., so I'm led to understand. Personally I thought she was the wrong choice from the start, but the members voted for her and no chicanery that the Labour party had. An independently audited system. Someone has to stand in for a few weeks where we go through all the voting procedure again, that may mean Nigel stepping in whilst this happens and lets hope this time we get someone with some balls .... literally. I would not for one moment say there is chaos. The party has two hills to climb. Find someone of Farages ilk who can kick *** and rehatch the party strategy to keep a close eye on the Brexit negotiations but also slide into main stream politics. There is only one person who could do that and he did not put his name forward last time and talks with a Lancashire accent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 I think they should combine with the Liberal democrats, that would give them 9 MPs and a good position to work forward from! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 I think they should combine with the Liberal democrats, that would give them 9 MPs and a good position to work forward from! Nice idea . . . except for the fact they`re fundamentally opposed on Brexit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 They may well have to adapt or dissolve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 They may well have to adapt or dissolve! If they`re going to adapt over Brexit they might as well dissolve seeing as it`s their raison d'être. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adge Cutler Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 I think they should combine with the Liberal democrats, that would give them 9 MPs and a good position to work forward from! It goes in cycles... the Lib Dems now have a popular leader and I expect a resurgence in their fortunes...perhaps even eclipsing labour . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 Eclipsing Labour will not be that difficult with the current shower, if they make some dramatic changes to the line-up they may just become electable! Don't hold your breath though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 Popular leader ?????? To the followers maybe, but he comes over to me as being a bit of a ****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenlivet Posted October 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 It goes in cycles... the Lib Dems now have a popular leader and I expect a resurgence in their fortunes...perhaps even eclipsing labour .A popular leader? Really? Blimey!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 Popular leader ? ? ? To the followers maybe, but he comes over to me as being a bit of a ****. One thing you cannot take away from the man is that Brexit was only possible with his efforts. Despite the political world closing their ranks against him, he prevailed and I admire him for that. If they`re going to adapt over Brexit they might as well dissolve seeing as it`s their raison d'être. That's right. If Mother Theresa is as good as her word then UKIP are redundant. Then again, so is Wee Jimmy's party following the Scottish people's rejection of their sole purpose of existence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 It goes in cycles... the Lib Dems now have a popular leader and I expect a resurgence in their fortunes...perhaps even eclipsing labour . Who is he/she? I genuinely haven't a clue and thought the libdems had disappeared in entirety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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