Well Done UKIP.

[WATFORD zero]

I wonder if any UKIP supporters read their 2010 election manifesto.

I think all voters, pro and anti UKIP, know the answer to that

 

[pastafarian]

whats wrong with it?... apart from it being offensive to some members of my family with your ridiculous hijacking of Selassies name, nothing I guess...
Maybe it makes you 'different'.

Your taking the piss right?
My username is now offensive?

 

[daveinprague]

Your taking the piss right?
My username is now offensive?

People in my family would ask if you were trying to be funny, so yes...but..you carry on...it makes you 'different'

 

[User removed 4]

Yes and those celebrating the UKIP vote should bear this in mind - the BNP vote went down about 6 or 7% so it is likely that about 6% of the UKIP vote is ex BNP. How does that make you all feel?

Couldn't care less ?

 

[pastafarian]

People in my family would ask if you were trying to be funny, so yes...but..you carry on...it makes you 'different'

whats wrong with it?... apart from it being offensive to some members of my family with your ridiculous hijacking of Selassies name,

Question 1

Please explain the link between the Pastafarian belief system and
Haile Selassie

Question 2

Who in your family has been outraged as claimed?and on what grounds?

Question 3

Have you raised the issue with a moderator that i have an offensive username?

Question 4

off you

 

[Westdene Seagull]

One in how the mainstream parties will respond to nab back a selection of voters,

Well there is a very simple and straight forward answer to win back this UKIP voter - for all three main parties to enshrine in law an in/out vote on the EU within the next 5 years. A simple, non-party political law.

Clegg is a dead man walking but will never save his skin by doing so, Cameron will always insist on catches and Milliband is too silent to even speak up. So, this UKIP voter may well remain a UKIP voter until the three stooges actually get off their backsides and do something.

 

[daveinprague]

Pasta and meatball...
The link is obvious.
My family includes a large percentage of 12 tribes of Israel rastafarians, who would question your use of the name, and ask if you were trying to be funny.
No, Ive not raised the issue with a moderator. I personally dont mind you looking a dick.


ooh er...language timothy..Its ok...I can already see youre a 'rebel'...

You forgot to tell me if you came up with the 'daveinbognor' joke all on your own?

 

[Soulman]

Indeed Yes.

A clear message has been sent, compounded by the complete failure of the Liberals and their full on Pro-Europe stance.

Will Labour and Conservatives listen? I will not hold my breath.

The Euro Sceptics have made significant gains all over Europe not just here.

Me thinks it is finally time for the so called "elite" to listen.

I await the inevitable EURO BINGO with nibble and daveinbognor comments saying Racists,Nazis,homophobes and misogynists are taking over Europe.

Don't forget to include "facilitators"..........that word seems to be the in word.....oh and xenophobes,

 

[Hungry Joe]

Well there is a very simple and straight forward answer to win back this UKIP voter - for all three main parties to enshrine in law an in/out vote on the EU within the next 5 years. A simple, non-party political law.

And therein lies the divide. I understand the hunger for those who want out of the EU to want a referendum, although I'm not convinced it would deliver an out vote, but am totally opposed to referendums on issues this big for the simple reason that I trust our politicians more than I trust the common sense of the wider public (as with capital punishment), and that's saying something.

 

[daveinprague]

soulman trying to mix what people say about EDL and UKIP...thats interesting....unless somebody has been calling UKIP voters 'facilitators'...

 

[Nibble]

I don't think it's come as a surprise to anyone that UKIP did fairly well. Farage is the wrong person at the right time. All parties now have their work ahead of them. Especially UKIP. They have gained well in a short time. We all know I think they are a joke but here they are, so to speak. Let's see what they do in the year before the real deal. They are going to have to get some concrete policies in place and convince people they have longevity. On previous form I suspect this won't anywhere near happen.

I also don't know how the Conservatives and Labour are going to spin their way out of this and get their act together. Probably just try to shrug it off and carry on regardless. That won't work either.

It'll be an interesting year and I think it will be an ugly one in politics.

As an aside (and to help you fill your bingo cards) If you're right and they are the answer and consist of a harmless group of patriots wanting to better the UK who can deliver solid policies and follow through with them, then happy days, an unexpected treat.
If I'm right and they are a rag tag bunch of incompetent, racist bigots the consequences could be dire.

 

[pastafarian]

Pasta and meatball...
The link is obvious.
My family includes a large percentage of 12 tribes of Israel rastafarians, who would question your use of the name, and ask if you were trying to be funny.
No, Ive not raised the issue with a moderator. I personally dont mind you looking a dick.


ooh er...language timothy..Its ok...I can already see youre a 'rebel'...

You forgot to tell me if you came up with the 'daveinbognor' joke all on your own?

please tell me you are tripping on some crap weed

wtf has meatballs got to do with pastafarians and outraged rastafarians

 

[daveinprague]

Your use of your username is rather silly...it is also rather offensive to rastafarians, as you are disrespecting Selassies family name.... but of course, you know that, surely?....

and again, you forgot to tell me if you came up with the 'daveinbognor joke' yourself again...

 

[pastafarian]

Your use of your username is rather silly...it is also rather offensive to rastafarians, as you are disrespecting Selassies family name.... but of course, you know that, surely?....

and again, you forgot to tell me if you came up with the 'daveinbognor joke' yourself again...

i had forgotten for god knows how many years maybe 15 or 20 who selassie was until you mentioned it,thats how significant the name is in my life

daveinbognor was my comic creation and now copyrighted........so wtf have meatballs got to do with pastafarians and rastafarians

 

[daveinprague]

i had forgotten for god knows how many years maybe 15 or 20 who selassie was until you mentioned it,thats how significant the name is in my life

daveinbognor was my comic creation and now copyrighted........so wtf have meatballs got to do with pastafarians and rastafarians

Your memory issues are your concern.
Your 'comic' creation? Yeah, it was electric. Well done. As brilliant as your username.

'wtf have meatballs got to do with pastafarians and rastafarians'

Ive no idea. Tell me how the name 'Pastafarian' came about.

 

[Buzzer]

Your memory issues are your concern.
Your 'comic' creation? Yeah, it was electric. Well done.

So you've not previously made comedy names about other users, Dave?

 

[Soulman]

soulman trying to mix what people say about EDL and UKIP...thats interesting....unless somebody has been calling UKIP voters 'facilitators'...

Morning Daveresidentinprague (DRIP). How did the elections go where you live?. If they went your way you have nothing to worry about.

 

[daveinprague]

They went 'my way' all over Europe...the right made gains Soulman...they didnt win anything.
Here they were pretty underwhelming as it goes.

 

[cunning fergus]

So what should we expect from our UKIP MEPs now ?
Is there an agenda beyond giving Johnny Foreigner/the EU commission a bloody nose ?
What can realistically be achieved ?

Clearly two thirds of Britain, thinks it doesn't matter, which totally baffles me. Do we need to roll out red button elections ?

Is there a parallel between the success of UKIP and the far right in France, or are the French essentially rejecting, the away with the fairies brand of Socialism, of their own government ?

To be honest I don't know how much they can achieve within the EU apparatus, as to operate within the machinery they need to form cross national party groupings and this means pacts with other euro sceptics which on the face of it is challenging given the unpalatable nature of some other European parties.

That said I wouldn't care if they took a leaf out of Sinn Fein's book when they never turned up at the Houses of Parliament, no one hectored them for claiming their expenses and not turning up........why should this be different?

The real damage won't be in Brussels though it will be the domestic politics of countries like France. The solution to the euro crisis is for further integration and this will be much more unlikely now.........that could hamstring the euro itself and if we get another event lead crisis (say linked to Ukraine) it could be the end.

Voter turn out has a long time been low, don't know why you are baffled.

Thankfully UKIP is not comparable to right wing European parties, however the rise of FN should not be a surprise, they have always had a support base. There is a perfect storm in France with discontent with the political elite and the economy, and the message from le Pen is compelling for many French voters........it is essentially Vive la France.

 

[daveinprague]

So you've not previously made comedy names about other users, Dave?

I may well have done, but with maybe a little more quality. Maybe you find the joke name 'hilarious'?... I thought it lacked effort.