Yet Again Farage Comments Taken Out of Context, How Would the Other Three Answer? Options

[Weavers Walk]

I blame the eduction system!

They clearly have a lot to answer for.

[Nothing Much]

[MontyPython]

Who if anyone is actually worried about whether or not someone has paid their VED or not?

OK if no one pays it - unfair if just a few avoid it.

[user23]

Another day, another embarrassing story for the UKippers.

[MontyPython]

Another day, another embarrassing story for the UKippers.

At least they dealt with it before it hit the headlines unlike some parties.

Hopefully they'll get elected - maybe even on council seats and get rid of the useless management layers in Market Street. But maybe that is some peoples motivation to highlight every bit of bad publicity.

[motormad]

Am I the only one who sees through this distraction BS and doesn't actually care?

Every party has bad eggs and every politician has dirt on them. It's funny they only want to scrub over UKIP politicians now they are gaining some stronghold with voters...

[x2lls]

Am I the only one who sees through this distraction BS and doesn't actually care?

Every party has bad eggs and every politician has dirt on them. It's funny they only want to scrub over UKIP politicians now they are gaining some stronghold with voters...

No, you're not the only one.

[JeffG]

Who if anyone is actually worried about whether or not someone has paid their VED or not?

Why should anyone be bothered? It's like people who make false insurance claims - it's obviously not going to make the slightest difference to the premiums everyone else pays.

[MontyPython]

Am I the only one who sees through this distraction BS and doesn't actually care?

Every party has bad eggs and every politician has dirt on them. It's funny they only want to scrub over UKIP politicians now they are gaining some stronghold with voters...

Exactly.

I don't agree for everything UKIP stands for - but having waited for the existing parties to change I have decided this will be my method of protest.

Obviously the current parties are now getting scared that they will all lose some of their market share.

[x2lls]

Exactly.

I don't agree for everything UKIP stands for - but having waited for the existing parties to change I have decided this will be my method of protest.

Obviously the current parties are now getting scared that they will all lose some of their market share.

And reading between the lines, that will, hopefully, be the case.

[user23]

Am I the only one who sees through this distraction BS and doesn't actually care?

Every party has bad eggs and every politician has dirt on them. It's funny they only want to scrub over UKIP politicians now they are gaining some stronghold with voters...

Now they're finding enough popularity to win a projected three MPs at the next election they're starting to get the same sort of investigation that the major parties do.

There's still a few gears to go up though, their leader hasn't been photographed during his hols on the beach, or a whole gag reel of him been created looking dorky eating a bacon sandwich, but it'll come.

[newres]

Why doesn't it surprise me that UKIP has become the party of choice for the stalwarts of this forum?

[Mr Brown]

Why doesn't it surprise me that UKIP has become the party of choice for the stalwarts of this forum?

It seems to me that's because there is no other choice here. Labour don't seem to be at all active locally and there is no difference between LibDem and Tory, the only other parties here at the moment. So it's not really so surprising.

[Turin Machine]

Why doesn't it surprise me that UKIP has become the party of choice for the stalwarts of this forum?

So, which party do you bless with your favours o perfect one?

[newres]

So, which party do you bless with your favours o perfect one?

None. If I lent any way it would be left but they are all too black and white (no pun intended) for my liking. I haven't voted for many years. If a disillusioned party started up I might join. You don't have to dig too deep to see the xenophobia in UKIP though. Farage might be married to a German.... actually.... thinking on.... that fits doesn't it?

[The Optimist]

Do I sense Godwin's Law in play?

[MontyPython]

None. If I lent any way it would be left but they are all too black and white (no pun intended) for my liking. I haven't voted for many years. If a disillusioned party started up I might join. You don't have to dig too deep to see the xenophobia in UKIP though. Farage might be married to a German.... actually.... thinking on.... that fits doesn't it?

I would prefer a "None of the Above" option and for that to be counted - with parties required to submit other candidates (and hopefully change their policies) should they not get the required majority.

But as the main parties are aware they cater for the party faithful rather than the electorate they are all to scared to allow this!

[On the edge]

I would prefer a "None of the Above" option and for that to be counted - with parties required to submit other candidates (and hopefully change their policies) should they not get the required majority.

But as the main parties are aware they cater for the party faithful rather than the electorate they are all to scared to allow this!

Well, that's exactly what I'm going to do, write it on my paper and tick that. If enough of us did that, spoiling our ballot papers, I suspect sone notice might well be taken. It would be interesting to hear them explain why a lot of people had actually bothered to turn out just to spoil their paper.

[Andy Capp]

Anyone would think there was hordes of competent people waiting in the wings desperate for the chance to implement social justice and prosperity for all.

[On the edge]

Anyone would think there was hordes of competent people waiting in the wings desperate for the chance to implement social justice and prosperity for all.

Just a few would do.

However, I suspect there are rather more 'competent people' who, given the right circumstance and incentive would be more than willing to have a go. Frankly, we don't need the desperate any longer; they are the problem not the solution.