You are definitely a member even to the point that you have the official kipper rebuttal crib sheet Being a member of a political is nothing to be ashamed of,I've already stated on here that I'm a former member of the Labour party
How do they vet the audience for political affiliation?.I remember a mate of mine not being allowed to submit a question because he was a Labour councillor when he was a member of the QT audience
It got less votes than Poole People and about half that of The Christian Party, neither of which I was even aware existed before the results. The National Front also lost about 90% of it's votes, coincidentally. Funny that... They're not going to get elected, though. It doesn't matter what their policies are. They're a one-trick pony that's trying to pull a fast one on the electorate and succeeding. If you want to know what's driving a political campaign, then simply follow the money that's supporting it. UKIP's comes from Tories and the rich right wing in general. Anti-establishment? You can't get much more anti-establishment than the Lord of Leicester or Stuart Wheeler.
Your correct under the current system it will be very hard for them or any other political party that isn't the Tories or labour to get elected to government. That doesn't mean the policies don't matter. If we end up in 2020 or beyond with a hung parliament again the policies of one of the smaller parties may well get a chance. In terms of being a one trick pony UKIP have never hidden the fact that having an EU referendum and leaving the EU are primary targets and would have been the key issue any coalition or deal was based on. They are however going through incredible growth as a party and with that more ideas and issues have started to form there political ideology that go beyond the EU. It's very much the early stages of this but comparing the manifesto of this election to the one from the last shows some real stark changes in how the party is operated and the things it wants to pursue. IF they can maintain this wave of support that has been growing over the years and push on from here I expect they will become a more complete party that moves away from just the EU issue, particularly if we hold a referendum that is a straight yes/no and the country votes to stay in the EU. Like I said I think it's really interesting times for UKIP in terms of how they move forward from here. They could dwindle in numbers, or they could push on and grow. And I think a lot of factors will be at play in determining which way it goes. On the establishment thing, it was part of the UKIP manifesto to bring accountability through the ability for a constituency to remove it's MP, for auto-referendums when a certain number of the population petition for something and for proportional representation which would loosen the grip Labour and the Conservatives have on power and allow a wider variety of views and people to be represented. Regardless of who donates to the party or what any members did prior to joining the party it doesn't change the pledges the party has made.
Afcftw - you must admit it makes Farage look bad to promise (very definitely, and sternly) to do one thing, almost as a kind of threat to the voters that they'd lose him if they didn't vote for him. Then for him to be quite strongly rejected by the voters, but then refuse to quit. It kind of undermines his credibility (or at least it would if I thought he had any credibility in the 1st place). Regardless of if the party want him back, if he was going to stand by his word then there'd be no way the party could keep him as leader against his wishes... But then he is a proven racist and sexist, an establishment figure posing as an 'everyman', so what can you expect.
He said he'd resign if he didn't win his seat and that he'd consider standing again for the party leadership in the parties leadership election scheduled for September, but that he had given his all, it had personally taken it's toll on him and he was ready for a break. He always left the door open to return to leading the party in the future. His resignation was rejected by the party who asked him to stay on as leader. Whilst it's understandable the view your taking of the situation, I do think it's been blown rather out of proportion.
Being a full time politician since 1999 and wanting to be a member of the Westminster elite not to mention being a public school educated ex commodities broker does not make you part of the establishment apparently
If your too stupid to see the difference between the individual and the ideology then there isn't much point me bothering to respond to you (I think it's more likely your purposely ignoring my point though re establishment)
Please explain to me how Farage is not a member of the establishment ? I see yet again you have had to childishly insult me
Again the point flys straight over your head. So maybe you actually don't understand rather than being a wum. UKIP policies, including those I've listed are designed to rebalance power away from the establishment and back to the people. The individual and the ideology are seperate not one and the same. Nigel Farages background has no bearing on the stated policy within the party manifesto.
