Tag Archives: UKIP
The UKIP catch-22
There are two very different worlds I flirt between. One is the political world I follow and engage with on Twitter: politically motivaited, geeky, even obsessed. People who work for … Continue reading
UKIP Condoms: Clearly the EU’s not the only thing you should be in/out of
Never Waste An Election. Quite.
Tories must introduce democracy into candidate selection, else Farage’s calls will be answered
Over the weekend, kippers young and old took over Eastbourne for the annual UKIP Conference. Party conference season is finally upon us and aside gossip-fuelling late-nights, free food and various … Continue reading
Very welcome to see UKIP hold an open primary for their Mayoral candidate
While all attention for the 2012 London Mayoral Election will be focused on Boris Vs Ken, UKIP are at least bringing in some democracy into their candidacy process. You can … Continue reading
UKIP: still perceived as a single issue party
When the True Finns victoriously won 19.1% of the popular vote in the Finnish elections earlier this year, Nigel Farage was quick to throw in a video message of support. … Continue reading
Cameron’s immigration rhetoric is shallow, but even UKIP won’t help anymore
Well what else were The Times, The Telegraph and the Mail going to lead with this morning? The Express’s EU-tax-plot headline is telling about their new purple allegiance (although the speech … Continue reading
Is the country really centre-left now?
Last night I tweeted (probably a number of times) about how fed up I was of the AV debate. It’s got to that point where, like in last year’s election, … Continue reading
A post-weekend roundup: Health, Freedom Forum, UKIP and Louis Theroux
The worst news of the weekend is the u-turn that Cameron and Lansley made on the NHS. Firstly, GPs will not be made to make the relevant changes, which as … Continue reading
As a Conservative, I want UKIP to grow stronger
I like to keep an ear close to the ground when UKIP is concerned. In recent weeks they have been polling remarkably close to the Liberal Democrats and, this surge … Continue reading
Further Reading: Gove, and the Tory right
If we on the right, were to have anyone nearly as self-righteous as journalists who write for Indy, it would be James Delingpole. I’m sure I too, who agrees with … Continue reading
