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An "unprecedented and historic result"
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Yeah, nice job.by a person who's name you can't spell correctly then I suggest you let it rest.
He explicity outlined his approach - This is the same Monnet who in 1955 founded the Action Committee for the United States of Europe.
In todays world there's no question that the Eurozone is moving towards a superstate. That block will continue to make decisions against the UKs interest.0 -
But if we quit, that'll stop em! We'll see who rules the roost then!That block will continue to make decisions against the UKs interest."It will take, five, 10, 15 years to get back to where we need to be. But it's no longer the individual banks that are in the wrong, it's the banking industry as a whole." - Steven Cooper, head of personal and business banking at Barclays, talking to Martin Lewis0 -
Devon_Sailor wrote: »Michaels,
However, rumour has it that Farage is eyeing up the Labour held second seat in Portsmouth (cant remember name off top of my head). It would be very interesting to see how he fares there. Maximising their efforts, and getting him into Parliament may just be realistic.......
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The sitting MP Mike Hancock, Portsmouth South (Lib Dem) - also a local councillor -who has had some problems recently following a personal accusation by a constituent. It there were a by-election, Farage would be up against a good local Conservative who supports Cameron's position on the EU.
If Hancock decides to stand again he would probably win due to his reputation as a good local MP, sceptical of all that Clegg does. Farage would probably have a better chance against a pro-EU Tory.Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are incapable of forming such opinions.0 -
My mistake, I thought we were talking about this planet.Or we could just sign a free trade deal and be done with it! Shock, horror of only a common market!
Back on earth, I don't quite see them releasing us from our treaty obligations and then offering us a better deal on the outside."It will take, five, 10, 15 years to get back to where we need to be. But it's no longer the individual banks that are in the wrong, it's the banking industry as a whole." - Steven Cooper, head of personal and business banking at Barclays, talking to Martin Lewis0 -
Note that Michael Portilo has now also joined the UKIP ranks.
Looks like he could start working alongside them.0 -
The sitting MP Mike Hancock, Portsmouth South (Lib Dem) - also a local councillor -who has had some problems recently following a personal accusation by a constituent. It there were a by-election, Farage would be up against a good local Conservative who supports Cameron's position on the EU.
If Hancock decides to stand again he would probably win due to his reputation as a good local MP, sceptical of all that Clegg does. Farage would probably have a better chance against a pro-EU Tory.
There have been a number of accusations regarding Mr Hancock over the years. They all seem to involve women. There was the Russian spy, the 14 year-old schoolgirl - that one was completely false btw, it was established in court - and the most recent complaint by a constituent of his. It has to be said however, that so far Mr Hancock shows no signs whatsoever of standing down from parliament, so any thoughts of a by-election are pure speculation.0 -
Graham_Devon wrote: »Note that Michael Portilo has now also joined the UKIP ranks.
Looks like he could start working alongside them.
Sadly I stayed up last night to watch This Week and Andrew Neil suggested the same thing.
Portillo didn't seem to like that:D
In fairness as far as I can remember he has been a Eurosceptic. A lot of the others who are changing their tune though seem to be doing so because of the recent election results.
Hasn't Bojo been appearing to be eurosceptic recently? I'm sure he was pro-europe before....0 -
...Hasn't Bojo been appearing to be eurosceptic recently? I'm sure he was pro-europe before....
So-so. The Telegraph says;
The Mayor of London said that he has "always been narrowly in favour" of Britain staying in the EU and "particularly of protecting British interests in the single market", but said there was also a "real opportunity to get a better deal from Europe".
He backed David Cameron's efforts to renegotiate Britain's relationship with Europe.
However, he added: "It follows from our desire to have a renegotiation that we must also be prepared to say, OK, fair enough, we can't get the terms that are suitable, then we will walk away."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/10046799/Britain-must-be-ready-to-walk-away-from-EU-says-Boris-Johnson.html0 -
Sadly I stayed up last night to watch This Week and Andrew Neil suggested the same thing.
Portillo didn't seem to like that:D
In fairness as far as I can remember he has been a Eurosceptic. A lot of the others who are changing their tune though seem to be doing so because of the recent election results.
Hasn't Bojo been appearing to be eurosceptic recently? I'm sure he was pro-europe before....
I too watched this week.
What is really annoyoing me of late is the majority of politicians sitting there and stating "the public voted for this because...."
The arrogance of politicians trying to convince the media that the public voted for something because they wanted something else is simply astounding.
The lib dem women on This Week last night did it. She stated that UKIP voters DIDN'T vote for UKIP because they are concerned over Europe. They actually voted for UKIP because they were concerned over the economy.
The labour blokes was doing the same on question time, telling us we want A B and C....we don't actually want what we are saying we want. He then went on to say he wants to do what is right for the people, but thinks it is wrong to let people have a referendum..... I mean it's just pathetic.
It was only the Tory David Davis who made the point of asking us what we want as they are here to serve us, not the other way around.
It really grates to constantly get told what we actually want and that we are actually voting for another party policies by voting for UKIP.
However, all that is goin got do is push UKIP forward as people get more frustrated by them telling us what we want and not giving us the ability to have a say.
That Chucka Urma bloke (spelling will be wrong!) is the absolute King of this nonsense.0
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