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Yes and there should have been an election then as well. If you're perfectly happy that any MP who makes an arrangement with his outgoing leader can become PM with no recourse to the voters that's fine. It just seems a little more democratic to run that choice past the electorate as well at the earliest opportunity. Same as when an MP changes parties mid-stream, there should be a bye election for the voters to endorse them.
Originally Posted by Talma:
“I was pointing out that the amount of bile and scorn directed at a minority party doesn't change the fact the main parties are not perfect and many think them less than suitable for government. Also the amount of abuse directed at UKIP and their supporters by all the main parties indicates that those parties think they have to do that rather than ignore them, which they could if they thought they were totally inconsequential.
Twaddle. If UKIP didn't provide so much ammunition in the first place, there wouldn't be many stories in the press about them. They continue to asrt that they are not a racist party,when so many of their members do racist things. Perhaps, if they actually admitted that hey were a racist party, they might get left alone.
Nonsense. It is up to the Labour party and the Labour party alone to choose their leader, just as it is for the Tories and any other political party. John Major also refused to call an election when he was appointed as Prime Minister.”
“I was pointing out that the amount of bile and scorn directed at a minority party doesn't change the fact the main parties are not perfect and many think them less than suitable for government. Also the amount of abuse directed at UKIP and their supporters by all the main parties indicates that those parties think they have to do that rather than ignore them, which they could if they thought they were totally inconsequential.
Twaddle. If UKIP didn't provide so much ammunition in the first place, there wouldn't be many stories in the press about them. They continue to asrt that they are not a racist party,when so many of their members do racist things. Perhaps, if they actually admitted that hey were a racist party, they might get left alone.
Nonsense. It is up to the Labour party and the Labour party alone to choose their leader, just as it is for the Tories and any other political party. John Major also refused to call an election when he was appointed as Prime Minister.”
Yes and there should have been an election then as well. If you're perfectly happy that any MP who makes an arrangement with his outgoing leader can become PM with no recourse to the voters that's fine. It just seems a little more democratic to run that choice past the electorate as well at the earliest opportunity. Same as when an MP changes parties mid-stream, there should be a bye election for the voters to endorse them.




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I guess the ticket offices are doomed now.