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T_i_B

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7. I cannot fathom why they don't make Carswell their leader

Reply to Bad Dog (Original post)

Mon Nov 28, 2016, 03:36 PM

Nov 2016

He is their only MP after all.

I expect UKIP to concentrate now on white working class areas, especially in the north of England. The Tories seem to have stolen their thunder down South but they will still see an opportunity where they are up against Labour right now.

Sadly, the way they are likely to go about this is by being even more overly racist than before. And what's worse is that such an approach is a big vote winner in this day and age.

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Paul Nuttall elected as UKIP leader [View all] Bad Dog Nov 2016 OP

he has the name to lead a party like UKIP rurallib Nov 2016 #1

'Put the great back in Britain' - ugh! LeftishBrit Nov 2016 #2

"62.6% of support among party members" Denzil_DC Nov 2016 #3

That's not enough votes to win a Westminster seat. Bad Dog Nov 2016 #4

Well, party membership doesn't equal votes, unfortunately. Denzil_DC Nov 2016 #5

They also lose a lot of MEPs. Some defect, others end up in court. Bad Dog Nov 2016 #6

I cannot fathom why they don't make Carswell their leader T_i_B Nov 2016 #7

Because Carswell, hard-right as he may seem to us... LeftishBrit Nov 2016 #8

"Libertarian" doesn't really mean anything these days T_i_B Dec 2016 #9