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This article has a calculator to determine what the vote percentage in a British General Election would be required for UKIP to win the General Election in 2015. I found this analysis to be useful as to what happens in the vote.  Here’s part of the conclusion: Electoral Calculus said that Ukip would win enough [...]

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Here, in two parts, is the wonderful speech by UKIP Leader Nigel Farage to his party’s Spring Conference in Exeter. Notice that Farage speaks with only a few notes and what appears to be sans the Teleprompter.  He has confidence and has a tremendous delivery. I can’t wait until May 2 to see what will [...]

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EXCITING NEWS!  ConservativeHome is reporting a new poll conducted by Lord Ashcroft (I hope he’s related to my old hero, former AG John Ashcroft) showing this headline: Lord Ashcroft: Liberal Democrats 5% Ahead in Eastleigh But the headline should be: UKIP SURGES IN EASTLEIGH! Now, UKIP is in THIRD place, with 21%, NINE points over [...]

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I am well aware that several days ago, UK PM David Cameron vetoed the increase in power/loss of sovereignty fiscal provisions proposed for the EU. This proposal was nothing short of turning the sovereign nations of the EU into states.  It proves my “Tweedledee/Tweedledum” theory of most of the major European political parties. I have [...]

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The Tories successfully defended a by-election for a council seat in Gravesham/Meopham North last Thursday.  But it was the second place tally that is interesting to me!  Because UKIP took second! John Cubitt (Conservative) – 648 votes Geoffrey Clark (UKIP) – 462 votes David Gibson (LibDem) – 148 votes Andrew Mylett (Labour) – 112 votes [...]

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ConservativeHome reports that over 100 MPs (one said 104 another 120, all Tories) met in the aptly named Thatcher Room in the Portcullis House to discuss the EU.  Not all were euroskeptic; but all agreed the time had come for a new relationship with Europe: Under the chairmanship of George Eustice, there was a calm [...]

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The Daily Mail reports that Tory euroskeptics, rebuffed by their PM, are considering trying to form a Conservative-Labour alliance against further European integration (read loss of UK sovereignty): Tory MPs are plotting to join forces with Labour Eurosceptics to try to force David Cameron to take a harder line on the EU. The Prime Minister [...]

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Tim Montgomerie reported in ConservativeHome today that his survey showed that the Tory readers of his column, just over a third would cast a second preference vote for UKIP: A large plurality (44.4%) of respondents wouldn’t use their second preference. 34.5% would vote UKIP. 8.7% would vote Conservative (which suggests about one-in-ten Tory members are [...]

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The UKIP is the clear press winner, even though it finished a poor second behind Labour in this Yorkshire riding. But, although there are few if any moral victories in politics, this is looking more and more like an important, perhaps watershed moment for the libertarian, anti-EU party. The blog Archbishop Cranmer exults:  Barnsley by-election [...]

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The MP election yesterday was astounding:  Labour won as expected but the surprise is the second place finish of the UKIP canddiate.  The UKIP beat the Tories, the LibDems (who fell to SIXTH place), and the BNP! Here’s the results from ConservativeHome: Dan Jarvis (Lab) 14,724 (60.80%, +13.53%) Jane Collins (UKIP) 2,953 (12.19%, +7.53%) James [...]

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Once again, the leaders of the UK refused to even give the people any rights to control their own nation.  On the motion of MP Peter Bone to trigger an automatic in or out referendum on EU membership if any further sovereignty is transferred to Brussels, there were only 26 or 28 votes out of [...]

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Rory Stewart advised the BBC recently the first three weeks as a new MP.  It was filled with tradition, pomp/circumstance and making new friends. WEEK ONE: Last night was the most dramatic event I think I’ve ever witnessed. It was in the 1922 committee room, incredible, as you can imagine, panelled oaked room with pictures [...]

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Daniel Hannan, Conservative member of the European Parliament is in jeopardy of losing his seat in the E.U. body that imposes European rules on Britain. The danger is not due to an election loss. Hannan is quite popular. But the Brits are increasingly unhappy with the E.U.’s actions of late. Or in actions as the case may be.

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That’s the number of votes the various UKIP candidates garnered in the past UK election.  The UKIP got the most votes of any political party that did not win a seat in Parliament.  I was pleased to see that the UKIP beat soundly the racist British National Party. They may have also affected the size of [...]

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Daniel Hannan, the Conservative MEP since 1999 is speaking at the British Tea Party. Irony aside, there are people like Hannan that completely understand what the Socialist progressives are doing to the world.

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